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BobF
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I'm looking at getting a new lens for my Crown 4x5. I bought it with the Kodak Ektar 127. It seems a fine lens but I want something wider.
I've been considering the Schneider Angulon 90 f6.8. From what I can find it's generally regarded as a decent performer and they can be found for reasonable prices too ($150-$200 for one in nice condition).
Anything else I should be looking at?
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Dan Fromm
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Location: New Jersey
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On 2003-10-28 11:34, BobF wrote:
I'm looking at getting a new lens for my Crown 4x5. I bought it with the Kodak Ektar 127. It seems a fine lens but I want something wider.
I've been considering the Schneider Angulon 90 f6.8. From what I can find it's generally regarded as a decent performer and they can be found for reasonable prices too ($150-$200 for one in nice condition).
Anything else I should be looking at?
Thanks.
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You might be able to get a 90/8 Ilex Acugon for not much more. This is similar to the Super Angulon, and like it has much better coverage (= better image quality in the corners when shooting straight ahead) than the Angulon. |
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BobF
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Dan, thanks for the reply. You've pointed out one thing I've uncovered with the Schneider and that is light falloff in the corners. The Super Angulon does solve that but at a definite cost.
I'm not familiar with the Ilex. How is f8 for focusing on the ground glass? Bright enough? I don't have a rangefinder with interchangeable cams so would have to use the ground glass with any other lens than the 127.
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Les
Joined: 09 May 2001
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| Posted: Tue Oct 28, 2003 10:39 pm Post subject: |
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| I owned a 90mm f8 super angulon and never really had a problem, even when shooting interiors....now the f8 65mm super was fun in low light. often focused by flash light. |
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Dan Fromm
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| Posted: Wed Oct 29, 2003 1:30 am Post subject: |
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On 2003-10-28 14:02, BobF wrote:
Dan, thanks for the reply. You've pointed out one thing I've uncovered with the Schneider and that is light falloff in the corners. The Super Angulon does solve that but at a definite cost.
I'm not familiar with the Ilex. How is f8 for focusing on the ground glass? Bright enough? I don't have a rangefinder with interchangeable cams so would have to use the ground glass with any other lens than the 127.
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I have a 65/8, have no problems focusing it. Also have a 210/9 process lens, its fairly bright.
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Dan |
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Nick
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| Personally I find longer slow lenses easier to focus then shorter slow lenses. Somebody explained it once but the science didn't stick. |
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BobF
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| Posted: Wed Oct 29, 2003 4:01 pm Post subject: |
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Thanks for the replies all. I've used f8 on a 35mm camera with no problems, but wasn't sure how it would fare on ground glass which isn't as bright as an optical viewfinder.
I'll have a look for the Ilex lens and see what I can find about it. |
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