14x17 Portrait #1

If there were ever a guy who looked like he was from Tonapah, this is the guy.

I agree...and I've never even been there! Also, I could never understand people who loved Buicks, but I suppose that fact that he loves beer makes him ok.

My money is on the beer...

Nice portrait, Jim.

Jim, Were you using the rear half of a 14 1/2" verito here? Or does your Wisner have a larger front standard that allows you to use larger lens boards that will let you use an 18" verito? Or is this a shot with a 14 1/2" that covers at portrait distances? Just curious because I have a Wisner 8x20 and the thing I find limiting is the 5 1/4" Wisner boards that won't allow you to use the larger portrait lenses.

Robert, dead on about the *&%^%$%^ teensy Wiz lens panels. I used the rear of an 11" Verito. About 30" bellows as I recall.

Jim, You can squeeze a 14 1/2" on there but you'll have to mill the mounting flange's high spots down in order to mount it. But I shoot with the rear half of mine all the time. It is pretty amazing that there is hardly any lose of image quality in doing it this way. (especially in a contact print) There is just something about a Verito that I haven't found in any other lens. The rear half of a 14 1/2 incher F4 is 24" at F 6.8 or close to 6.8. Why Ron stayed with the 5 1/4" boards on his ULF cameras is beyond me.

Somebody needs to introduce Ron to a 19" Sigmar f4.

I wish you could have that 1/2 inch back, but it still is very nice. Keep em coming!


Charlie..................................