Howdy, I just bought my first viewcam and am thinking about completing the kit with a couple of lenses. Hoping you might offer some advice. I am sure this sort of question has been asked upteen times...
I have a symmar 180/5.6 convertible lens and a Kodak wide field ektar 100. I am very happy with these lengths but am looking for something longer for portraits and such- approximately 300mm. I like the slightly flattened look sometimes. I expect that the lens would be mostly used at a moderate distance- 15-30 feet. At what length lens will I run out of monorail(graphic view camera)?
And most importantly, what lenses might you suggest which have acceptable detail with a decent image circle for the cheapest price? From what I have read, it is pretty difficult to find a truly bad lens if you stick with the major manufacturers. I dont want distortion and dont especially need a coated lens. I do need cheap.
Also, what is the widest lens that I can get away with on the graphic view? 100 is pretty wide however I would probably want something around the 70mm range for tight interior pictures and to play with. I am assuming that I would need to fabricate a recessed lens board- and would probably rarely if ever use it for infinity focus.
Sorry for asking questions which I should probably be able to figure out. I dont have the camera in hand. Is there a chart or catalog anywhere which lists lenses attributes?
I am looking for cheap and not picky at this point..... if you could recommend cheap 300s and, if even possible something truly wide such as a 70-80mm. old is fine, uncoated is fine, light weight really helps.
Thanks for listening. JB
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