k***@gmail.com
2012-10-12 15:32:11 UTC
Ho, it is a fifteen years old letter. The answer is the GRAFLEX XL SPACERS which I've never seen and is looking for. Best Regards
Hi; hope someone can shed some light in my dark corner.
The Graflex XL was apparently designed to be a multi-purpose camera
system with a variety of lenses and accessories to match a wide range of
situations in studio, industrial, and press photography. I know of body
extensions ranging from 1/2" to 10", so macro work was obviously
intended. I've also heard of something called the GrafLarger which
apparently used the camera body as an enlarger.
My questions are these: Which lenses in the XL system are suitable for
magnification near 1:1? Does the 100 mm Planar work well at 1:1? I
understand that the original (pre-1900) Planar design was symmetrical,
but by the '60s the "Planar" was a very different lens.
What about the 100 mm Tessar or the 150 by Rodenstock (Ysarex I think)?
Should the lens cells be reversed for macro?
Thanks
Larry Nicks
The Graflex XL was apparently designed to be a multi-purpose camera
system with a variety of lenses and accessories to match a wide range of
situations in studio, industrial, and press photography. I know of body
extensions ranging from 1/2" to 10", so macro work was obviously
intended. I've also heard of something called the GrafLarger which
apparently used the camera body as an enlarger.
My questions are these: Which lenses in the XL system are suitable for
magnification near 1:1? Does the 100 mm Planar work well at 1:1? I
understand that the original (pre-1900) Planar design was symmetrical,
but by the '60s the "Planar" was a very different lens.
What about the 100 mm Tessar or the 150 by Rodenstock (Ysarex I think)?
Should the lens cells be reversed for macro?
Thanks
Larry Nicks