Fujinon A 180 f9 image circle way too small!

[aquinas7]

Thanks a lot everybody for responding, especially you, Dan Fromm, whose two words resolve the issue in an instant (speaking of experience). I've made the test again without lens hood, and the image circle is as huge as it is supposed to be.

[aquinas7]

With the exception of Dan Fromm, the participants are either self-absorbed gentleman or jeering seen-it-all types. Thanks to all anyway. See you in paradise!

[Drew Wiley]

Do you know what a compendium shade is, and why it's used on view cameras instead of a conventional hood? Or is that kind of advice too self-absorbed or seen-it-all for you?

[MAubrey]

Do you know what a compendium shade is, and why it's used on view cameras instead of a conventional hood? Or is that kind of advice too self-absorbed or seen-it-all for you?

Still grumpy?

[David Lindquist]

now you know who to put on your ‘block’ list. A properly managed list is the best way to increase skill. Am glad that you tried it instead of taking opinion of ....

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I find Dan Fromm to be both an expert and a gentleman. And I'd say the same of Arne Croell.

David

[Drew Wiley]

I appreciate this thread because it's helped me identify certain whiners to put on my own ignore list. Done.

[ic-racer]

Sure, a lovely thing with the 260 mm image circle.

That 180mm Fujinon in the picture is the one with 305mm circle! Makes a great field-camera lens for 8x10.

[Jeff Keller]

Not certain which Fujinon W 180mm 5.6 the table refers to but many similar lenses in the table seem to be the older ones with inside lettering. It lists an image circle of 305mm.

https://www.graflex.org/lenses/lens-spec.html

[aquinas7]

That 180mm Fujinon in the picture is the one with 305mm circle! Makes a great field-camera lens for 8x10.

I guess I confused it with the CM-W model. Strange that such an exceptional thing as W S is so cheap on ebay, even if it's just single coated.

[Dan Fromm]

OP, I see that you signed up here more than three years ago and have made very few posts. I don't know whether you're acquainted with this site's resources. A link to my contribution, a set of links to sources of information on lenses and other subjects, mainly LF, is in the first post of this https://www.largeformatphotography.i...mainly)-lenses discussion. The list contains, among others, links to sources of information on Fujinon LF lenses. The first link in that section is to Joe McGloin's site. I see it as the best place for help in understanding Fuji's LF lenses.

Fujinon CM-W lenses are all so engraved. They're the only Fujinons that are easily identified.

You're right, IMO used Fuji LF lenses are usually bargains.