[LargeFormat] 9 1/2" (240mm) Red Dot Artar Coverage?
Clive Warren
largeformat@f32.net
Wed Feb 7 11:56:04 2001
At 10:04 07/02/01 +0000, Clive Warren wrote:
>Have found a lens that I initially thought may be useful for the 5x7 - a
>Red Dot Artar 9 1/2" f9. From the f32.net lens tables the coverage is
>only 153mm! Seem to remember reading somewhere that the lens design used
>for the Artars resulted in rather smaller coverage than may be expected,
>however wanted to confirm the figures with someone who may have one of
>these lenses or may have used one in the past.
>
>The coverage figures are probably correct - which means that it's not even
>that wonderful for 4x5 either!
>
>All the best,
> Clive http://www.f32.net
Well the focal length in mm should of course read 240mm rather than the
210mm stated earlier. Still interested in finding out if anyone has used
this lens and can give some feedback on the coverage.
All the best,
Clive http://www.f32.net
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