Hello all
Thinking of this lens for 4x5. I know it was designed for 6x9 and is often found on the Linhof Technika IV but i hear from the seller that s/he has been using it on 4X5. Can anyone confirm?
Thanks
mainoo
Hello all
Thinking of this lens for 4x5. I know it was designed for 6x9 and is often found on the Linhof Technika IV but i hear from the seller that s/he has been using it on 4X5. Can anyone confirm?
Thanks
mainoo
No, that lens will not cover 4x5
You can use it on a 45 camera as long as you don’t need it to cover a 45 piece of film. But for roll film, fine.
Thanks to both of you for responding.
My intention is to use it wide open for portraits on 4x5 film. Does the fact that I don't need it at infinity help? I was unable to find any info on its image circle - does anyone know?
Thanks again
Not a huge fan of large foreheads and shoulders though they do have a certain something to them. but that's not all that's to be had from wide angle portraits
All the information you need is on Schneider's website .
For that lens , see here ; https://www.schneideroptics.com/info...4,5-105mm.html
Coverage aside , 105mm is quite a wide angle of view for potrait's unless there enviromental potraits .
If your looking for a slightly wider lens than classic type potraits ( head & shoulder type ) , wouldn't a 150mm lens suit you better ?
Cheap enough and plenty to go for . Coverage won't be an issue either .
You haven't looked very hard and you haven't used the list described here: http://www.largeformatphotography.in...mainly)-lenses
Since you can't feed yourself, the information you want is here: https://www.schneideroptics.com/info...3,5-100mm.html
My mistake , I didn't spot the different aperture .
It's strange that is missing from this list ( https://www.schneideroptics.com/info..._lenses/xenar/ ) at Schneider .
I did a search on ebay and there's plenty of the lens your asking about on there .
Strange that there's not much information of it on the net .
Seems to of also been available with an M42 mount for 35mm , probably for use on bellows as there seems to be refrances on using it for macro .
Still seems to be of use for just 6x9cm though , maybe an earlier version of the f/4.5 and they just restricted the aperture to improve I.Q leaving the same coverage ?
Would 135mm be to long for you ?
I tend to use my Xenar 135mm f/4.7 on a Crown Graphic and like the results . The stated recomended coverage is for 90x120mm but even with a bit of forward tilt coverage seems fine . The lens is stopped down a bit as I tend to shoot landscape more .
I have quite a few lenses to choose from but this one suits a lot of what I do .
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