Tfw got a 610mm f/9 multicoated Apo-Nikkor to finally mount in my Ilex 5 shutter. Overall it’s about $750 for the shutter and lens, but I bet once I mount it (hopefully under $100) it’s probably now worth double. There are essentially no ultra large format lenses that long already in-shutter as sharp as this on the market. I’d probably use it on my 8x10 Toyo but keep it if I ever make bank and can afford 11x14. I think it covers 20x24 with some falloff at infinity. Knowing how good apo Nikkor s are, and that this is a rarer multicoated one, this thing probably can give me an equivalent gigapixel of information on my 8x10. Only downside, the Ilex shutter has a max speed of 1/50, though it’s actually not that fast.
>>3401869Looks delicious, how was it? Maybe I’m old schooled, I just don’t feel that marinated pork is necessary for developing film, but perhaps I’ll try it in the darkroom next time.
