Schneider Xenar 4.5/150mm

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Anyone familiar with this lens? Suitable for 4*5, quality, impressions? It's in Copal Press #1, fastest is 1/125. Number: 12149289. Thanks in advance for your comments.

-- Lot (lotw@wxs.nl), October 14, 1999

Answers

Check this site for good info on lenses. http://www.hevanet.com/cperez/testing.html

-- Ron Shaw (shaw9@llnl.gov), October 14, 1999.

Hi,Lot: The Xenar is the version of the Zeiss' Tessar. Very sharp but with limited movements. Yes it covers the 4x5 format but it is more suitable for a press camera. Best, Tito.

-- Tito Sobrinho (z3sobrinho@prodigy.net), October 17, 1999.

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