I bought a Rietschel Linear 4,8/120mm that belongs to a 9x12 Rietzschel Clack camera, just for fun. It has eight elements in two groups, faster and better corrected for coma than the Dagor. The 120mm lens is supposed to work well for 9x12, stopped down a bit. I thought I would try it on a 6,5x9 camera, though. The back lens group can be used alone as a long landscape lens, and the camera has a mark for infinity when using the "Hinter Linse". The Compur shutter works fine on all speeds.
There's only one problem. The retaining ring is square and is meant to sit in a frame on the front standard on the camera. None of my normal retaining rings fit, because this shutter is from before standardization. I will probably come up with a solution if I decide to use the lens. Is it worth it? Has anyone here tried the Rietzschel Linear?
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