Tele-Xenar 5.5/500 on a Linhof 5x7

[Bernice Loui]

Yes, except the full aperture will no longer be f5.5 due to the shutter diameter limits of a# 3 shutter.
This is why the 500mm f5.5 Tele Xenar was offered in a Compound# 5 shutter (which IMO, is a very GOOD shutter).

Alterative is to use the 500mm f5.5 Tele Xenar with a Sinar shutter.



Bernice

BTW, is it possible to mount a 5.5/500 Tele Xenar in a modern shutter?

[Philippe Grunchec]

Yes, except the full aperture will no longer be f5.5 due to the shutter diameter limits of a# 3 shutter


Bernice

Thx Bernice,
But all Copal 3 shutters I have are too small!

[Daniel Unkefer]

Hi Phillip!

Check this one out. Sinar Norma board Ilex #5 500mm Tele-Xenar. Sa-Weet! Compound #5 is shutter that will last forever. Very little to wear out. Air pressures are constant thing. Very consistent shot to shot

https://www.ebay.com/itm/15494045649...12d8%7Ciid%3A1

[Daniel Unkefer]

SONY DSC by Nokton48, on Flickr

Kodak 2402 Plus-X Aerographic Five Inch Perforated, comes in a 350 foot roll. Cut the film in the dark to fit a 5x7 Lisco Holder, then exposed in a 5x7 Sinar Norma, with my 500mm f5.5 Schneider Tele-Xenar. Developed in D23 1:1, loaded into an 8x10 Unicolor Print Drum, and spun on a Unicolor Uniroller. Negative shot at F32 using Broncolor strobes Kelly Portrait lighting. Will be contact printing this, then will enlarge it a bit to check detail. The 500mm lens I have had CLA'ed it is mounted in a Compound #5. I also exposed more film at F22, I will develop that a bit less, to see the differences.

Mine is sharp as a razor blade close up.

[Daniel Unkefer]

5x7 PlusX 2402 Aero D23 5x7 Norma 500mm Tele Xenar by Nokton48, on Flickr



Kodak Aerographic Five Inch Plus-X cut seven inches, to fit a 5x7 Lisco Holder. 5x7 Sinar Norma with my newly CLA'ed Schneider 500mm Tele Xenar at F22. Hasselblad 40mm Distagon Yellow Filter jammed inside the lenshood, it fits! D23 1:1 8x10 Unidrum on Uniroller. 5x7 Contact Print on Arista #2 RC Dektol 1:2



The Tele-Xenar is quite sharp up close as you can see. I'm liking this film for 5x7, but I can also cut it to 4x5 or even 9x12cm. Like the tonality you get with the Aerial emulsion