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Re: [OM] "It's very sharp"

Subject: Re: [OM] "It's very sharp"
From: "Sawyer, Edward" <Ed.Sawyer@xxxxxxx>
Date: Mon, 18 Feb 2013 15:12:48 +0000
A 180mm tessar should easily cover 6x12. I am sure it was likely designed
for 4x5 or larger.  Should be possible to hog out the mount so it doesn't
vignette. Or just hack the whole thing off and make a new cone/mount....


On 2/17/13 10:51 PM, "olympus-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx"
<olympus-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

>> I am about to attempt to hack it by fitting a 100 yr old 180mm Tessar. :-)
> 
> That, I don't understand. I understand trying the lens, but not on a 6x12
> camera. Even if the lens can theoretically
> cover that, it will have to be set far enough forward of the mount that the
> mount will almost certainly cut off much of
> the film.

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