[pure-silver] Re: unsharp lens

  • From: Nick Zentena <zentena@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • To: pure-silver@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
  • Date: Tue, 8 May 2007 05:51:58 -0400

On Monday 07 May 2007 21:38, Shannon Stoney wrote:

> >
> >http://www.butzi.net/rodenstock/apo-sironar-s/page2.htm
> >
> >Don't know if that's your version or not.
>
> I looked at this page. It tells you that the "flange focal distance"
> should be 147mm.  Is this the distance from the lensboard to the film
> plane?

   When looking at the diagram. It's the distance from the D mark to the film 
plane when focused at infinity.


>
> It also says that maximum sharpness for this lens is at f/11-22. I
> usually stop down quite a bit more than that.  Could that be the
> problem?
>
> I don't see how that could be it, because I do the same with the 90mm
> lens, and those images are plenty sharp.


        Difraction has already been mentioned but unless you are making real 
big 
prints I don't think it should be a big issue. 

        Nick
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