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
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
Tin Can
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
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.
"I love my Verito lens, but I always have to sharpen everything in Photoshop..."
I have 2 Cooke's 10.5 Knuckler and 14.5 adjustable
Tin Can
Do you want to shoot stopped down or wide open?
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