p.110 #2 · What is your most recent (alt) lens purchase?
I've been concentrating on lenses made between 1840 and 1859. I shoot these on my Chamonix 4x5. My latest lens is an 1858 Derogy Petzval. It's about a 150mm and just barely covers 4x5. It's beautifully machined and finished!
p.110 #3 · What is your most recent (alt) lens purchase?
Well I was going to mention my recently acquired Canon 85/1.9, it's about 62 this year but many generations younger than the Derogy Post some images with it when you can, please.
I finally gave up trying to find a reasonably priced 85/1.5, the 1.9 has the 20 bladed aperture as well and seems to be at least as sharp as the Contax 90G. It's amazing to me sometimes how little has changed...
p.110 #5 · What is your most recent (alt) lens purchase?
AlexanderR wrote:
Nex-6 and 16-50, and summilux 50. love the Nexilux combo! e-lens is just for snapshots and video.
Nexilux, I like that, I also like Nexicron, Neximarit, not so much.
p.110 #8 · What is your most recent (alt) lens purchase?
Hi,
For the longer end of 4x5, a mint condition (with caps & retaining ring)) Wollensak 15 inch (381mm) f5.6 Raptar telephoto (mono-coated), in CLA'd Alphax. The max shutter speed is only 1/50th, so it will have to be a calm-day lens on the Linhof "Brick" and Technika monorail. Another NV pawn-shop find...
p.110 #10 · What is your most recent (alt) lens purchase?
The Zeiss 100 f/2 Makro ZF & Zeiss 35 f/2 ZF. Though I am letting the 100 go cause I am not using that focal length much... Convince me otherwise cause I love it!
p.110 #11 · What is your most recent (alt) lens purchase?
roboticspro wrote:
Hi,
For the longer end of 4x5, a mint condition (with caps & retaining ring)) Wollensak 15 inch (381mm) f5.6 Raptar telephoto (mono-coated), in CLA'd Alphax. The max shutter speed is only 1/50th, so it will have to be a calm-day lens on the Linhof "Brick" and Technika monorail. Another NV pawn-shop find...
Regards,
Edd
Hi Edd,
Looks sweet. It would be awesome on my Mamiya Auto Bellows N. With the N bellows and a DSLR, you're not limited by the in-lens shutter - put it on T and use the camera's shutter.
Jim
P.S. what's up with the white grip? I can't recall seeing one, before now.
Oh, wait! I know. It's a prop from the original Tron. How easily we forget.
p.110 #12 · What is your most recent (alt) lens purchase?
roboticspro wrote:
Hi,
For the longer end of 4x5, a mint condition (with caps & retaining ring)) Wollensak 15 inch (381mm) f5.6 Raptar telephoto (mono-coated), in CLA'd Alphax. The max shutter speed is only 1/50th, so it will have to be a calm-day lens on the Linhof "Brick" and Technika monorail. Another NV pawn-shop find...
Regards,
Edd
With all due respect to the Wollensak rig, and all the other lenses, I'm really drawn to the background bear!
p.110 #14 · What is your most recent (alt) lens purchase?
hijazist wrote:
The Zeiss 100 f/2 Makro ZF & Zeiss 35 f/2 ZF. Though I am letting the 100 go cause I am not using that focal length much... Convince me otherwise cause I love it!
p.110 #16 · What is your most recent (alt) lens purchase?
Went a little alt-crazy lately. 203FE + 110/2 and Rolleiflex 2.8 FX. Now looking to add a 4x5 camera in the near future, just don't know where to start.
p.110 #17 · What is your most recent (alt) lens purchase?
VladiD:Edd's Linhof Technika (shown above) is a very fine,well made and portable 4x5 "camera, that I can also recommend.
Last purchase:Rollei Planar HFT 35/2.8 (this time without flaws I believe - I had to return the previous one as it was faulty) and Sigma Apo Macro 180/5.6 in MD mount - very small and lightweight (320g) ,apo corrected (2 large ED glasses), tele macro lens with 1:2 RR ,for general use as well.I have one in Nikon AF mount already,but this MF is significantly smaller and lighter.The smallest apo macro 180mm lens ever! Ideal for my NEXes.Hope it will be fungus-free (the previous one with OM mount was infested).
p.110 #19 · What is your most recent (alt) lens purchase?
VladiD wrote:
Went a little alt-crazy lately. 203FE + 110/2 and Rolleiflex 2.8 FX. Now looking to add a 4x5 camera in the near future, just don't know where to start.
If you want portable and rugged German metal, get a Linhof Technika V or Master. If you don't need portability, then any number of Linhof or Sinar cameras will do the trick. If you want something portable, lighter and smaller, yet rigid, with a classically inspired design, get a Chamonix 45N2. If you want a real classic, with the compromises that entails, then look at some older American folders.
I have a V/Master hybrid and want to switch it for a Chamonix when I get around to it sometime. Both are great.
p.110 #20 · What is your most recent (alt) lens purchase?
I LOVE my Sinar F2 rig!
Though, I would like to have a folding style system as well.
carstenw wrote:
If you want portable and rugged German metal, get a Linhof Technika V or Master. If you don't need portability, then any number of Linhof or Sinar cameras will do the trick. If you want something portable, lighter and smaller, yet rigid, with a classically inspired design, get a Chamonix 45N2. If you want a real classic, with the compromises that entails, then look at some older American folders.
I have a V/Master hybrid and want to switch it for a Chamonix when I get around to it sometime. Both are great.
Post some images with it when you can, please.
