[LargeFormat] 300mm Lenses - To Copal or not to Copal

[Clive Warren]

At 4:44 pm +0100 1/8/01, Clive Warren wrote:
>Back in to the office. Time marches on (and as it's quiet!) am now 
>thinking about using a 260mm Hexanon lens as I seem to have trouble 
>finding the lens/shutter combination that would really make me happy.
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Just reread my post - what would be really interesting is any 
feedback on the performance of the lens.  The 260mm f9 is (I believe) 
a process lens with a large coverage. How well would it work for 
infinity ie landscape?  Similar lenses need to be stopped down a bit 
to avoid correction problems at infinity as they were designed for 
optimal use at 1:1.

I have no idea of the construction but it looks wonderful and has 
beautiful coating......

260mm is a bit of a compromise but is different enough from the 
longest lens in my field outfit (203mm - bet you can guess which 
lens) to be useful.

Cheers,
        Clive
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All the best,

               Clive     http://www.f32.net