Hugo
I’m not very technical with my photography. I read an article years ago when I first made the jump to ULF by Ron Wisner in which he described the counter intuitive premise about shorter focal lengths as it pertains to ULF negatives. In short you don’t get the distortion you do on smaller formats (no mis-proportioned noses) when using short focal lengths on large negatives. Peter LeGrand I believe used a 355 G Claron on many of his beautiful larger than life 20 x 24 headshots of Columbia College in Chicago (great view camera article on that project). As I said I use the Schneider 550 XXL on all portraiture when shooting film. I use the 37 inch Dallmeyer 8D on full body wet plate portraiture. Dallmeyer 30 inch Rapid Rectilinear for head and shoulders wet plate. Here are examples of the 550 in a pt/pd print and a 20 x 24 wet plate full body with the 8D. PM any time to discuss further. I always enjoy your contributions to us all and would gladly give something small back in return.
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