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maericks · Joined: 15 May 2002 Posts: 21

I've seen a couple of Century Graphics on eBay that were advertised with Schneider Xenar 105mm F3.5 lenses. I checked the archives here and did a web search, including Schneider's website. I can't find the 105mm F3.5 Xenar listed anywhere....

Does anyone know the history of this particular lens model?

Thanks,

--Mark

[ This Message was edited by: maericks on 2002-05-28 13:28 ]

GLENLIVET · Joined: 28 Aug 2001 Posts: 9 Location: London, England

I have a 105mm f3.5 Schneider Xenar with a Linhof front plate and Synchro-Compur shutter, which I use on mt Century Graphic. It is a really splendid lens, but does not cover much more than 6x9cm and allows little rising fromt without vignetting.

maericks · Joined: 15 May 2002 Posts: 21

Thanks for the info. I ended up buying a Century Graphic with an F3.5 105mm Xenar lens in a Synchro-Compur shutter. I've only shot a few images with it, but it seems to give me very sharp results, right to the edge of the negative. I shot a couple of images with maximum upward shift and haven't seen excessive vignetting.

pv17vv · Posted: Sun Mar 09, 2003 6:21 pm Post subject:

Hi everybody.
I bought a f:3.5 Xenar weeks ago and I had the same problem with lack of information. I posted a question elsewhere and finally learned something. Follow this link : http://groups.google.be/groups?dq=&hl=fr&lr=&ie=UTF-8&threadm=332944ce.0302141146.35221c39%40posting.google.com&prev=/groups%3Fdq%3D%26num%3D25%26hl%3Dfr%26lr%3D%26ie%3DUTF-8%26group%3Drec.photo.equipment.large-format%26start%3D25
Regards.
Georges

clnfrd · Posted: Sun Mar 09, 2003 9:48 pm Post subject:

To GLENLIVET: Your Single-malt Scotch is outstanding!

Dan Fromm · Joined: 14 May 2001 Posts: 2120 Location: New Jersey

pv17vv · Posted: Wed Mar 12, 2003 8:06 pm Post subject:

It is a reverse Tessar
Thanks.
Georges