cuthbert
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Yes. 180mm is too big for 35mm. If you mount it on tripod then size does not matter.
I will never change the stock ground glass. It may be dim for indoor but it is very sharp and bright for outdoors.
Attached picture will give an idea about the size.
For more stability on tripod I am using,
http://www.enjoyyourcamera.com/images/product_images/popup_images/10882465_0.jpg
So hand held portrait with a Praktica VLC3 plus the Sonnar is a bad idea?

Quoting Wedge Antilles: "Look at the size of that thing!"
P6 system does not have macro lens, but biometar 80 mm with tubes or macro bellows is very good combination for close ups. Biometar is classical xenotar design like micro nikkor 55mm f 3,5.
Both lenses are excellent at all distances.
If I remember correctly the minimum focusing distance of the Biometar is 1 mt, so it looks hard to use as macro, perhaps the Volna 80mm would be a better choice?