Large Format Lens TESTSCopyright 1. Christopher M. PerezKerry L. Thalmann All Rights Reservedlast updated 0. Test Results Large Format photographic lenses. Kerry Thalmann and I tested the lenses found in the. The emphasis is on compact portable lenses for use. Comments regarding these tests follow the. More information can be found at the links provided above. This has been a long project and I hope people find. You can use the following to jump to the desired. Comments. on my finding can be found here. Please note Take care in comparing lenses. Some were tested from f1. Manufacturer. Model. Length. Fstopcntmdledge. Weight. Shutter. Serial number. Age. Rodenstock. APO Grandigon. Copal 0. 11. 52. 92xx. Schneider. Super Angulon f8. Almaz 103 50mm f1. Volna case instructions. Unusual Russian camera with removable prism inspired by the Nikon F2 and the Minolta XE series and with a. Last updated 041904 with latest changes in red personal favorites in green Test Results Large Format photographic lenses Kerry Thalmann and I tested the lenses. Linhof Technika Serial Number Camera' title='Linhof Technika Serial Number Camera' />Compur. Schneider. Super Angulon f5. Copal 0. 14,3. 79,xxx. Horseman. Super ER f5. Seiko SLV1. 2xxxx. Nikon. SW  f4. 5. Copal 0. 66. 1xxx. Rodenstock. Grandagon N f6. Copal 0. 11. 33xxxx. Schneider. Super Angulon f8. Compur 0. 98. 5xxxx. Ziess. Dagor f9. Schneider. Super Symmar XL f4. Copal 0. 14. 77xxxx. Schneider. Super Symmar XL f4. Copal 0. 14. 79xxxx. Schneider too soft to focus returned to factory. Super Symmar XL f4. Copal 0. 14. 7xxxxx. Congo. Wide. Field f6. Copal 0. 30. 1xx. Congo. Wide. Field f6. Copal 0. 30. 2xx. Congo. Wide. Field f6. Copal 0. 30. 1xx. Komura  elements beginningto separatef6. Copal 0 Nikon. SW f8. Copal 0. 69. 3xxx. Schneider. Angulon f6. Synchro Compur 0. Schneider. Angulon f6. Rso Training Courses on this page. Copal 0. 76. 8xxx. Schneider. Angulon f6. Schneider. Angulon f6. Schneider. Angulon f6. Schneider. Angulon f6. Schneider. Angulon f6. Schneider. Super Angulon f8. Copal 0. 11. 8xxxx. Graphlex. WA Optar  f6. Chem Fact Sheets Pdf. Rapax. 90. 3xxxx. Wollensak. WA Raptar f6. Rapax. 90. 7xxx. 19. Goerz. Zeiss Dagorf9. Kodak. WF Ektar f6. Supermatic. RYxxx. Kodak. Ektar f3. I tested it using a 4x. Supermatic. ES5xx. Wollensak. WA Raptar. Rapax. 81. 5xxx. 19. Schneider. Super Symmar XL. Copal 1. 14. 16xxxx. Schneider. Super. Symmar XL f5. 6. Copal. Schneider. Super Symmar XL f5. Copal 1. 14. 71. 3xxx. Goerz. WA Dagor f8. Bosch Lomb. Series 5. Protar  f1. 81. 13mmf1. Copal 0. TS2. 4xx. Caltar. II N1. 15mmf1. Copal. 1. 10. 68. Congo. Wide. Angle f6. Copal 0. 30. 2xxx. Congo. Wide. Angle f6. Copal 0. 30. 1xxx. Schneider. Super. Symmar HM f5. 6. Copal 0. Schneider. APO. Symmar f5. Copal. 0. 14. 62xxxx. Schneider. APO Symmar f5. Copal 0. 14. 3xxxxx. Fuji. CM W f5. 6. Copal 0. 75xxx. 31. Goerz. Carl Ziess. Jena  f9. 12. 5cmf1. Copal 0. 12. 4xxxx. Fuji. Fujinon WEBC f5. Copal 0. 54. 2xxx. Fuji. Fujinon W f5. Copal 0. 54. 2xxx. Graphlex. Optar f4. Rapax. G2xxx. 11. Kodak. WF Ektar f6. Supermatic. RExxx. Kodak. WF Ektar f6. Supermatic. EEIxxxx. Nikon. W f5. 6. 13. Copal 0. 72. 2xxx. Nikon. W f5. 6. 13. Copal 0. 71. 0xxx. Rodenstock. Sironar N f5. Copal 0. 10. 9xxxx. Rodenstock. APO Sironar N f5. Copal 0. 11. 36. 9xxx. Rodenstock. APO Sironar S f5. Copal 0. 11. 2xxxxx. Schneider. Linhof Xenotar f3. Synchro Compur 1. Fuji. NSW f5. 6. Copal 0. Fuji. W f6. 3. 15. Seiko 0. 13. 0xxx. Fuji. W f6. 3. 15. Copal 0. 13. 0xx. Fuji. WS f6. 3. 15. Vista Theme For Xp Windows here. Copal 0. 12. 1xx. Goerz. WA Gold Ring. Ilex. 78. 6xx. 81. Kowa. Graphic f9. Copal 0. 12xx. 21. Rodenstock. Geronar. Copal. 0. 