[LargeFormat] Anguloning for an Answer

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Uncle Dick,

I have both the 90mm f6.8 angulon, and an 88mm B&L lens in a Graphex 
shutter.  I used both for archy teture/ construction photography and I 
found them to be an excellent value....maybe not as sharp as the latest 
hyper symarian apo-grandagorian lens, but I wouldn't take those lenses 
in the dust field.   The Angulon did allow a certain amount of rise on 
my Speed.  Infact for my use I could max out the limits of the speed, 
It was probably a bit soft at the bottom, but it was either dirt or mud 
down there anyway so I didn't care.  both of these lenses paid for 
themselves on the first job.  Can't say that about 120mm Nikkor SW

Prices have stablized for these lenses so I say buy one try it. You'll 
only be out shipping costs.


Les


On Tuesday, December 2, 2003, at 07:47  AM, rstein wrote:

> Dear Neices and Nephews,
>
>     I just realised that my old job as writer for a cheap local 
> newspaper
> has finally caught up with me. Anguloning for an answer, indeed.... 
> Next it
> will be puns about pulling teeth and such. Oh it just makes you sick 
> as a
> parrot, or over the moon. Whew, what a scorcher....
>
>      What I really want is some opinions about 90mm 6.8 Angulon lenses.
> There are a number of them on Ebay for lowish sorts of prices and I was
> wondering if this would be a usable alternative for my studio work as
> opposed to the Super Angulon or one of the Nikkor SW's.
>
>     I ain't a architectural photographer. I am a belly dance 
> photographer.
> That explains the sequins in the studio loo. What I need a 90mm for is 
> large
> troupe shots on 4 x 5 colour neg. I have a 9 metre-wide stage that I 
> can
> back off 6-7metres from and I need to spread my coverage out from the
> standard 150mm lens that I already have. I do not need large movements 
> up
> and down though a little side to side is quite common in belly dancing.
>
>     Exposure will be via electronic flash and all I need is 125 to 
> stop most
> motion. The f.stop most commonly used is f.16. Focussing is a one-time
> affair and then the dancers go for it and I just change holders. I 
> plan to
> use the central 6omm x 120mm section of the 4 x 5 neg as the picture 
> area.
>
>     So, has anyone used the old Angulon and can they advise me? Thanks 
> in
> advance.
>
>      Uncle Dick
>
>
>
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