[pure-silver] Re: 90mm lens for 4x5 recommendations
- From: "Gene Johnson" <genej2@xxxxxxx>
- To: <pure-silver@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sun, 12 Sep 2004 18:18:31 -0700
I have a 90mm 6.8 grandagon i use infrequently but I'm quite happy with it
when I do. I think I paid a bit over 400 for it used on eBay.
Gene
----- Original Message -----
From: "John Meyers" <jmeyers102@xxxxxxxxx>
To: <pure-silver@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Sunday, September 12, 2004 5:22 PM
Subject: [pure-silver] Re: 90mm lens for 4x5 recommendations
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> --- Stein <rstein@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
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> > Dear John,
> >
> > I use an f.8 90 mm lens and in view ( pun ) of
> > the pictures that get
> > taken with it, the aperture is fine. This is not
> > fast-grab work, and 30
> > seconds under the dark cloth lets your eyes adjust
> > to the screen. That said,
> > it is a little dim when I use a reflex viewer at the
> > back of the studio
> > camera - but then I drape under the cloth and it all
> > comes good.
> >
> > My choice for how to live your life? Save for
> > the Nikkor lens. I use a
> > Nikkor W 135 for field work and it is absolutely
> > brilliant, particularly
> > when you have to include the sun in the shot. No
> > flare, even shooting right
> > out to sea on a clear morning.
> >
> > Uncle Dick
>
>
> As I think about it more, it seems to come down to the
> following questions:
>
> Do I want/need the larger image circle that the Nikkor
> 90mm f8 provides, allowing more movements? Answer:
> given my current skill level, probably not.
>
> Do I need/want the larger aperture that the Caltar
> f6.8 provides? Answer: That's not a deciding factor
> for me. Although I'm sure that extra brightness would
> be welcome when focussing, Uncle Dick's comments above
> address that well. (Also, as someone else pointed out,
> the larger aperture lens does command a higher price,
> at least when new. The Caltar lens is listed at
> Calumet for $929.99 -- certainly out of my price
> range, but indicating that the one I saw offered for
> %00 is a pretty good deal).
>
> If I were able to try out both these lenses, plus the
> Fujinon that Dave Hornford mentioned, would I be able
> to detect a difference? Answer: I don't know.
>
> So this brings me back to: Do I get a Nikkor based on
> the strong recommendations I've seen a couple of
> places, as well from Uncle Dick?
>
> It all comes back to the pocketbook I guess. I was
> looking to spend not more than $500, so perhaps that
> used Caltar...
>
> Thanks all.
>
> John Meyers
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