I have the same camera. the 616 Monitor and Vigilant used the same lens. Might be tight for 4x5, I could test it on my Horseman easy enough if you're not in a big hurry.
Gene ----- Original Message ----- From: "Robert Stoddard" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Tuesday, August 27, 2002 7:01 PM Subject: Re: [Cameramakers] A question regarding a lens > >I currently have a Kodak anastigmat special 127mm lens > >from an old 616 camera. Does anyone have any > >experience in using this lens in a 4x5 camera? > > Rich, > The surprise here for me is that this is a 127 mm focal length lens but > from a 616 camera. I thought that the 616 Kodak Monitor with the Anastigmat > Special lens used a shorter focal length, like 114 mm or so. I don't have a > reference nearby to check this, but are you sure that your lens didn't come > off the World War II era "Combat Graphic", a military version without > bellows which used a front-element-focusing lens of 127 mm if I recall > correctly? If so, then the lens should have no trouble covering 4 X 5, > because that is what the camera was! RKS > > _________________________________________________________________ > Join the world's largest e-mail service with MSN Hotmail. > http://www.hotmail.com > > _______________________________________________ > Cameramakers mailing list > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > http://rmp.opusis.com/mailman/listinfo/cameramakers > _______________________________________________ Cameramakers mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://rmp.opusis.com/mailman/listinfo/cameramakers
