Schneider 770mm Fine Art XXL lens

[Rob Vinnedge]

I've just been alerted to a possible new ULF lens by Schneider, the 770mm Fine Art XXL lens. It appears on the Schneider website, but I can't find it on the usual ULF suppliers' websites. Does anyone know about this?

Thanks!

[EOTS]

Hi Rob,

Greiner has one listed, but I am not sure whether it is a new focal length or a new revision or not new at all:
http://www.greiner-photo.com/en/shop...e_new.tpl.html

Best regards,
Martin

[IanG]

I don't think it's that new it's been listed by Schneider for some time, it's probably to special factory order, sat on a shelf at the Schneider factory itself rather than any specific dealer. Of course a German dealer could get schneider to post it direct to a buyer. It's in the Schneider 2012 price list. That seller has lenses listed that are currently sold out (Cooke).

When I bought a 300mm f9 Nikon M in the UK that had to be imported from the factory as no dealers kept them on the shelf in the UK.

Ian

[Dave Wooten]

Paul Cousins
from Schneider says they are special order. He will have availability info and price, he is contacting Schneider.
? Would one prefer this to 550, or would it be nice to have both?

[Scott Davis]

Dave- I think it would depend entirely on your budget

[Dave Wooten]

700 mm "normal" for 20 x 24.

[Rob Vinnedge]

I would like all three XXL's. I'm trying to see what else I can sell to make that happen! The 770mm would be an excellent portrait length for 14x17 or even 11x14.

[Scott Davis]

I think I'll just get SK Grimes to put my Docter Optics 600mm Apo-Germinar in a shutter first. It'd certainly cost a lot less

[Dan Fromm]

I think I'll just get SK Grimes to put my Docter Optics 600mm Apo-Germinar in a shutter first. It'd certainly cost a lot less

Fine, wonderful, but on Docter's claims (see http://www.arnecroell.com/docter.pdf), which seem optimistic, it won't cover 16 x 20 at infinity, let alone the 550 and 1100 XXLs' 900 mm.

[Scott Davis]

Fine, wonderful, but on Docter's claims (see http://www.arnecroell.com/docter.pdf), which seem optimistic, it won't cover 16 x 20 at infinity, let alone the 550 and 1100 XXLs' 900 mm.

It will cover 14x17, which is the biggest I've got.