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Large format photography question and answer forum
Early soft focus & Edward Weston
Using vintage LF lenses on a Mamiya 7 ?
How rare is my Schneider Xenotar/TECHNIKA 150mm f/2.8?
Kodak 105/4.5 Anastigmat
How to change an objectiv - old gf-camera
Ektar 127 lens cells and shutters-Interchangeable?
Any experiences with "old" LF-lenses - like TESSAR, SKOPAR, TRIOPLAN
Wollensak 380mm Tele
Filter/Shade adapter
Minimal Flange Focal Distance for a short telephoto lens
Minimal Flange Focal Distance for a sort telephoto lens
81/4 dagor filter size
WEIGHT OF #5 ILEX SHUTTER
bausch & lomb zeiss convertible anastigmat 5 in.-9 in. f 6.3
Mount a APO-Nikkor 480mm f/9 in a 4X4 lensboard?
Schneider-Kreuznach Tele-Xenar1:5/240
Whats the difference?
a 9-1/2" Goerz "Trigor"?
Anyone shoot a 90mm F6.8 Optar that could recommend it?
Prerov
Symmar 150 / 265mm lens v. Xenotar 3.5 135mm lens
question about wollensak wide angle lens
turner reich and contact print problem
Tele-Arton?
Has anyone used a 4"/f12.5 Wollensak series III Ext. WA?
Lens Specs: 24" Apo Artar
Gold Rim vs Black WA Dagors
How to keep #00 Synchro Compur shutter open for viewing/focusing?
Character of Ilex Ocillo Paragon 75mm f1.9
Imagon 200/5.8
Dallmeyer 135mm F6.5
Opinions on Schneider "Convertable" 135 f5.6
experience and performance of some lenses
75mm Biogon on Technika: Aperture control doesn't clear bottom of front standard
Angulon 120 f/6,8
A 135mm Kodak Wide Field Ektar Question
Paper stops for old lens
Design of Kodak Portrait Lenses
Filter thread missing on a 90/f 8 Ilex Caltar Calumet
Zeiss 250mm Sonnar f/5.6 (Linhof)
Nicola Persheid lenses
What is a Rodenstock Perigon
Pros and cons re. Imagon 250mm
Cable release for Betax #2 Shutter?
Dagor convertable factor (when removing an element)
Komura large format lense
Dagor Gold Dot / Focus Shit
Goerz Gotar 16 1/2" lens
KODAK ANASTIGMATs in Kodak COMPURs
Bought a used 150 Symmar. what is x or m setting?
190mm Optar lens hood et al
Wray 6" f5.6 wide angle aero lens
Date of lens
Goerz Barrel Lenses: Flange Sizes
Steve Grimes' "Utility Sinar Lens Boards"
Ross Wide Angle XPres coverage?
I'm restoring and old 4x5 - questions on lens and bellows
linhof angulon 90mm hole size?
Air Bubbles in 14" Dagor
2.8/80 xenotar?
14" Dagor Am. Op. Co. f7.7
Dangers of radioctive glass in Apo-lanthar lens
Looking for docs on Goerz Doppel Anastigmatlinse
Dallmeyer 10" 254mm f8
Cheap(er) wide lens for a Crown graphic and 6x12 back
Clairification of Kodak Ektar lenses for 4x5
Question for lens formula GURU's Steinheil Munchen
Schneider Lens; and Jewels photography
Rodenstock Tele-Optar 270mm f/6.5 in 1000 shutter
Performance of Graphex Optar 135mm
Ross Wide-Angle Xpres
Which 90mm fast lens is best?
Shutter for 150mm f/4.5 Xenar
Anglon 65mm f8 - Super or Not?
Schneider-Kreuznach 'Symmar' 150/265 convertable
How do I achieve Minolta Autocord image quality with a view camera?
Ektar f:4.7/127mm lens filters/shade adapter
Schneider SA 65/8 - "Sinar" ??
12" Com Ektar f/6.3 vs f/4.5
14" Gold Dot Dagor in Copal 3
Help choosing older/cheaper 210 lens
Strobe system on an Ektar lens
Wollensak Verito, Veritar
inforamtion about rodenstock lens
A couple of old lenses
plasmat lens question
Information on Old Lens
can lenses be recoated
Rodenstock 135mm 1:6.8
old U.S. stops vs. stanard f/stops
R.O.J.A Vorm Emil Bausch Rathenow lens
Older soft focus lenses
Recementing separated lens elements
19th Century Photography/Lenses
Asterisk on Goerz Pantar lens cell
Ilex Paragon 14" in Ilex #5
Hot Spot
Large Format Reference Manual
How do I convert a 240 -420 Symmar?
