What lens will work for a 35x35 inch ULF mammoth wet plate camera?

[gerry yaum]

Hey everyone please help. I am out of my element on how to proceed. Any recommendations would be greatly appreciated.

I am buying a mammoth wet plate camera, maybe one of the biggest in the world. It is a 35x35 inch view camera made in the Czech Republic.

The eventual goal is to travel Canada with a cube van darkroom and camping trailer creating a major wet plate project documenting what it is to be Canadian. Landscapes and portraits made with the HF3535, and my other view cameras (4x5 to 16x20).

Here is my question...WHAT LENS or WHAT SINGLE LENS will work for me? 47 inch Red Dot Goertz Artar? (I own a 42 inch, that might kinda work, not sure if has enough coverage). What lens will have the coverage I need? What will work for me? What lens should I seek out that will cover 35x35?

This is all 5 years or so in the future. Am currently doing documentary photo work in Asia, the wet plate project is for my retirement.

Should be fun carrying around a 80-100lb camera plus extras.

Gerry
www.gerryyaum.blogspot.com
gerryyaum@gmail.com

[MAubrey]

A 47" would certainly work.

Also: If you're not shooting at infinity for the majority of your work, your 42" might be fine for a lot of stuff, too. 35"x"35 is basically three feet square, so even at 1:1 you're looking at a nice waist up portrait and at 1:2 a decent full body portrait. At both those magnifications, the image circle of your 42" is going to cover the frame.

[gerry yaum]

M Audrey thanks so much, that is comforting. Now all I need is a flange for the lens. Will look for longer lens to shoot at infinity for distant landscapes. Here is my lens.

http://gerryyaum.blogspot.ca/2016/06...cess-lens.html

[Oren Grad]

Threads merged - please don't launch multiple threads on the same topic in different subforums.

[gerry yaum]

sorry OWEN am a newby here, was unsure where to put what..after the first attempt was not sure I would get any replies at all or if it was in the right location. This current thread is actually the repost (2nd) of the original which I guess I placed in the wrong area.

Thanks

[Oren Grad]

sorry OWEN am a newby here, was unsure where to put what..after the first attempt was not sure I would get any replies at all or if it was in the right location. This current thread is actually the repost (2nd) of the original which I guess I placed in the wrong area.

No sweat... carry on, and good luck!

[xkaes]

Fujinon made a 1200mm (47") lens, but you'll never find one.

[gerry yaum]

Fujinon made a 1200mm (47") lens, but you'll never find one.

never heard of it, will check into thanks

[Arne Croell]

never heard of it, will check into thanks

See
http://www.largeformatphotography.in...F24-Lens-Found!!!

[Alan Gales]

My Artar is only 19". Should I be embarrassed?