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Rodenstock Sironar

Rodenstock GmbH Small format camera lenses Euron A 3-element, 3-group design, used for 8 mm motion picture cameras. 37.5 mm f/2.8 This section requires expansion. Eurygon A 7-element design. This section requires expansion. Heligon A 6-element design. 12.5 mm f/1.5 This section requires expansion. Heligaron A 6-element design, used for 8 mm motion picture cameras. [...]

Apo Teleconverter

what should i get, Sigma 70-200mm F2.8 APO II with 2x teleconverter or just take Sigma 120-400mm F4.5-5.6 APO? The 70-200 is by far the better lens. Adding a 2x teleconverter will make it very soft though, and only an f5.6. If you absolutely need the 400mm reach, get the 120-400 (or even the 150-500) [...]

Rodenstock Apo

LF: Will i be able to afford a lot of movement with a 100mm lens? I’m making my final checklist for my LF camera setup. http://www.shen-hao.com/TZ45-IIBen.html. Will i be able to best take advantage of the camera movements with a 100mm lens? (I’m aiming for something around the 35mm in relative to 35mm film.) Rodenstock [...]