210mm / 240mm or 300mm for 5x7

[mikebarger]

I read it as taken with a 190mm Wolly.

Mike

[tenderobject]

I read it as taken with a 190mm Wolly.

Mike

190mm wolly in 5x7? nice..

[John Kasaian]

I think Wollensaks are fine lenses for B&W, as are the older Kodaks and Ilex---and Goerz of course! Something like a Wollensak Velostigmat should work quite well for both portraits and landscape and shouldn't cost you a lot of money. Alphax and Betax shutters (the ones you usually find mated to Wollys) are IMHO excellent shutters, too.

[mandoman7]

Sorry for the confusion. The shot was taken with a 190mm Wollensak Raptar using a 4x5. I have a 240mm f:4.5 also which looks and behaves similarly, but is larger. Both are very fast, 4.5 & 4.7, which gives a nice bright image on the gg.

There's another recent thread about the velostigmat and its history, and the raptars are apparently a latter incarnation of that respected portrait lens. I mention them because they're surprisingly good general purpose lenses and they can be found cheaply.