The lens is unusual so I thought I would post a couple of pix of it. Very tiny, the front element is less than 1/2 inch wide. Even though it is designed for closeup (the "micro" prefix) is has a relatively wide field and covers 4x5 at infinity.
http://jcoconnell.com/temp/mrap1.jpg http://jcoconnell.com/temp/mrap2.jpg JCO ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- J.C. O'Connell mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] http://jcoconnell.com ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- -----Original Message----- From: J. C. O'Connell [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, April 19, 2004 3:06 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Name that capture? - ANSWER Not exactly right but close enough. Sorry there was no prize. Camera - 60 yr old 4x5 speed graphic with focal plne shutter, $125 Lens - 40 yr old Wollensak 115mm F12.5 "Micro-Raptar", coated, but not MC, $50 Total cost lens and camera a whopping $175. I shot the image to test two things at once. Mainly the film which was over 3 years outdated, and secondly the lens which I had never tried with color. Film - Kodak 4x5 Portra 160NC outdated, 1/2001 ( I got this film for nothing ) Exposure - Open Flash, Effective aperture F50, not a typo, eff-fifty Scanned with a epson 3200 at 1600 dpi for a master file approx 50 Mpixels Lens was extended to approx 180mm via bellows for a magnification of approx 1:2 Looks to me like both the lens and the film are fine, but even at f50, there wasnt enough DOF to get everything sharp in a setup like this. Thanks to all for guessing, it was kinda fun hearing the guesses and the logic behind them. I think this pretty much proves you dont need a lot of money or latest technology to get some really good results. Modern films certainly help the situation. http://jcoconnell.com/temp/macro01s.jpg (0.7 Mpixels compressed) JCO ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- J.C. O'Connell mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] http://jcoconnell.com ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- -----Original Message----- From: Jostein [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, April 19, 2004 1:49 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: Name that capture? I think this is shot with a cheap old large format press camera on low ISO negative film. Gotta guess something...:-) Jostein
