Re: [Largeformat] Super Angulon 90mm f8

[Douglas Cooper <douglas@metaversalstudios.com>]

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