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    now this is a wide angle lens!

    found this today on the bay, http://cgi.ebay.com/Burke-and-James-...item3cbae9a902, if you had this lens you could take a self portrait standing behind the camera. : )
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    Re: now this is a wide angle lens!

    I guess you could probably use it for macro shots.
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    Re: now this is a wide angle lens!

    "No questions or answers have been posted about this item"
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    Re: now this is a wide angle lens!

    i know, i thought that was kind of strange.
    "WOW! Now thats a big camera. By the way, how many megapixels is that thing?"

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    Re: now this is a wide angle lens!

    The Dumont lens was made for use on an oscilloscope. It will only cover 8x10 when the image size is greater than 1:1.

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    Re: now this is a wide angle lens!

    <smart a** mode> Actually, this is not a wide angle lens, it is just a short focal lenth. </smart a** mode>

    I have a 3" (75mm)1.9 Wollensak Oscillo-Raptar and a 3.5" (88mm) 1.4 Wollensak Oscillo-Raptar - both barely cover 6x6cm at infinity.

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    Re: now this is a wide angle lens!

    So this camera as it's set up would produce an image the size of a baseball in the middle of an 8X10 sheet of film?
    Yeah. I'm familiar with Photoshop. It's the place I buy my film.

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    Re: now this is a wide angle lens!

    Quote Originally Posted by Jehu View Post
    So this camera as it's set up would produce an image the size of a baseball in the middle of an 8X10 sheet of film?
    At infinity? Yes.

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    Re: now this is a wide angle lens!

    Fuzzy baseball, most likely.

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    Re: now this is a wide angle lens!

    There's no foolin this crowd with a fancy lens, big camera sporting red bellows and ample description. Another feebay classic.

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