It's unfortunate to hear your disappointment with the description and performance that differ so much. I had taken Lens & Repro as a reputable firm source and I feel let down as i have always believed their descriptions.
Exactly! It's the ads that really piss me off! LF is a community thing!
That is perfect for much of my use! Also there's the claimed bonus of using the rear cell as a longer portrait lens. I hope that, at least is a valid proposition.
That might also explain the disparity in claimed coverage as process lenses are often specified for coverage at 1:1 and not at infinity, hence that major difference?
At what magnification?Originally Posted by Asher Kelman
My needs for such a extraordinary wide coverage lens are for one learning stage in my transition to new studio portrait work with my camera obsucra. In this use, the film is on a vertical vacuum board in the next room, but not in a film holder, so I can change from one format to any other. I'd be happy being able to work at lens to subject distances of 4ft to 12ft and get coverage up to 20x24 of a person initially. (Subsequently, using much longer process lenses, I'll be using 50" wide paper, 74"-80" or so high). For now, now, 20x24 is all I'm aiming for. That's the max size I'm set up to process myself. So your suggestions of a 305mm Computar or the long series V Protar are much appreciated and worth considering for this stage of my Camera Obscura work.
Thanks for so generously sharing your hard-earned experience on the entire series of Computar to Kyvyx and Kowa lenses! This will be a great resource for a lot of folks to come.
Asher
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