tim_kimbler1 Posted September 24, 2001 Share Posted September 24, 2001 Are the older 165 mm Angulon's coated? Is the coverage the same as a Super Angulon at F22? I'm looking for a small wide angle lens for 8X10 field photography. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michael_briggs2 Posted September 25, 2001 Share Posted September 25, 2001 Rudolf Kingslake in "A History of the Photographic Lens" says that theAngulon was introduced in 1930. A lens from that era would not havebeen coated. Probably all of the post-WWII ones are at least singlecoated, certainly by the mid-1950s. You can get dates from the serialnumber table provided by Schneider:http://www.schneideroptics.com/large/serial.htm. Also take a look athttp://www.schneideroptics.com/large/vintage/largeformat/large1.htm.Schneider lists the coverage of the 165 mm Angulon as 300 mm diameterat f16, of the 165 mm Super Angulon as 394 mm. The image quality and illumination at a given angle off-axis will notbe as good as a Super Angulon. There is a reason that the industryhas switched to Super Angulon type designs. On the other hand, greatphotographs were made before the Super Angulon existed and theperformance might be satisfactory for your purposes, esp. if you aremaking contact prints. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sidney_crandall Posted September 25, 2001 Share Posted September 25, 2001 With great success and great quality I used in the past a W.A.Dagor of 6 1/2" (162.5mm focal length). Although it was f8 or f9 it was very small and very contrasty. I would love to be able to shoot 8x10" again. But I am limited to 4x5". If you could find one of these I am sure you would be very pleased with it's quality (resolution)and size. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tim_kimbler1 Posted September 25, 2001 Author Share Posted September 25, 2001 Thanks, what about the 159mm Wollensak, are they coated? Is there a web site to verify age by serial number? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
n_dhananjay3 Posted September 25, 2001 Share Posted September 25, 2001 You might want to look out for a 141mm or 183mm Protar V (not to be confused with the Protar VII convertibles). The Protar V was a wide angle lens. It covers 8x10 with ease (especially once you stop down a bit - they are meant to be stopped down to f:32 or smaller for use). The lens list in Henney and Dudley indicates coverage of 100deg. They are not coated but you might prefer it because it only consists of two cemented doublets and so coatings are less of an issue. I have a 141 and it covers 8x10 without too much trouble. It is incredibly tiny - an 8x10 backpacker's dream. They are fully corrected for color. Bausch & Lomb made the lens under license from Zeiss. Good luck. DJ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chuck_pere Posted September 26, 2001 Share Posted September 26, 2001 Coated Wollensak lenses should have a circled W with the rest of the lens information. The later models were called Raptar instead of Velostigmat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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