Horseman VH 6X9 Super ER f/5.6 lens question

Hi,

I have a Horseman VH field camera, which came with 90mm HORSEMAN

Super ER f/5.6 lens with Seiko-SLV mechanism.

I tried to find in the Net info (reviews, quality, price) on this

lens, but in vain: nothing about it! :(

Do you guys know something about this lens or could you refer me to

any useful links? Any good price guide links?

Thank you for your time and attention.

Zura<div></div>

Hello Zura,

This is not exactly what you are looking for, but it might be worth taking a look anyway:

http://martyfoto.kbx.cz/horseman/horsemanVHR1.html

I have never used the 90 mm ER on my VH, but the Horseman 7/65 mm was a decent lens.

Best wishes

The Super means it covers 4x5 (barely), the ER means it is multicoated. As a whole the Super

ER series of Horseman lenses were pretty good for their day (I have the 75, 105 and 120), but

don't compare to currently produced LF lenses. That being said, currently produced 90mm

lenses are 3-4 times as large. BTW I used to have the 90 Super ER but traded up to a 100 mm

APO Symmar which was only slightly less wide and a far better performer.

I bought a similar lens for $299 from Midwest Camera Exchange in the US. The lens was Excellent+ shape.

later I bought some more Horseman Lenses from KEH for around the same price.

I dropped it on my garage floor the first time I mounted it on the camera so I could not tell you what is the quality.

Haris