[LargeFormat] Seneca 5x7

[Les Newcomer]

About the only 7" lens I that will cover 5x7 with movements would be a 
Protar VII or VIIa or a Dagor.  let me check my references, I think the 
203 f7.7 Ektar will barely cover 5x7, the 8" commercial ektar should.

My 180mm symmar S is supposed to cover 5x7 but barely.
On Thursday, August 15, 2002, at 07:00 PM, Rich Lahrson wrote:

> Hi Les!
>
>      And thanks for the suggestion about the extention box with the
> packard shutter.
> My first lens will probably be about 7 inch or 180mm.  I'll look for
> something older.
> I need to pull all this together soon.  Did Kodak make a 7 inch Ektar
> and would this
> cover 5x7 with some movements?
>
>      I looked at a few B&Js that had 24 inches of bellows in the same
> price range.
> But they are larger and heavier.  If I like the 5x7 format after a year
> of using it,
> I'd like to upgrade the camera to a Deardorff which I believe has 24
> inch bellows.
> This particular Seneca is attractive and will resell easily (geez, I
> haven't even gotten
> it yet).
>
> Rich Lahrson
> Berkeley, California
> tripspud@transbay.net
>
>   If there's a shortcoming to this camera it's the limited bellows.
> Since
>   9" is more or less normal for 5x7, you'll be maxed out with 10-12"
> lens
>   for portraits.  If you live or plan to shoot any landscapes, sometimes
> a
>   14-15" lens comes in handy.  From the limited photos, I don't think
> this
>   was designed to use an extension rail, (didn't see the holes for it)
> and
>   at this point I'll assume the bellows will be maxed out with what the
>   camera has now, so making a set of rails would mean a new set of
>   bellows, so that's out.
>   If you do decide on getting longer lenses, then I suggest paying the
>   money to have an exention box made.  it could be as little as 4" and
>   effectively adds 4" to the bellows, you put it on between the
> lensboard
>   and the camera, It could even employ a packard shutter.
>   Les
>
>> Hi folks!
>>       I've been shopping for a 5x7 view for the last few months, and
>
>> yesterday decided
>> on this:
>> http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=1372325930
>
>
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