mike_pry Posted April 20, 2001 Share Posted April 20, 2001 Can anyone give me any info on this lens and "self cocking shutter"?I have an opportunity to purchase and was wondering if anyone could tell me anything about it? I don't have a whole lot of money to part with and I'd really like to learn to use the 8x10 I have and all I lack is a lens. Thank u all in advance !Mike Pry Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mike_pry Posted April 21, 2001 Author Share Posted April 21, 2001 ooops it is a 12 inch not 14 sorry! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
erik_ryberg Posted April 21, 2001 Share Posted April 21, 2001 Michael, <p> Ilex #5's are expensive, very large shutters. At least the "newer" ones are. <p> I sometimes use an f9 15" paragon on 8x10. It is a sharp lens without much contrast. Works well for some applications, less well for others. It covers the format easily; I'm not sure if the 12 inch will give you a lot of room for movement. <p> If you aren't too worried about getting the very best modern lens, there are quite a few inexpensive 8x10 offerings on ebay. I got a nice tessar in a Betax #5 for just under $100 a few weeks ago. It's probably a worse lens than the Paragon (really fast though - f4.5!) but anyway, that's about the price you can look for I think. Good luck with your pictures. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mike_phifer Posted April 22, 2001 Share Posted April 22, 2001 The Paragon is (most likely) a Tessar design as well. Kingslake has it listed as one in his book "History of the Photographic Lens (p 88)". <p> Hope this is of some help, Mike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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