Posted by les on September 06, 2000 at 10:01:22:
In Reply to: Graflex Super D 4x5 posted by Ken Burns on September 06, 2000 at 08:13:19:
: I recently acquired a "new" Super D 4x5, and would
: like to get a lens longer than the 190mm normal lens
: to use for portraiture. I am considering getting
: either a 270 Tele Arton, 360 Tele Xenar, or 360 Tele
: Optar. Do these lenses all cover 4x5? Do you have any
: idea how much bellows draw each of them requires at
: infinity? With the limited bellows draw of the camera,
: which of these lenses would work best for doing head
: and shoulder portraits? Thanks!
My rule of thumb for portrait lens is 2X the long side of the film
so a 250 works, this may be too close to your 190 so I would head
for the 270 just on focal lenght. I have a I have a 380 Tele Optar
and it will cover 8x10, I suspect a 360 to be equal in coverage. I
can't say about the performance of any of the lenses. I leave that
to somebody else.