Ari, I look forward to hearing how this lens works out for you.
Ari, I look forward to hearing how this lens works out for you.
“You often feel tired, not because you've done too much, but because you've done too little of what sparks a light in you.”
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Thanks, Peter.
My usual test is shooting in open shade first, then a second test with flash.
After scanning, I look to see how much post work needs to be done to get the values I like.
By the sounds of it, the Fuji should be well-balanced in terms of contrast and hopefully have that sharp/smooth look common to older Tessar lenses.
I used mine the other day, but I haven't gotten around to scanning the film.
“You often feel tired, not because you've done too much, but because you've done too little of what sparks a light in you.”
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12" f4.5 Ektar has become the default 5x7 portrait lens, it is good in many ways. Full aperture of f4.5 is a nice option to have for Portrait work.
Not a small.
12" f4.5 Portrait Ektar, the other choice.
These two are the most often used for 5x7 portrait work.
300mm f4.5 Xenar is the third choice.
Having the full aperture of f4.5 is a nice option if that is the image quality desired. Most of the Portrait images are made between f4.5 to not often f11. Most often used is f8.
Bernice
Bernice, do you find any discernable difference between the f/4.5 Ektar and the f/4.5 Xenar?
"I love my Verito lens, but I always have to sharpen everything in Photoshop..."
I'm surprised that no one mentioned the Goerz Celor. If it was good enough for Hurrell.....
I also have the 300mm f6.3 barrel Commercial Ektar and a barrel 300mm f4.5 Xenar. Good on 5x7 but a bit short for my taste for closer 8x10 portraiture. Back when I was doing some of this I preferred the barrel 480mm Rodenstock Apo Ronar, my idea at the time was to combine acutely sharp lens, with very soft very large box lighting. Later I acquired a 59cm barrel Zeiss Apo Planar and alternated between the two lenses. I was doing fairly tight face shots
8x10 Norma 480 Apo Ronar by Nokton48, on Flickr
Last edited by Daniel Unkefer; 13-Apr-2021 at 06:13.
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For 300mm on 8x10 I've been using the uncoated Velostigmat. Considering you want a lens in shutter I'm thinking your best and most reasonable option is a Raptar, which is a mono coated Velostigmat, in Betax shutter. They are a great value and relatively plentiful.
Below photo is a tin type I took with the 300mm Velostigmat, f4.5.
Kent in SD
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Notte e di vogliam passar!
"I love my Verito lens, but I always have to sharpen everything in Photoshop..."
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