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bought a couple of folders, notes and questions |
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hurdy_gurdyman |
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Sep 19, 04 - 2:57 PM |
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the_hurdy_gurdyman@yahoo.com |
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Hi Everyone,
I'm new here, but not new to cameras, having been into medium format and 35mm for 25 years.
I recently purchased a couple of old folders at pretty cheap prices.
I'm trying to get a decent camera for MF use to take with my on motorcycle trips and car trips with hiking involved. I bought a Voigtlander Inos 1 (early 30's) with a 105 f-4.5 Skopar and a Wirgin Auta (late 30's) with a 105 f-4.5 Gewironar. Both these are Tessar-
type lenses. I've heard lots of good things about the Skopar, but haven't heard anything from anyone who has actually used a Gewironar lens, and am wondering about if they actually can be a good one. It sure looks nice.
Comparing the two cameras makes me wonder on a couple of other things. The Inos has a more versatile shutter (old Compur 1-1/250 vs Auta's Prontor 1/25-1/100). However, there is a design flaw with the
Inos. The lensboard is fastened to the bed rail in such a way as to feel like it is mounted with soft spring steel. It rocks back and forth about a quarter of an inch or more (there is no play, just soft, springy mounting). The Auta is very rigid in this respect. I put a bubble level on the small brightfinder on each camera and tripped the shutter (camera on tripod). When tripping the shutter at
any speed, the Inos caused the bubble to bounce around quite a bit. The Auta didn't move the bubble a bit when I tried the same thing.
The film plane is another potential problem. Both have nice needle rollers, but the Inos has no pressure plate, while the Auta has a nice one.
Will this have any real effect on the actual picture?
All in all, it would appear that the Wirgin Auta, a camera that few have even heard of, is a much better built camera then the Voigtlander Inos 1, which is from a very noted company. All I need is to hear from someone who has actually used one of these and can give any info on how well these lenses actually work.
I also bought a Kodak with the triplet Anastigmat Anastan 105-f-6.3. It's pretty rigid built, but don't know if that triplet lens is going to be able to make good enough enlargements or not.
Dave
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