Images from my 4X5 Speed graphic,
even with the cheap optar lens blow
away 6X7. Sorry but its true.
JCO
> -----Original Message-----
> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Bruce Dayton
> Sent: Monday, June 03, 2002 2:15 AM
> To: William Robb
> Subject: Re[2]: Big announcement coming up
>
>
> William,
>
> You are not going to convince me to move up format again!
>
>
> Brother Bruce
>
>
>
> Sunday, June 02, 2002, 10:39:16 PM, you wrote:
>
> WR> ----- Original Message -----
> WR> From: Bob Rapp
> WR> Subject: Re: Big announcement coming up
>
>
>
> >> > Pentax LTD large format lenses.
> >> >
> >> The new 100mm 67 macro is close.
>
> WR> No shutter, it has a focusing helicoid, and it has the sucky A
> WR> series cosmetics.
> WR> Also, it doesn't cover 4x5 without a ridiculous amount of
> WR> extension.
> WR> I am quite serious, I would love to be able to spend part of my
> WR> inheritance on optics from Pentax that were designed from the
> WR> ground up to be used with 4x5 or larger.
>
> WR> < wine sotted rambling>
>
> WR> 4x5 gives about 16 square inches of usable image.
> WR> 5x7 gives almost 30 square inches of usable image, in a more
> WR> pleasing aspect ratio.
> WR> The advantage of the 5x7 format is obvious.
> WR> 5x7 cameras are only slightly larger than 4x5.
> WR> This begs the question: Why is the 5x7 format so rare?
>
> WR> < /wine sotted rambling>
>
> WR> William Robb
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