Thanks, Theodoros
They were indeed amazing machines, especially for that time. I used both versions, Super 35 and Super 220VR. Also with Nikon lenses. Made a few really long frames with a 400mm lens (used the entire length of film for one very long frame).
The version of the 220vr I have access on, is a dual head one with both the 35 & the MF film heads included, but the 35mm is never used. I've used the older Nikkor 300mm AF-D f4 with it to keep the height short as the horizontal AOV is independent of focal length but in most cases, I find the 85PC to be perfect for it with some shift, the problem with the 85 PC is that the tilt functions
always at 90 degs difference than the shift and thus in most cases one has to use one or the other than both... The huge advantage of the PC lenses is of course their wider image circle which is very helpful (especially if shifted) since the lens is mounted at 90degs angle and shoots with its diagonal as height....
At the begging, I used the Nikkor 9000 ED scanner to scan film lengths up to 18cm but later, I found that the best way is to digitize the film by using my Sinarback 54H at 16x mode, do as many multishot captures required for whatever length of film, use a Kaizer lightbox and then stitch the digital files (a real torture for the computer)... The results with this method is jaw dropping... one can shoot 80cm of 220 film with the 85mm lens and end up with a 1500mp file after stitching the multishot captures... But then the detail on the billboard size print is just fantastic.... nothing a man can ever imagine... and it pays accordingly....