10. 42. Rodenstock. APO SironarW f5. Copal 1. 10. 88. 6xxx. Rodenstock. APO. Sironar S f5. Copal. 0. 11. 6xxxxx. Rodenstock. APO Sironar S f5. Copal 0. 11. 3xxxxx. Rodenstock. Sironar N f5. Copal 0. 10. 3xxxxx. Schneider. APO Symmar f5. Copal 0. 14. 5xxxx. Schneider. Symmar S f5. Copal 0. 14. 1xxxxx. Schneider. G Claron f9. Copal 0. 14. 2xxxxx. Schneider. Super. Symmar HM f5. 6. Copal. Schneider coating imperfections. Super Symmar HM f5. Copal 0. 14. 3xxxxx. Schneider. Symmar Convertable f5. Linhof. 44. 9xxxx. Schneider. Symmar Convertable f5. Linhof. 44. 9xxxx. Schneider. Symmar Convertable f5. Linhof. 44. 9xxxx. Schneider. Xenar f5. Copal 0. 14xxxxxx. Voightlander. APO Lantharlite element separation. Linhof Select blackface. Ilex. Paragon S f4. Ilex. 52xx. 91. 96. Schneider. Angulon. Copal. 3. 13. 33. Schneider. Angulon f6. Linhof Select blackface. Computar. Symmetrigon. Copal 1. 74xxx. 21. Fuji. A f9. 18. 0mmf1. Copal 0  2. 8xxxx 1. Schneider. Symmar SMC. Compur. 1. 14. 10xxxx. Schneider. Symmar S f5. Copal 1. 12. 16xxxx. Bausch and Lomb. Protar series V f1. LF3xx. 5. Kodak Ektar f7. Supermatic. RExxx. Kodak. Anastigmat. Supermaticno ser. Nikkor. M series f8. Copal 0. 20. 0xxx. Nikkor. M series f8. Copal 0. 20. 1xxx. Computar Kowaf9 process lens. Copal 1 1. 97. Fuji. L series. 5. Copal. Fuji. L series f5. Copal 1. 25. 3xxx. Fuji. W series f5. Copal 1. 25. 3xxx. Nikkor. W series f5. Copal 1. 75. 7xxx. Rodenstock. APO. Sironar S f5. Copal. 1. 11. 58. Rodenstock. APO Sironar S f5. Copal 1. 11. 58. 9xx. Rodenstock. Sironar. N f5. 6. 21. 0mmf1. Copal 1. 10. 3xxxx. Schneider. Symmar APO f5. Copal 1. 14. 3xxxxx. Fuji. A series  f9. Copal 0. 5xxxxx. 19. Fuji. A series  f9. Copal 0. 52. 2xxx. Rodenstock. APO. Ronar f9. Copal. 0 1. 05. 26xxx. Goerz. Red Dot Artar f9. Compur 1. 83. 8xxx. Schneider. Linhof Tele. Arton. f5. 6. 25. Prontor Pro 1. 14,0. Ilex. Paragon  f6. Ilex 2. 1xx. 21. Rodenstock. Tele. Optar. f6. 5. Copal 0. 46. 9xxx. Rodenstock. Tele. Rotelar. f6. 5. 27. Copal 0. 49. 1xxx. Doktor. Tessar. 3. Copal. 3. 10xx. Nikon. M f9. 30. 0mmf1. Copal 1 7. Nikon. M f9. 30. Copal 1 7. Fuji. Fujinon T f8. Copal 0. 70xxxx. 19. Fuji. Fujinon W f5. Copal 3. 27. 2xxx. Schneider. G Claron f9. Copal 1. 1. 98. 9Goerz. L. D. Artar f9. 14inchf1. Compur 2. 83. 7xxx. Goerz. L. D. Artar f9. Copal 3. Sfront mounted. Fuji. A series  f1. Copal 1. 52. 1xxx. Nikon. T ED f8. Copal 1 5. Schneider. Tele Xenar Compact. Copal 3xxx. 20. 0x. Fuji. C series. f1. Copal 1 6. 40xx. 01. Fuji. C series f1. Copal 1. 64. 0xxx. Nikon. T ED f1. Copal 1 1. Nikon T ED f1. 6 7. Copal 1  2. 00xxx 1. Please NOTE This is at best a relative not absolute. Kerry and I are simply looking for the Pick. Litter. All lenses tested at 1 2. Test setup was TMax. D7. 6 processed to my. Canham DCLH metal field 4x. Linhof Tech III. Linhof Master Technika, Linhof Master Karden, and Tachihara wood field. Edmond Scientific Lens Resolution Chart. The negatives were exposed for Zone 7 8 for. Zone 3 for detailed shadow. Its also important to remember that things that. Camera alignmentlens qualityground glass plane accuracy which influences. As a comparison, I include Larry Whatleys test. From lindaawix. Linda A Whatley Newsgroups rec. Subject Resolution Data Ektar 2. Date 3 Mar 1. 99. GMTX NETCOM Date Sun Mar 0. PM PST 1. 99. 7Here is resolution data of a Kodak 2. Ektar. measured in the film plane with an eyepiece. Thanks, Bill F., for. This is a very good lens, usually at a modest used price. Corners for this lens are at 2. Angles here are half field angles angle from the optical axis. Notice. that you need to be a little careful in using this one for 5x. Larry Whatley          0     5    1.