14" Red Dot Artar Coverage?

[Pete Suttner]

Does anyone know the image circle of this lens? Does it cover 8x10? Thanks - Pete

[Dan Fromm]

http://www.cameraeccentric.com/html/info/goerz_3.html

The factory says no. Some users here will say yes.

[ImSoNegative]

yes it will, a 12in will also, i had one on my C1

[E. von Hoegh]

yes it will, a 12in will also, i had one on my C1

Rubbish. It might 'illuminate', but that does not mean 'cover'. Were you enlarging those negatives? Or making them at close ratios? I think not.

Goerz claimed that the shortest Artar for 8x10 at infinity was the 16 1/2" and that is my experience.

[Alan Gales]

Rubbish. It might 'illuminate', but that does not mean 'cover'. Were you enlarging those negatives? Or making them at close ratios? I think not.

Goerz claimed that the shortest Artar for 8x10 at infinity was the 16 1/2" and that is my experience.

Hmmmm that's interesting. The other day I read where a fellow claimed that his 14" Artar was his favorite lens for 8x10 portraiture. I wonder how close he uses it.

[E. von Hoegh]

Hmmmm that's interesting. The other day I read where a fellow claimed that his 14" Artar was his favorite lens for 8x10 portraiture. I wonder how close he uses it.

The 14" would likely work well for head & shoulders portraits. What do the corners matter in a portrait? I'd rather them soft, and the 16 1/2 Artar is my portrait lens for 8x10. I focus on the eyes, have the sitter stare directly at the lens, and get some (sometimes) striking results.

[E. von Hoegh]

The 14" would likely work well for head & shoulders portraits. What do the corners matter in a portrait? I'd rather them soft, and the 16 1/2 Artar is my portrait lens for 8x10. I focus on the eyes, have the sitter stare directly at the lens, and get some (sometimes) striking results.

Alao, I recently read on the Inet that the entire British royal fambly were lizardian (sic) aliens in human guise.

[Alan Gales]

The 14" would likely work well for head & shoulders portraits. What do the corners matter in a portrait? I'd rather them soft, and the 16 1/2 Artar is my portrait lens for 8x10. I focus on the eyes, have the sitter stare directly at the lens, and get some (sometimes) striking results.

Yeah, falloff can even be attractive in a portrait. I still prefer my 14" Commercial Ektar and 19" Artar. They are much more useful lenses as a whole on 8x10.

[Alan Gales]

Alao, I recently read on the Inet that the entire British royal fambly were lizardian (sic) aliens in human guise.

Yeah, I think some of our politicians in this country are lizards too or maybe snakes?

[ImSoNegative]

Maybe I as only imagining shooting 8x10 film. With the 12 in artar and it covering it and I imagined it at least 30 or 40 times