Voigtlander Heliar Universal Lens vs ?

[Tin Can]

These are mostly in EU and beyond

My question is, what other lenses including Cooke variations

and USA products compare

I mean big glass, starting at 300mm to 460mm or bigger?

Opinions and image examples welcome

[gypsydog]

I own and would suggest The 14" f/4.5 Wollensak Velostigmat Series II variable soft focus, a highly versatile lenses and quite lovely rendering.
I have the 9.5", 12" and 14". They are all nice but I find the 14" to be the sweet spot.

[Tin Can]

Upon review I have 2 Wolly 12" One SF

I forget what I have

I am going to set up my B&J 8X10 Rembrandt and try a few studio shots, with a variety of 300 to 360 mm glass

Thank you

Good suggestion, I will avoid the tempting fruit

I own and would suggest The 14" f/4.5 Wollensak Velostigmat Series II variable soft focus, a highly versatile lenses and quite lovely rendering.
I have the 9.5", 12" and 14". They are all nice but I find the 14" to be the sweet spot.

[gypsydog]

Upon review I have 2 Wolly 12" One SF

I forget what I have

I am going to set up my B&J 8X10 Rembrandt and try a few studio shots, with a variety of 300 to 360 mm glass

Thank you

Good suggestion, I will avoid the tempting fruit

The 14"is very hard to find, I imagine it would be pricey in todays market.
Have fun with your project!
Is your 12" un-corked (retention screw removed)?

[Mark Sawyer]

The Velostigmat Series II came in 12, 14, 14.5, 15, 15.5, 16, and 19-inch versions. Just for your search parameters.

Here's a thread on removing that retention screw:

http://www.largeformatphotography.in...nfo-and-Images

The Cooke Portrait lenses are closest to the Universal Heliar design-wise, but the Velostigmat is also a wonderful alternative. It should be noted that the adjustable soft-focus Petzvals like the Dallmeyer Patent Portrait Lens, Vitax, etc. don't have much of a soft-focus effect. Other dedicated soft-focus lenses (Verito, Kodak Portrait...) are adjustable by closing the aperture a bit to curtail the softness.

[Tin Can]

Yes

The 14"is very hard to find, I imagine it would be pricey in todays market.
Have fun with your project!
Is your 12" un-corked (retention screw removed)?

[gypsydog]

The Velostigmat Series II came in 12, 14, 14.5, 15, 15.5, 16, and 19-inch versions. Just for your search parameters.

Here's a thread on removing that retention screw:

http://www.largeformatphotography.in...nfo-and-Images

The Cooke Portrait lenses are closest to the Universal Heliar design-wise, but the Velostigmat is also a wonderful alternative. It should be noted that the adjustable soft-focus Petzvals like the Dallmeyer Patent Portrait Lens, Vitax, etc. don't have much of a soft-focus effect. Other dedicated soft-focus lenses (Verito, Kodak Portrait...) are adjustable by closing the aperture a bit to curtail the softness.

Also, the 9.5 inch.

[Tin Can]

I have 2 Cooke's 10.5 Knuckler and 14.5 adjustable

[cuypers1807]

Do you want to shoot stopped down or wide open?

[Tin Can]

I shoot my SF wide open

Do you want to shoot stopped down or wide open?