Lenses for 20" x 16" Camera.

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Re: Lenses for 20" x 16" Camera.

Post by Greg Woodward » Mon Oct 03, 2011 3:22 pm Etc/GMT-1+01:00

It sure does, the APO-Ronar has done everything I have asked of it. Fantastic lens. Turns out one of my friends used to use one off the back of a helicopter to photograph aircraft in flight. Pretty cool.

The XXL lenses look great but I just don't have the cash for one anymore. Looking into using x-ray film thanks to Marizu's suggestion on a PM.

Looks like it could be far more financially viable!

All the best,

Greg

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Re: Lenses for 20" x 16" Camera.

Post by Emmanuel Bigler » Wed Oct 05, 2011 12:07 pm Etc/GMT-1+01:00

Hello from France !
Henri Gaud from our French LF forum galerie-photo.info maintains a database of LF & ULF lenses, that have been at least described once somewhere on an old catalogue or on the 'net.

You'll find here a partial list including a few lenses covering the 20"x16" format
http://www.galerie-photo.info/forumgp/read.php?2,94835,94841#msg-94841
"Format couvert entre" means : "the lens wll cover between so" x so" and so" x so"."
(no connection with "mettre le couvert", a traditional French ceremony before lunch) ;)

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Re: Lenses for 20" x 16" Camera.

Post by John Hamlen » Wed Oct 05, 2011 6:15 pm Etc/GMT-1+01:00

Merci beaucoup Emmanuel. What an excellent resource and a good reason for me needing to know more than my schoolboy French! :D

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