Coverage of 19 inch Red Dot Artar?

[Willie]

Friend picked up one of these in an Ilex shutter.

Anyone know the coverage of this lens?

He is getting back into LF with an 8x10 Deardorff for the lens.

[abruzzi]

This document shows coverage from 1:10 to 1:1:

https://www.pacificrimcamera.com/rl/00268/00268.pdf

[John Kasaian]

I've got one on my 8x10 'dorff. It's a fine long lens with plenty of coverage

[Vaughn]

Works fine for 11x14 also.

[Jim Fitzgerald]

Works on my 8x20 and 14x17.

[Greg]

One thing to be aware of is that most Artars originally came in barrel mounts. Ones mounted in shutters were usually, but not always, custom lens mounting jobs. Another LF photographer that I was friends with picked up one that was mounted into an Ilex shutter (No. 5 but I could be wrong). It performed only mediocrely for him. When he placed it next to my barrel 19" Artar, it was obvious that the spacing of the front and rear groups of elements was significantly increased. Fortunately it was an easy fix for for him for under $200.

[Carsten Wolff]

To second Greg: I got mine front-mounted as a barrel lens into an Alphax #5; a great, easy option and, if the mount is slim, the image circle doesn't suffer significantly.

[Conrad . Marvin]

I had SK Grimes put a 19” Artar into a Copal #3S and it’s excellent on my 5x7. A well known Chicago photographer used one on a 12”x24” camera…..

[Michael Kadillak]

I had SK Grimes put a 19” Artar into a Copal #3S and it’s excellent on my 5x7. A well known Chicago photographer used one on a 12”x24” camera…..

Depending upon when Grimes did the work (as in more recently) it must have been a shutter supply issue because Grimes put my 19" Red Dot Artar into a standard Copal #3 shutter probably 10 years or more ago. Agree it is a great lens with tremendous coverage. I use it on 12x20, 8x20 and 11x14 as well as 8x10.

[Conrad . Marvin]

Depending upon when Grimes did the work (as in more recently) it must have been a shutter supply issue because Grimes put my 19" Red Dot Artar into a standard Copal #3 shutter probably 10 years or more ago. Agree it is a great lens with tremendous coverage. I use it on 12x20, 8x20 and 11x14 as well as 8x10.

Yes, it was a shutter that I already had and I asked if it would fit…..it did.