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Is this the lens or front tilt?

Ulrich,

I have used SSXL 210mm on the Alpinist X without any issues.

Thanks.
Hugo

What about wet plate photography that the finished varnished plates are the final things that can't be shared via computer screens? And all the old lenses that you can only use with larger cameras?

I had a similar feeling when I first looked Edward Weston's prints on the wall of LA city Library. All 8x10 contact prints. I have never had the same feeling when I looked at Ansel Adams enlarged...

Well, there are some old 12" f/4.5 lenses mounted in Compound shutters that appear at ebay now and then. You have to watch and ask the sellers. Many times I get my shutters this way. Buy them and...

Apo-Lanthar 30CM has a front diameter 90mm (outside rim to rim) and 85mm hole size into the shutter.

David,

If I understand it correctly, No. IV has the fastest speed of 75 of one second and V has that of 50. I do have another lens mounted on another Compound shutter which as an opening bigger...

Must be a misprint. No way that lens can fit into a Compound IV shutter. I have an Apo-Skopar 45CM in Compound IV. But I have seen pictures of Apo-Lanthar 30cm mounted in Ilex #5 shutter.

So good!

Ari,

I use 12" for full or half body and it is perfect. But for head shots, even a 14" lens does not look quite right. My lenses of choice for 810 heads is Universal-Heliar 42cm and Dallmeyer 3A. ...

Heliar and Apo-Lanthar are not soft focus lenses. Wide open at 4.5, Lanthar is bit sharper. Both have low contrast and that changes when you shop down. I tested my apo-lanthar 21cm against my sironar...

John,

If you don't like Heliar, apo-lanthar or soft focus lenses, why not just pick up a dagor lens of 8 1/4 or 9 1/2 inches. Wide open at F/6.8, it has a nice glow for portraits. Stopped down, it...

Monty,

Good to know this. I always thought a longer lens is preferred for portraits. For example, an 18 inch lens for 8x10 portraits because you add 8 and 10 together. It seems ULF life size...

Tracy,

Thank you for this information.

Hugo

Found the answer: she used a 600mm f/11 lens made in Chicago.

Just watched it. Nice!

Just watched the B-Side. Wonderful film. So the camera used 1200mm lens? It seems the sitters were placed only 8-12 feet away. Did Elsa used a shorter lens?

Reading New Yorker right now. They are great pictures. Most of them are indoors and shot at least f/16. I wonder if he used flash light.

Yes, the same lens and it covers 8x10. It is more like 3.5 because of the aperture structure.

Jim,

Congratulations and glad to see you are busy with your work!

Hugo

Too bad kickstarter won't take Paypal. Otherwise I would love to spend $75. Kenro Izu is one of my favorite photographers and I have several of his books already.

Austin,

Such a nice talk and I really enjoy your work!

Thanks,
Hugo

Greg,

Isn't 11x14 negative big enough for pt/pd printing? Why do you consider making digital negatives out of 11x14 negatives?

Just curious....

Thanks.
Hugo

https://www.chamonixviewcamera.com/cameras

Our Alpinist X is convertible model with about 1 lbs more added weight. You can do both horizontal and vertical with X model without tilting the camera. No bag bellows.

Al least 10-12 months away if we make it. Our Alpinist X is so popular and nobody asks about 810H model anymore.

Really nice setup with the model!!！

810 Alpinist X camera with a 375mm Hermagis Eidoscope lens mounted in a compound V shutter.

My new toy.

Yes in the style of Sturges. Like when you use a 240mm-250mm lens with 8x10 portraits. You have to understand a 24" lens is considered normal lens for 16x20 format, just like a 12" in the case of...

To give you an example: would you use a 250mm lens for 8x10 head/shoulder shots? Do they look good? Yes you can use a 250mm for 8x10 portrait, but only at a distance, maybe 15-20 feet away. Many...

It covers both 14x17 and 16x20 for head/shoulder shots, but the pictures don't look pleasing because the lens is too short for these formats.

People don't care much about corners when doing portraits which are usually done at close distance with extended bellows. In another world, a lens that covers 11x14 at infinity will probably cover...

I looked at reflected upside down head/shoulder images on my 16x20 ground glass and didn't make the exposure. It covers and I think you can even use 14x17 if not for head/shoulders.

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Usually longer lenses are better for portraits. In old days, you add width and length of the...

Different max f stops, different looks and different focal lengths.

I know Protar V 7a 39cm has an image circle of 33 1/2 inch and will cover 20x24 at its smallest stop. The E. Klauss version I have does cover, at least.

I received my copy of the book two days ago. It is a beautiful book with plenty labor of love. It reminds me of Ansel Adams book Examples.

Having read through three pictures so far and I have the...

Just a note: I set up my 45H1 camera a few minutes ago and put on a 300mm f/9 lens. I was able to focus at something about 5 feet away from the lens with the bellows fully extended. So that is how...

Alan,

You have two wide angle lenses and one normal lens of 150mm. So your real question is how to choose a longer lens that is suitable for portraits. It does not have to be a telephoto design....