240 mm G-Claron for 8X10?
gundlach rapid rectigraphic convertible
Classic 10x8" Lenses
Difference between Rodenstock Ysarex and Ysaron lenses
Wollensak 108 W.A. Raptar
Schneider Symmar f5.6/210 f12/370 from 1967
Goerz Dagor 210mm Question
rapid rectilinear lens
CLA of Supermatic Shutters
Goerz Pantar cells - who has a 150mm or 480mm?
Emil Busch Rathenow 'Omnar'
121mm Super Angulon
19 inch Artar "lever"
Anyone here using a 12" Commercial Ektar?
24 Inch Artar vs. 60cm Carl Zeiss Tessar
Wollensak 159mm f12.5
Opinion on Rodenstock MC 210 f:638 for 4x5!!
Goerz Berlin Dagor 270mm f:7.7 lens for 8x10
Schneider Red Dot Artars
My first 8x10 lens
159mm wolensak
Filter use on 135 4.7 Xenar
Filter Size for 10" Ektar
Goerz Magnar 6 inch/f5.6 specs?
Does anyone have experience shooting a 135 Optar w/ color film?
Zeiss Jena Tessar 165mm f4.5
Screw on filter size for 90mm Angulon
Is Schneider Xenar 150mm 4.5 a good used lens?
Convertible lens's?
Voigtländer Apo-Lanthar 150mm f4,5
Information about the Kodak Ektar 127mmm/4,7 and WF Ektar 80mm/6.3
Info on Tele Xenar 270 mm 5.5
152 Ektar - what's the filter size
How do Artars ,19" in particular, perform at infinity?
older 150 mm lens for 5x7
Wollensak Lens 209mm Raptar f/4.5 -32
Tele-Xenar 240mm 5.5
Old Imagon Lens...
Ilex Caltar Lenses
My Ilex Acuton
rodenstock 250 pantagonal lense
240 6.8 dagor
Schneider convertable lens: why the short focal distance when converted?
18" Kodak Wide Field Copying Lens
19" red dot artar coverage
coatings on Goerz RD Artar lenses
Identifying a Goerz
Need Rare Hypergon
Opinions Needed: Schnider Symar S or Gold Dot Dagor ?
75mm Ysaron in Prontor shutter
Ektar Commercial lenses
Goerz Red Dot?
Wollensak Extreme W.A. 158mm
using barrel lens for 8x10 portraits?
filter ring diameter of 12in comm ektar?
who made the Commercial-Astragon
How to focus a soft focus
Wollensak 7 inch Diffused Focus f4 Verito
Shutter size for 121 Schneider Linhof 121?
Anyone use Carl Zeiss 3.5/135 Planar?
kodak commercial ektars
Clean shutters with Lighter Fluid ??
Goertz Dagor Lens Information
Performance of old 101mm Ektar lens
Rodenstock Rotelar 270mm telephoto lens
210/6.1 Schneider Xenar
Berthiot perigraphe
How to determine focal length when not marked?
long lens for 4x5
Taylor-Hobson-Cooke lenses
difference between a 105 and 90 mm ?
Zeiss 75mm f4.5 Biogon specs.
Lens question
Can you identify a large Leitz lens.
European f markings.
Schneider Symmar 150mm f5.6 convertible in Synchro Compur shutter: worth fixing shutter?
Commercial Ektar 8 1/2" f6.3 in Ilex Acme Synchro shutter: worth fixing shutter?
16.5cm Carl Zeiss Jena Tessar for 8x10
Schneider kreuznach (durst componon)
Wollensak barrel
Wollensak Voltas
Rodenstock 127mm Ysaron Lens: What is it?
90 f/8 super angulon Linhof Tech
Rodenstock Rotelar 270mm
Schneider lens
lens question
Voightlander Apo-Lanthar 150/4.5 lens: optimum aperture?
Kodak 190mm WF Ektar
Vintage Soft Focus Lenses
B&L Protar Triple Convertable
the uncoated lens and the filtration benefits of?
Slow Speeds on a Compound Shutter
Kodak Lenses
Commercial Ektar serial numbers
How good is Graphex 90/6.8 Opar?
210mm D (not G) Claron
Beginner looking for lens need help
wide angle lens for 12x20 format
kodak ektar 101mm f4.5 lense in supermatic 800 shutter
Can a Kodak metal field8X10/5X7 reducing back be modified to fit a C-1 Calumet 8X10 ?
Pullin 100mm f2.8 &MPP
Schneider Technika lens
Wray on MPP
B&L TESSAR Series 1 c #2652872 for 5x7
Sticky shutters
Casket sets and plasmats - opinions, please...
10" caltar in ilex shutter
Wheel on side of lens
Anyone using a WF Ektar 190 for color work?
Where Can I Get Info on Artar Lenses?
