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Ensign Carbine 6x9
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PostPosted: Sun Nov 25, 2007 4:54 pm    Post subject: Ensign Carbine 6x9 Reply with quote
Just bought this one: Click here to see on Ebay. The price could have been slightly lower, but I wanted this lens (Aldis Uno Anastigmat f/6.3 4.25"), and the shutter is better than usual. I haven't yet decided whether I'll use the camera as such or just cannibalize the lens. The Uno isn't necessarily as sharp as a Tessar, but the contrast is supposed to be better because it is a 2+1 configuration, i.e. has two air-to-glass surfaces less than the Tessar, which is 1+1+2. The Vademecum characterizes the UNO as follows: "Perhaps a minor landmark but interesting as a simplification of the triplet" and "very nice contrasty lens and fully usable today".

Veijo


PostPosted: Sun Nov 25, 2007 4:59 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
Very interesting, Veijo. God only knows how you can know all these ancient lenses.
I'm looking forward to the image results.

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PostPosted: Sun Nov 25, 2007 5:19 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
Veijo, do you use Kadlubek's camera catalogue? Would be a nice source for you (additionally to the Vademecum), cause he lists even very old cams in this catalogue (which is different from the lens catalogue I have).


PostPosted: Sun Nov 25, 2007 5:38 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
Orio wrote:
Very interesting, Veijo. God only knows how you can know all these ancient lenses.


Well, if I don't know a lens, I try to find out, and some names stick into my mind. After I've checked many enough times, I may know without checking. I've been doing this with various things for the last 50+ years accumulating mainly useless facts - and often inaccurate, alas.

Veijo


PostPosted: Sun Nov 25, 2007 5:45 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
LucisPictor wrote:
Veijo, do you use Kadlubek's camera catalogue? Would be a nice source for you (additionally to the Vademecum), cause he lists even very old cams in this catalogue (which is different from the lens catalogue I have).


I only use it occasionally. I've already got too many cameras so I'm mainly seeking interesting lenses - and trying to cut even that down, concentrating on pre-WWII, preferably pre-WWI lenses with a character of their own.

Veijo


PostPosted: Thu Nov 29, 2007 6:21 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
The Carbine arrived, very quickly. The lens looks fine, but the front standard is tilted and doesn't seem worthwhile to try to straighten up as often is the case with these old folder cameras. Well, now I'll have no pangs of conscience extracting the lens for use on a dSLR, and maybe I can use the body for a pinhole camera - the body is very flat, only about 30 mm, so it would be a really wide angle 6x9, with a lot of vignetting, of course. I'll test the lens as soon as I've mounted it - and the weather permits.

Veijo


PostPosted: Thu Nov 29, 2007 7:54 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
vilva wrote:
The Carbine arrived, very quickly. The lens looks fine, but the front standard is tilted and doesn't seem worthwhile to try to straighten up as often is the case with these old folder cameras. Well, now I'll have no pangs of conscience extracting the lens for use on a dSLR, and maybe I can use the body for a pinhole camera - the body is very flat, only about 30 mm, so it would be a really wide angle 6x9, with a lot of vignetting, of course. I'll test the lens as soon as I've mounted it - and the weather permits.

Veijo


Veijo, you always surprises me... Congrats for the buying, and I look forward to see the result of your marvelous transplants Wink.
Best regards,
Jes.
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