That must be 40 # of lens there. Did they just build a room for it? That might be easier than building a bellows for it...
That must be 40 # of lens there. Did they just build a room for it? That might be easier than building a bellows for it...
Half that. Cataloged weight is 8.86 kg = roughly 19.5 pounds. Still hefty.Originally Posted by NancyP
These things were made to be used on large process cameras with large bellows. They weren't made to be used as taking lenses for general photography but they can be used in that application.
Just putting it out there on a few places that I'm looking for either a Nikkor 1800mm or a Rodenstock 1800mm lens. ;-) Would be very happy with the Goerz 70.5" Artar also.
Forget it. I'd have to sell a Hummer to get a set of filters for this beast.
Les
Saw something like this in use in Yosemite Valley during the first week-end of March. It was attached to a big blue van and they were making huge wet plate images.
"Landscapes exist in the material world yet soar in the realms of the spirit..." Tsung Ping, 5th Century China
Vaughn, that's probably Ian Ruhter you saw - http://www.ianruhter.com/
Vaughn's description does match Ian's truck.
Yep, that was the van! Putting the lens on the "camera": http://www.ianruhter.com/#mi=1&pt=0&pi=2&p=-1&a=0&at=0
Do not know if the photos in the link are recent, but that is one of the places I saw them (the other was at El Cap Meadow). I think they were hoping for fresh snow, as it stormed all the day before...but snow only came down about halfway into the Valley.
Edited to add: Must have been a different trip -- no snow in the photo...must have been from a visit of a different year.
"Landscapes exist in the material world yet soar in the realms of the spirit..." Tsung Ping, 5th Century China
Les, I hear you but I'm committed to this project. And I don't need the filters
Forget it. I'd have to sell a Hummer to get a set of filters for this beast.
Les
Still can't wait for my portrait!Les, I hear you but I'm committed to this project. And I don't need the filters
Hope by then I'll have upgraded to a puny 8x10 instead if my minuscule 4x5...
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