Opinons on Caltar Ilex 90mm f8 wide angle lens???
Symmar 210 convertible 370 coverage.
Can not find info on ASTRAGON-COMMERCIAL lens
Adding a lens to a 6x9 monorail
Looking for imput in this lens (Schneider 150/265 Convertible Symmar copal-1)
looking for "bad" lenses !
Wollensak triple
Possible coverage of Ekt. 127-affordable lenses
Wollensak Lens: Repair this Dog?
Voigtlander Heliar 4.5 150 mm
Long Lenses for 4x5 Deardorf
Carl Meyer Anastigmat 12" lens?
Aviogon 15cm for 8x10?
What does "anastigmat" mean
Classic lenses for 4X5
Ross lens - telephotos
Using barrel lens without shutter
Vintage German large format lens
150 Symmar convertable
Komura w.a. lenses
ektar WF 135mm f/6.5
Rodenstock-Ysarex 127mm 4.5 lens from Polaroid
Graflex Optar 135mm f4.7
triple convertable
Schneider Xenar 4.5/150mm
1st Lens for Deardorff 8X10 View
Nikkor Process 210mm f10, additional thoughts.
boyer lenses query
Questions about older C.P. Georz Berlin Dagor
355 mm gold dot dagor
Metrogon 8x10 lens
How to tell the image circle size of a lens?
Any Info on Calumet/Ilex Caltar S 8-1/2"/14"/5.6
Older Angulon Barrel (?) Lens
203mm 7.5 Optar?
Wollensak 162mm 6.3
the Goerz series III, early Dagor
14" Gold Dot Dagor
Linhof technikon 100/2.8 lens query
Rodenstock-Ysarex 150mm 4.5 ??
480mm Apo Nikkor
Schneider Symmar 100 F/5.6 convert. 175(circa 1965)
Kodak Portrait lens
Would anyone have more info on Leitmeyr?
Schneider Xenotar 150 2,8
Pro-Raptar
how to clean a lens
how good is the schneider xenar lens
127 mm Ektar
Keruznach Angulon
Turner Reich Convertable
Schneider Xenar 13.5 cm f/4.5 with dial Compur
turner riesch triple conv
Ilex Paragon 375mm
lense; computar symetrigon
CP Goerz lens
Any info or comments re: Caltar/Ilex Wide Field f-8 90mm lens
Process lens info.
Cokin "P" to Series VI?
schneider convertible
focus shift???
Nikkor process lens, Turner Reich triple convertable
Lens repolishing-135 w.f ektar
Any (Un)Happy users of the Rodenstock Geronar 300mm f9
Hugo Meyer 200mm F-9 Lens Question
Lanthar lenses
B & L Protar Series VII
Zeiss Planar 135 mm 3.5 lens
Advice on 90mm Wollensak Raptar F6.8...
Info on Ektars?
TWB Zeiss/Dagor 30cm
Graflex Optar 65 - Tele-Xenar 180 Question
Anyone know about this lensThornward symmetrical convertble series IV f8 6 1/2-8 1/2 ???
16.5 inch B&L lens prospect
voigtlander kollinear lens
Red dot Apo-Artar coverage
APO_Artar and other Lens quality opinions
lens, wollensak velostigmat
8x10 Bauch & Lomb Protar from 1891?
Xenar 300 f5.6 - any thoughts on this lense
Bausch & Lomb Protar convertible ????
18 cm 4.5 Tessar
Rodenstock OPTAR 135mm x f4.5
Goerz Red Dot Apo Artars
Korona VI 5 X 7 and Goerz Dagor questions
Any info on Gundlach lens
Kodak 203mm Ektar Coatings
Goerz Blue Dot Trigor
Goerz Dagor lense/8x10 210mm lenses
Kodak Ektar 203mm f/7.7 Lens
Dallmeyer lens
Comments on Rodenstock Geronar 210mm 6.8
older 8x10 lenses
Navitart lenses..anyone heard of them?
Polaroid Tominon 135mm 4,5
Goerz Apo-Artars for landscapes
Linhof Angulon
Carl Zeiss Jena Tessar Lens???? (help)
210 Geronar 6.8
Can you identify these lenses?
Voigtlander Apo Lanthar
Any (Un)Happy Users of 65mm Angulons.
older wollensak lenses
filter size of 14" GD Dagor
Linhof Angulons
Anastigmat Lenses
How Do I Use a Schneider Convertable Symmar?
Kodak Wide field Ektar - f6.3 135mm
Ilex Paragon Lens Questions
Schneider Xenotar 135mm f3.5 lens
Hypergon Lens
goertz dagor red dot artar
Bausch & Lomb Tessar "5X7" lens
Golden Dagors?
Process-type lenses
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