Re: fisheye lens for medium format camera

[WILLIAM D SCHWADERER <WDAVID@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

> I have tried a few different medium format fisheyes on 4x5. The 37mm
> Mamiya and the 30mm Russian Arsat are OK, but only offer a useable image
> of just over 180. A far better lens for this is the 24mm Mamiya fisheye
> originally for the 645. This 24mm lens produces an image circle about
> 74mm in diameter with an angle of view of almost 190 degrees. The one
> drawback of using the 24mm is that it does not have an internal shutter.
> It would be possible to mount the lens on an old 4x5 Speed Graphic body
> to make use of the inbuilt focal plane shutter. I mounted my 24mm on a
> Copal #3 shutter which was then mounted on a 4x5 camera body.

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