Re: [Cameramakers] front mounted shutters.

[Gene Johnson]

John,   Good luck on that #5.  They're getting pretty dear when you can find them.  Still worth it though, I agree.  Can't remember if any of them came with synchs.  I suspect My Packard probably varies by a full stop from slowest to fastest.  Call it 1/20 +/-  a half stop.  So far the results with the 300 have been just great.  I have to retrain myself on the reduced depth of field with the longer fl's. Especially with closeups. I took some shots of two girls at night, and I had one shine a light on the other one so I could focus. The lighted one is sharp, the other a little soft.  There couldn't have been 6 inches difference in the two.  This at f9.  I need more flash so I can go down to f16. You're Artar sounds like a beauty.  I bet it will be awesome!   I can't imagine contact prints that big!  I picked up a Bausch and Lomb Telestigmat 40 inch the other day, I'm trying to set it up with my Kiev 6C to do bird pics. It looks like a process lens but I really don't know. F8 with a yellow dot. Who makes the Computar?   Gene ----- Original Message ----- From: John Cremati To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Sunday, September 08, 2002 3:28 PM Subject: Re: [Cameramakers] front mounted shutters.        This looks like a serious case of lens ecstasy!  Have you embarked on the filter quest yet?...        The  real sleepers are the "Computars" which were a   1970 to 1980 vintage computer designed  lens , multicoated with 6 to 8 elements.These supposedly have a 320 lines per inch resolution according to several  sources although some sources  say  differently.......I have a set for the enlarger  up to 150mm and one 270mm for a 8x10..         Most Process lenses are a 4 element lens but are tack sharp flat field lens corrected for color abnormities...The longer focal lengths make great telephoto lenses but are slow... I am in need of a Ilex # 5  shutter for a 42 inch focal length Schneider Red dot Altar that I have...    John Cremati..----- ----- Original Message       From: Gene Johnson To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Sunday, September 08, 2002 6:07 PM Subject: [Cameramakers] front mounted shutters. Hello Cameramakers,   I just bought 3 Konica Hexanon GrII  process lenses in 150, 210, and 300mm focal lengths.  I was able to mount the 300mm on my Horseman with a Packard shutter (with flash synch) this works really well.  I was also able to use the 210mm by mounting an Ilex #3 in front of it.  I still have tons of movement available.  The 150 I haven't got to yet, but I'll probably mount it in front of another Ilex #3.  I have about 250 bucks in all three lenses and 2 shutters, and I'm just thrilled with the performance.  Now that I have mine, I thought I'd share my joy with you all.  These are FINE lenses.  Very sharp from very close to infinity. They show up on eBay from time to time, along with a ton of other similar process lenses from Rodenstock, Schneider, Kodak, Nikkor, JML, Ilex, Eskafot, and many others.  Hey, every once in a while, something works out.   Gene