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Dr Klaus Schmitt

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Re: Projection lenses
« Reply #315 on: December 16, 2018, 21:18:46 »
How to make the Meopta Meostigmat f1.0/50mm work...

The lens barrel has to be shortened first see first pics 1+2 (while doing so, the rear lens group will need to be taken out, later re-inserted again). I then used Rafcamera adapter pieces to mount onto a chinese M65 helicoid (pic 3+4):


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On my Panasonic GH4 this then leaves quite some space, so it focuses quite a bit over infinity, which I adjust using the set-screws of the lens mounting adapter ring. Focusing range here is then infinity to some 150mm close-up  ;-)

I recommend using a clamp-on sunshade as there are no front threads.
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Re: Projection lenses
« Reply #316 on: December 16, 2018, 23:04:17 »
Here is what I managed with a ROW Rathenow Busch System 120/80. It's actually a horrid petzval lens, in which one has to choose either sharpness with extreme haloing or decent contrast completely unsharp. It is 120mm, aperture should be f1.5 obviously but my camera seems to think it is around f1.3

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Re: Projection lenses
« Reply #317 on: December 16, 2018, 23:11:25 »
I got a lot of two General Scientific Superlumo 4.75 inch projection lenses. One had some separation in the back element (cemented) so I decided to experiment with using the rear cell of a Busch projection lens with the front of the GS. I find the results not altogether unpleasing, but certainly unconventional.

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Re: Projection lenses
« Reply #318 on: December 17, 2018, 01:25:08 »
Nice ones Toby! Henri Cartier-Bresson: "Sharpness is a bourgeois concept..."  ;)
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Re: Projection lenses
« Reply #319 on: December 17, 2018, 16:58:49 »
There was some sun today...took the Meostigmat f1.0/50mm out













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Re: Projection lenses
« Reply #320 on: December 18, 2018, 08:24:16 »
Another unsharp but interesting projection lens: Angenieux TV1 120mm f1.2

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Re: Projection lenses
« Reply #321 on: December 18, 2018, 17:59:48 »
very interesting one Toby!
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Re: Projection lenses
« Reply #322 on: December 18, 2018, 18:02:04 »
This Rodenstock Heligon f1.6 100mm Xray machine lens is a surprisingly fine lens with plenty back focal length...













Full set is here: https://www.flickr.com/photos/kds315/albums/72157704765799625
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Re: Projection lenses
« Reply #323 on: December 18, 2018, 18:09:59 »
Nice one Klaus. Reminds me a bit of the Canon XI 100mm

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Re: Projection lenses
« Reply #324 on: December 18, 2018, 22:07:49 »
Nice one Klaus. Reminds me a bit of the Canon XI 100mm

No wonder, similar use... XRAY machine ;-)
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Re: Projection lenses
« Reply #325 on: December 20, 2018, 08:28:28 »
Actually I guess it is IX--still both are better than any other X-ray lenses I have seen/tried.

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Re: Projection lenses
« Reply #326 on: December 21, 2018, 00:31:22 »
Actually I guess it is IX--still both are better than any other X-ray lenses I have seen/tried.

I'm sorry you lost me on that one Toby... (IX???)
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Re: Projection lenses
« Reply #327 on: December 21, 2018, 07:58:24 »
My bad, it is XI, not IX. Must be a senior moment...In the meantime, the first images from a Leitz Hektor 150mm f2.5

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Re: Projection lenses
« Reply #328 on: December 21, 2018, 08:00:09 »
Finally getting a feel for this Angenieux TV1 120mm f1.2

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Re: Projection lenses
« Reply #329 on: December 21, 2018, 08:13:42 »
And two from the General Scientific/Emil Busch frankenlens combination that I like