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I like it. I've been playing around with a similar concept using a 200mm Imagon wide open with the aperture disks removed. I won't say the effect is the same but it is similar.

I am enjoying reading the responses to my query. At this point I have come down on the side of having lenses for the Speed Graphic and another set of lenses for the Wista. For the Wista I have a...

I thank you all for your responses. From what you've said adapters look like the solution where practical. However Oren hit the nail on the head in my case. I have a Speed Graphic and a Wista 45DX...

A question for those of you who use more than one camera of different makes... for example a Speed Graphic and a Toyo or Wista or whatever.

Do you use the same lenses with both (all) cameras...

Thanks guys. I ordered the 210/6.8 Geronar and should have it by the end of the week.

Ed

I'm looking for a compact 210-215mm lens to use with my Speed Graphic. I came across the Geronar and read that it was a discontinued budget line from Rodenstock. I am wondering if any of you have...

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Mail Pouch advertisement on side of general store/cafe in Layton, NJ

Speed Graphic 4x5 | Graphex 135mm f/4.7 | Arista.EDU Ultra 200 | D76 developer | scanned on a V700 | post processing...

I was think about "fly-cutter on a drill press, a cnc machine, a 3d printer"

To be honest, I have neither the tools nor the skill. The idea of a 3D printed copy of the 200mm 5.8/7.7 disk interests me but you need one to copy. Is that something you can do and if so, what might...

Looks to be 60ish. Definitely not 68. 53 is what I need for the 200 Imagon.

Ed

AFTER ALL THIS...

The 250 5.8/7.7 arrived. It does not fit on the 200 Imagon lens. While there is no front lens element on the Imagon, there is an empty lens ring. With the ring in on the 200, the...

Thanks for the info. My calculations may not be right but the concept was. The 250mm 5.8/7.7 disk is scheduled to arrive today. Then we move into the try it on the 200mm Imagon and see what happens...

I kind of asked about this in another thread regarding the Rodenstock Imagon 200mm f/5.8 lens. I would like to delve deeper into this question here. The basic issue is this... I am missing the...

Yes too bad. Then I could have gotten some sleep. As it is I am now obsessed with finding a 5.8/7.7 disk for the 200mm 5.8 Imagon. As my wife can tell you, it's not a good thing when I get obsessed...

Interesting! And thank you. The 200 I am looking at has the 7.7/9.5 and 9.5/11.5 disks but is missing the 5.8/7.7 disk. I know where I can pick up a 5.8/7.7 disk from the 250. It could be interesting...

One last question. Will a disk from the 250 fit on the 200? Both take the same filter size so I am wondering if the disks are the same? Or not?

I think the answer is no but I'm not positive. Can...

So I tested the 200mm 5.8. Here are two scans - one at 5.8 with no disk and one at 7.7 with disk. The conditions were not ideal in a courtyard with overcast skies but it's what we had to work with....

Well one thing seems clear (as mud)... the 200 is right on line as far as use on a 4 x 5 is concerned. It seems clear that the 250 may be a better fit but it also seems clear that the 200 can work on...

I am learning a lot here in this discussion and appreciate you taking the time to respond to my questions. The good news here is that the Imagon 200 (not 250) that prompted the question is owned by a...

Question: Of course I am looking for the Imagon effect and that requires the disks. But without the disks, doesn't the lens work like any other 200mm lens? You can shoot wide open at f/5.8 or stop...

I just found a reference chart that specifies the image circle of the Imagon 200 5.8 is 150 at 11.5. So at 7.7 the image circle would be smaller. Correct? And if one uses a Copal 3 shutter and shoots...

So if I am understanding correctly the 200 would give me some vignetting in the corners. My question would be how much? I think I could live with a little. Otherwise I assume I would get a similar...

I have an opportunity to pick up a beautiful copy of this lens at a very reasonable price. Here is my question. I am not a portrait photographer. I am more interested in creating soft focus...

I see the tent you are speaking of but right now it is backordered at B&H and not available at Adorama. I will have to look elsewhere. Just for the record, there is an even larger "Jumbo" tent that...

Hi Larry. I am using the Photoflex Changing Test. In my opinion it is fine for 35mm and medium format film but not quite big enough for large format. As far as film is concerned, I am new to LF and...

Appreciate your thoughts, Mick. I don't have a darkroom so I am limited to using the tent.

I've tried something similar to the plywood idea. I found a plastic cutting board at a kitchen supply...

I'm hoping someone can help point me in the right direction. Last time out with my LF camera (Wista 45DX) I made a total of 8 photographs. Five turned out fine but the other three had pronounced...

I just read in Simmons "Using the View Camera" that the Fujinon T 400mm f/8 has a bellows draw at infinity of just 10.4". Since my Wista 45 DX has a 12" bellows, this lens should work with this...

Appreciate the responses. I will look into top hat alternatives. I do see the combo top hat available on Ebay.

Ed

Hi there.

Looks like a Really Right Stuff ball head on ypur Gitzo. That's the exact setup I am using right now. I just went to the RRS website and found a "generic" plate for a large format...

My Wista 45DX has a 12" bellows. That translates to 305mm. That's pretty tight if I want to use a 300mm lens. I'm wondering if I 10mm extension lens board would give me enough play or if I need to go...

Thanks Doremus.

... and like I said, I shoot b&w 99% of the time - film and digital. Because I am new to LF, I have been shooting/practicing with Arista.EDU Ultra 200 (because of price) but my...

Quick background. Probably 99% of my photography (both digital and film) is black & white. I am thinking about picking up some color film for my Wista but really don't know where to start. I have...

Thanks. Like I said, the seller is also sending me a new non-leather replacement bellows. He also said "that the bellows has been professionally restored to be supple and 100% light tight. There are...

I forgot to ask... can this type of damage to bellows be repaired or would it take replacing the bellows?

Ed

I'm hopeful I will be able to fold it up with my Rodenstock 150mm f/5.6 APO Sironar S lens attached. That seems to be the lens I most often use.

The DX I purchased does have some creasing in the...

Just basic operation for now. I am currently using a Speed Graphic and just purchase a 45DX on Ebay. It is due to arrive on Friday. I just want to make sure I don't do anything stupid which I am...

It's more than I have so thank you very much. Even a little information is better than none.

Ed

I tried contacting the distributor listed on the Wista website and my e-mails kept bouncing back. The US distributor listed there wasn't named Omega though.

Ed

Okay. I have spent the past couple of hours trying to chase down leads on a copy of the instruction manual for the Wista 45DX. Every path turned into a dead end.There has got to be a manual available...