Re: 127 Ektar coverage


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Posted by Jim on August 13, 2000 at 17:11:23:

In Reply to: 127 Ektar coverage posted by Bob Warhover on August 13, 2000 at 07:21:24:

: What is the image circle size of the 127mm Ektar?
: All the references I find seem to omit this lens.


There are sources in this graflex.org area, and maybe I can look up some others. Briefly, the lens just covers 4x5 at infinity with no movements-close it a few stops for edge sharpness. It is, for the center, one of the sharpest Kodak Ektars made, sources say.
The the lens is the "normal lens" for the 3 1/4 x 4 1/4 format cameras, but was used by the 4x5 just like a 35mm focal length lens is used today as a wide normal, emphasizing the foreground, deemphasizing the background, without much distortion. Jim




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