cyberjunkie
9-Oct-2011, 18:54
I just bought a whole plate wooden camera, which will come with an Ilex Paragon Series A 7 1/2" f/4.5.
I had no interest for a lens, i was just looking for a cheap whole plate wooden camera, complete with back rail. The camera had a lens though, so hazy (from the auction picture) that i'm not certain that it could be cleanable.
I knew about some Paragon Series A soft focus lenses, but i realized that my knowledge was very limited, so i started a web search.
Surprisingly i found very little.
I was almost certain that Velostigmat Series II and Paragon Series A were the same thing, now i am not so sure.
I couldn't even find out if there were NON-soft-focus Paragons, as with Ilex Velostigmats (which were made in soft focus version, only in longer focals, and only some of them, not every one).
Fortunately Cameraeccentric came to the rescue! :)
Now i know that my Paragon Series A example can't be a soft-focus, because it's a 7 1/2" f/4.5, and only the four bigger sizes were made with adjustable soft ring (8 1/2" focal and up).
The lens came practically free, no surprise it's not a jewel. I am saving all my hopes for the shutter: if it's correctly working, maybe i'll find a new home for a couple of optic cells that are crying for an usable shutter.
I still don't know if there is any relationship between Velostigmat Series II and Paragon Series A.
Any infos about that?
Any first-hand comment about these lenses?
have fun
CJ
I had no interest for a lens, i was just looking for a cheap whole plate wooden camera, complete with back rail. The camera had a lens though, so hazy (from the auction picture) that i'm not certain that it could be cleanable.
I knew about some Paragon Series A soft focus lenses, but i realized that my knowledge was very limited, so i started a web search.
Surprisingly i found very little.
I was almost certain that Velostigmat Series II and Paragon Series A were the same thing, now i am not so sure.
I couldn't even find out if there were NON-soft-focus Paragons, as with Ilex Velostigmats (which were made in soft focus version, only in longer focals, and only some of them, not every one).
Fortunately Cameraeccentric came to the rescue! :)
Now i know that my Paragon Series A example can't be a soft-focus, because it's a 7 1/2" f/4.5, and only the four bigger sizes were made with adjustable soft ring (8 1/2" focal and up).
The lens came practically free, no surprise it's not a jewel. I am saving all my hopes for the shutter: if it's correctly working, maybe i'll find a new home for a couple of optic cells that are crying for an usable shutter.
I still don't know if there is any relationship between Velostigmat Series II and Paragon Series A.
Any infos about that?
Any first-hand comment about these lenses?
have fun
CJ