Affordable less desirable alternative to Aero Ektar, does it exist?

[dimento]

Hi guys, just a query in relation to reasonably fast lenses for 4x5, is there any alternative to Aero Ektar? they've become extremely desirable recently and the price has gone up accordingly, is there anything else, whether barrel or shuttered lens, that has a faster than f4.7/5.6 aperture and that won't break the bank, thanks, D (www.ww2vetsproject.com)

[Steven Tribe]

Prices went up long ago.

What focal length, lens board size and distance from lens to emulsion?

[Jason Greenberg Motamedi]

f3.5 Tessars can be relatively cheap.

[skuuterboy]

If you are just wanting a lens of comparable focal length to the AE and similar speed then you might look at a Buhl projector lens. They are air-spaced triplet lenses ususally f2.5 and can be had for less than $50 on eBay. Of course these are barrel lenses so you'll have to sort out the shutter bit separately.

[dimento]

Prices went up long ago.

What focal length, lens board size and distance from lens to emulsion?

for a Speed or Super Speed Graphic, no idea of lens to emulsion distance, would be for a press 4x5 of some description (I'm assuming Busch board sizes would preclude)

[dimento]

If you are just wanting a lens of comparable focal length to the AE and similar speed then you might look at a Buhl projector lens. They are air-spaced triplet lenses ususally f2.5 and can be had for less than $50 on eBay. Of course these are barrel lenses so you'll have to sort out the shutter bit separately.

many thanks for that, any notion of what the quality is like? would they be suitable just for something like a speed graphic with focal place or would they fit in a standard shutter? thanks

[dimento]

f3.5 Tessars can be relatively cheap.

thanks Jason, will check them out

[Jac@stafford.net]

There are many fast, old lenses, some at reasonable prices.
I will let the experts in those lenses address that genre.

Other expensive and fast modern LF lenses include:
Xenotar 150mm f/2.8
Xenar 480mm f/4.5
Zeiss Planar 135mm f/3.5 for 4X5
Dallmeyer Pentac f/2.9 (I had one of these but it was in sorry condition)
75mm Biogon
76mm Biogon

[dimento]

There are many fast, old lenses, some at reasonable prices.
I will let the experts in those lenses address that genre.

Other expensive and fast modern LF lenses include:
Xenotar 150mm f/2.8
Xenar 480mm f/4.5
Zeiss Planar 135mm f/3.5 for 4X5
Dallmeyer Pentac f/2.9 (I had one of these but it was in sorry condition)
75mm Biogon
76mm Biogon

many thanks, lots of food for thought

[dimento]

There are many fast, old lenses, some at reasonable prices.
I will let the experts in those lenses address that genre.

Other expensive and fast modern LF lenses include:
Xenotar 150mm f/2.8
Xenar 480mm f/4.5
Zeiss Planar 135mm f/3.5 for 4X5
Dallmeyer Pentac f/2.9 (I had one of these but it was in sorry condition)
75mm Biogon
76mm Biogon

see what you mean about expensive!! old lens it is then