Hexanon GRII coverage

Ian Grant

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• Apr 16, 2007

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Not having cameras large enough I can't easily determine the coverage of my 210mm and 300mm GRII's.

My150mm GRII covers 10"x8", so the 210 and 300 must give significantly larger coverage.

Any advice would be appreciated.

Ian

 

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• Apr 16, 2007

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My 210 GRII covers 5x12, I seem to remember reading that it's about 370mm or so. How's yours for sharpness in the corners? Mine gets soft outside 320 or so. Don't know anything about the 300.

 

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• Apr 16, 2007

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Has anyone tried a 260mm Hexanon GRII on 7x17 with any success? From what I have read it should be close, but I haven't found someone who has tried it. I have been offered a lens without shutter and I thought I would ask before I waste a lens board.

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John Powers

 

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• Apr 17, 2007

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I have one of those, but never tried it on 7x17... I think it may be a bit of a stretch, but it would be worth the try, as it is supposed to be an excellent lens.

 

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• Apr 17, 2007

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From memory the 300mm easily covers 11x14, the 260 covers 11x14 with no movements, the 210 covers 8x10 with good movements at infinity.

 

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• Apr 17, 2007

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Thank you both. Not looking good for this. Has anyone else another view?

Thanks,

John Powers

 

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• Apr 20, 2007

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Ian Grant said:

My150mm GRII covers 10"x8", so the 210 and 300 must give significantly larger coverage.

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Just a note for any 8x10 users running across this, I have a 150mm GRII that definitely doesn't cover 8x10 at infinity; I can just nip each corner. I think there's a modification (removing a spacer?) that allows it to just cover, but whether that affects performance, I don't know. But it's a wonderful semi-macro lens on 8x10...

 

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• May 7, 2007

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Mark,
mine covers, with some (little) room for movements, covers well will be determined when I process some film the next night or two. Not sure if mine has/has not the shims, as it was poorly stored and short of drilling out the setscrews, it's not coming apart.


erie