[LRflex] Re: Z + N = ? OT (maybe)
- From: Richard Ward <ilovaussiesheps@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: "leicareflex@xxxxxxxxxxxxx" <leicareflex@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Tue, 7 Jun 2011 22:58:56 -0400
Let's raise a toast for old view camera lenses over the armastice, then.
:-)
My Busch Pressman has an awfully fine Wollensak Raptor 127mm on it that's
always treated me right.
R.
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Sent From An M8 User.... :-)
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On Jun 7, 2011, at 9:10 PM, George Lottermoser <imagist3@xxxxxxx> wrote:
> I've put my white flag up as well Richard.
> ;-)
> The only thing I'll add is that I have used old view camera lenses, as well
> as Hasselblad lenses with the DMR; in both parallel and tilt/swing modes and
> they perform admirably. While the DMR is not a medium format back and the
> lenses are not state of current digital lens art - they perform very well.
> Likewise my dated Zeiss T-star glass performed extremely well when tested on
> a current 39CFV back. Yes. There are new lens designs reportedly performing
> better on the high end backs. Yet in no case can I imagine how or why a lens
> mount adjustment could improve performance - except in the case of
> photographing flat walls; and doing so with extremely large aperture lenses,
> at fairly close distances, virtually no depth of field.
>
> Regards,
> George
> (from iPad)
>
> On Jun 7, 2011, at 19:30, Richard Ward <ilovaussiesheps@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
>> Now might be time for a white flag of surrender on my part because I find
>> myself lacking on this topic.
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