Recent content by Rod Klukas

If the camera has a graflock back, you can remove the GG frame and glass easily. Then focld the camera with the lens mounted, and see if it is too far to the rear for safety. On some wooden cameras, you can remove the rear plate w/GG, and fiod and see how far thens is sticking out. Check how...

One thing many who appreciated the Dagor were looking for, was the 87 Degree projection yielding a large image circle, Many miss the instruction and recommendation by Goerz, that the lens be stopped down a minimum of F22 and F32 was better. Remember that when the Dagors were first offered, the...

Well it is a good lens, but at inifinity, only has a 280mm IC, so not covering 8x10. Be well and keep making images. Rod

The most recent Wide angle in this focal range, is the 150mm F5.6 Super Symmar XL ASPH MC Excellent lens with 386mm Image Circle.

Have you considered that the F12.5 would have slightly flatter image projection, but with more diffraction than the F9.5 model? Of course the F9.5 would be brighter for composition and focus. Just somw notes. Rod

IN 1865 Adolph Steinheil, having left his father's Optical business, produced 3 lenses a Periskop wide angle, a gauss type 4 element, and a 3 element so called medallian lens. He would later produce a series called Aplanat. This what your lens appears to be. See attached image It used...

Lens does cover 8x10. Shutter needs a Clean Lube Adjust, CLA, Also many of the shutters had split escapements, wth fast speeds from around 1/60 up, on one and 1/30 and slower on a seperate escapement. Soulds like the slow speed escapement, especially needs a clean and adjust.

Can you show us a picture. I have many books and illustrations. I then can perhaps identify it. Rod

Image circle is about 180mm at F22. Better for 6x9 or 3.25 X 4.25. See attached for 1939 info Hope you find this useful.

He did a lot of work after the Nazis took over, especially at night because they did not want free Photography. And during the actual war, he could not go out with his camera, so he did many still lifes in his office/studio. Some of them I felt were quite like visual Haiku. They left him...

Youngfolk, I have one of these lenses. They are superb for 5x7 and 8x10 size film. But you must have a bellows at least about 600mm in length for 1:1 reproduction. As Larry mentioned, Macros are poorer at Infinity. See below. They were made in the 1970s and 1980s, but not a lot due to...

Here are some bellows sources. Remember that this bellows is quite thin as it needs to be compact. Custom Bellows UK http://www.custombellows.co.uk/products.html US Companies Nabel https://nabell.com/products/camera-bellows/ TURNER BELLOWS 526 Child St Rochester NY...

This from the Schneider 1935 catalog

Hasselblad bodies were built and held on shelves in the factory until sold, so you could have purchased a 77 body brand new in 79 or 80, and it would have the earlier Serial #, if their sales slowed down in different years. Good catch on the 3 digit alpahbetic code. Rod

The first suggestion with a dowel works with a Ground glass, it does not work with a fresnel/ground glass. That is because the fresnel moves the focus 1/3 the thickness of the fresnel. Also, in reality 7-8x is a bit too strong for a focus aid, with 6x being the ceiling, and around 4x the least...