Re: [Largeformat] Super Angulon 90mm f8

[Les Newcomer <lnphoto@ismi.net>]

I don't know about the older SAs but I would be suspect that you would
have a hard time with this lens on a 6x9 view camera. The rear element
is very large and sticks out quite a bit two. I can put this on my Crown
graphic that has a 2.9" hole, but the rear element is too large. I have
to unthread it from the shutter, mount the front half, then open the
back of the camera and thread the rear element in. 

 Also with the rear element so close to the rear standard you won't get
much movement of the camera until the bellows hits the rear element.

It would be wise to double check the physical dimentions before spending
tons of money.

les

Douglas Cooper wrote:
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> At 01:12 AM 9/6/00 +0200, you wrote:
> >what
> >do you think of the Super Angulon 90mm f8 non multicoated :
> 
> I've just been researching this very lens, and almost bought one.
> (Ended
> up with the  slightly longer Super Angulon 121/8.)  The 90/8 is a
> *very*
> good lens, a classic in fact.  While f8 is darker on the ground glass,
> it's
> certainly usable, and the faster versions of this lens are huge and
> expensive.
> 
> The coverage is superb; the only 90 that I know of with a larger image
> 
> circle is the Nikkor.  For 6x9 -- where it will be a normal lens --
> it's
> almost overkill, I imagine.  (Even the f8 is not a small lens; the
> rear
> element in particular is large, and may be hard to mount in some front
> 
> standards.)
> 
> Now, here's the catch:   the older 90/8 SA's came in #00 shutters.
> These
> shutters are a pain:  there is no press function or T setting to allow
> you
> to keep the aperture open for focusing.  You have to move the setting
> to
> Bulb, open the shutter (perhaps locking it with a special shutter
> release),
> focus, then move the setting to your actual shutter speed.  Very
> annoying.  I bought one and returned it.  The good part about these
> older
> SA's is that they're generally very cheap, for this reason.
> 
> I would seek out a non-multicoated SA in a #0 shutter, myself.  (You
> can't
> change the shutter size.)
> 
> Great lens, though.  I'm sure I'll end up with one sooner or later.
> 
> cheers,
> 
> Douglas Cooper
>