Re: Sharper Copy Lens for Crown Graphic???????

sell the crown graphic and buy a speed graphic with the
focal plane shutter. Then buy a high quality enlarging
lens. The work superb close up and are cheap on ebay.
JCO



On 28 Nov 2003 21:55:11 -0800, [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Dr. Slick) wrote:

>My artwork Sizes range from 8.5"x11" to about 4'x3'.
>I usually end up about 0.8-1.8 meters away or so.  Right now, I am
>using a 135mm/4.7 xenar, and under a loupe, the results seem like they
>could be
>a bit sharper.  
>
>
>
>Then [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Thor Lancelot Simon) wrote in message news:<[EMAIL 
>PROTECTED]>...
>> 
>> Tessars aren't generally considered particularly good lenses for copy work;
>> they are almost always optimized for infinity and their corrections depend
>> on the subject distance.  A better choice would be a lens actually meant
>> for copy or tabletop work, such as an Artar, Apo-Ronar, or G-Claron.
>
>
>    And someone else also mentioned the APO-Ronar.
>
>    And, Stacey mentioned this:
>
>
>"Again like I posted in another thread, look around for a 127mm
>tominon. They
>are pretty cheap and were designed for the type of work you are doing.
>
>http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=2963509709&category=30076
>
>Bet this one goes for under $100 and this is they type you want,
>already
>mounted in a shutter."
>
>      
>
>    So i guess i could try either the 127mm Tominon or the APO-Ronar.
>
>    What do you folks think?
>
>
>Slick