Re: [Largeformat] Super Angulon 90mm f8

[David <davidsnd@yahoo.com>]

I have a 100mm WF Ektar that I use with my 4x5 field
camera and it does not afford me much movement at all.
 I can shift about 1/4" before I begin to see the dark
edges of my image circle.  Usually, I don't shift at
all since I would rather not see any fall-off around
the edges.  

On the brighter side, this lens gives very good image
quality!  At f16, I get good, sharp images across my
entire negative.  The lens is much lighter than some
of the tanks out there today.

My lens has a Kodak shutter which mounts to a #1
lensboard so I can't help you much there.  As far as
mounting filters, I spent about a week looking for an
adapter and finally found this really cool slip-on
mount that mounts over the outside of the lens (42mm).
 It's made by Albert Specialty Company and looks
pretty old.  I did find a series 6 adapter (40mm) that
sort-of threaded into the lens, but it caused some
serious vignetting.

Hope this helps,  David


--- Douglas Cooper <douglas@metaversalstudios.com>
wrote:
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> Okay, now I have a wide-angle question.  I've just
> ordered a 100m Wide 
> Field Ektar, in a Graphic Supermatic, and the guy
> who's selling it to me 
> doesn't know for certain the shutter size.  I take
> it some of these 
> Supermatics are non-standard?  He thinks it might be
> a #1.  Anyone know 
> about these things?  (I have a board drilled for #1,
> and am hoping that the 
> lens will either be the rights size, or too big, so
> I can have the board 
> drilled out.)  Also, I'd love to hear about
> experiences with this 
> particular lens.  How's the coverage on 4x5?  Enough
> for architectural work?
> 
> 
> cheers,
> 
> 
> Douglas Cooper
>