[LargeFormat] Eskofot Ultragon

[Jim Hemenway]

Hi Clive:

You're up late!  It's 10 PM here.

Haven't seen any vignetting on the Kodak Master... yes it's the metal 
field camera.  I'm guessing that SK didn't know a way to use the lens 
cells front and back.  The 210mm has plenty of coverage for an 8x10... 
almost enough for the 11x14.  I have to admit that I haven't used the 
8x10 for several months.

I don't have a 4x5 Speed Graphic to use with the 150.  My only 4x5 is 
the SLR Graphlex. I'm not even certain why I have the two baby Speed 
Graphics as I hardly ever use them.  Couldn't resist them when I saw 
them at Brimfield I guess.

Mostly I use my Korona 11x14, the Graphlex SLR 4x5 with 190mm lens, my 
Rollei 6008i and my Leica R8,  I usually have all of them and various 
lenses with me when I go out shooting.

The Kodak Master is as much work to use as the 11x14, so I take the 
11x14. Almost the same with the Graphic View IIs... so I sold them... 
one to our own Stuart Phillips.

Just scored 26 boxes of Ektachrome 100 11x14.  I'm as happy as a clam.

Jim

Clive Warren wrote:
> 
> Jim,
> 
> The outer threads are for an air release - I am fortunate in having one 
> of these that fits the #5 shutter but it is a little bulky for field use.
> 
> I now understand - your lens is front mounted on the shutter. This must 
> affect the coverage a little due to mechanical vignetting. The solution 
> I was hoping for involves removing the lens cells from the barrel and 
> mounting them in a shutter rather than front mounting.
> 
> Is your 8x10 Kodak Master one of those clam shell mag alloy models? I 
> like the look of these but cannot justify the cost given that I 
> perfectly capable floppy wooden camera ;-)
> 
> The 150mm seems to have huge amounts of coverage - probably better used 
> on a Speed Graphic rather than the baby.
> 
> Cheers,
>        Clive
> 


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