Cambo WRS 1000

[marcmccalmont]

I'm putting together a Cambo WRS system and have decided on both the Rodenstock 40mm and 70mm HR lenses
The 3rd lens in the system would be a 120mm (or there abouts) Macro lens
1. Does any one have a recommendation on a macro lens in this focal length?
2. What lenses would you opt for the tilt swing mounts?
3. Would you use the ground glass viewer or a small laptop with Live preview for composition/focusing? (P45+)
Landscape/general purpose photography in the field
Thanks
Marc

[archivue]

a macro lens ? are you shure you will have enought extension ?

[marcmccalmont]

a macro lens ? are you shure you will have enought extension ?

Good question, I don't know?

[Kumar]

I don't know about the WRS, but the WDS uses back spacers for the longer lenses. These can be used to get the extra extension needed for macro shots.

Kumar

[MattLaver]

I have the Schneider 120 Macro Digitar that I use on an ARCA 6x9 FC, and (IIRC) you'll need something like 150mm extension for infinity work and upwards of 250mm for macro work.

Disclaimer: this is purely from my (admittedly rather fuzzy) memory of the last time i used it to shoot product in studio.

Perhaps someone like Ed Edwards can give you a more precise answer.

Matt

[marcmccalmont]

With further thought I guess I would be better off using my AFDII and its 120mm Macro lens when I do Macro work
Does any one have a recommendation on a 120mm (105-130mm) that's performance would live up to the 40mm and 70mm Rodenstock HR's ?
Marc

[archivue]

With further thought I guess I would be better off using my AFDII and its 120mm Macro lens when I do Macro work
Does any one have a recommendation on a 120mm (105-130mm) that's performance would live up to the 40mm and 70mm Rodenstock HR's ?
Marc

not your question, but the rodenstock digital 90 is a must !

Rodenstock HR Digaron-S 4.0/100 mm must be even better...

in 120, i've tried the regular apo symmar L and wasn't impress with digital !

you can take the digitar 120 N, but i don't know it !

[E_Edwards]

I have the Schneider 120 Macro Digitar that I use on an ARCA 6x9 FC, and (IIRC) you'll need something like 150mm extension for infinity work and upwards of 250mm for macro work.

Disclaimer: this is purely from my (admittedly rather fuzzy) memory of the last time i used it to shoot product in studio.

Perhaps someone like Ed Edwards can give you a more precise answer.

Matt

Well, quite right, Matt, to shoot and area like 22cm square, the extension is approx 10 to 15 cms, and I can just about get away with using the Sinar standard belows if I don't use a lot of movement. For 1:1 maybe around 25cm. belows extension, though I'm not at the studio now to measure.

By the way, I find the Schneider 120 macro digitar to be the sharpest of all my digitar lenses when wide open and I have two of them, both identical in sharpness. I also have digital 100, 120, 135, 150 180. in either Rodenstock or Schneider, they are all very good really and a tad better than the non digital Apo Schneiders used in the days of film, though people tend to exaggerate a little when they say that the digitars are miles better...

[marcmccalmont]

Well I can always use the mamiya 120mm macro for the macro work but I would still like a 120mm lens to round out the 40mm HR and the 70mm HR so if I hear you correctly the 120mm macro Schneider is a sharp, high resolution lens.
Marc

[E_Edwards]

Well I can always use the mamiya 120mm macro for the macro work but I would still like a 120mm lens to round out the 40mm HR and the 70mm HR so if I hear you correctly the 120mm macro Schneider is a sharp, high resolution lens.
Marc

Yes, probably the best lens you'll ever get for macro work in my opinion, very sharp up to f16 (my norm) you can use it up to f22, with a very slight degradation, after which it starts to degrade too much for my liking. All these digitar lenses look sharpest around f8 to f16. It's also a tiny lens, but it allows a pretty good amount of shifting and tilting.