The symmar-s are a total redesign and are much larger than the earlier symmar lenses. In my experience they are also sharper across the board. The early symmar-s were NOT multicoated, later ones were. The symmar-S are similar in performance to the current apo-symmar design. In my opinion, the MC symmar-S lenses are one of the best buys used in large format lenses.
JCO ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- J.C. O'Connell mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] http://jcoconnell.com ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- -----Original Message----- From: Collin R Brendemuehl [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, March 02, 2004 7:05 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: Help needed with 4x5 camera At 03:49 2004.03.02 -0500, you wrote: >Date: Tue, 02 Mar 2004 11:02:48 +0300 >From: "Boris Liberman" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > >Hi! > >A friend of mine enabled himself with 4x5 camera with Schneider >Kreuznach Symmar 1:5,6 / 210 lens. This camera/lens has Synchro Compur >#1 shutter. Unfortunately the shutter needs repair. Ideally I would >like to get technical/repair manual or at least a sketch of the >shutter using which he would be able to repair it. Also on the lens >there is green text which goes like this: "1:12/370". Any clue as to >its meaning?! > >Any help would be greately appreciated by me and by him as well. > >Thanks. > >Boris The lens is a Symmar Convertible. If you remove the front element it becomes a 370/12. They used a useful but not optically perfect design that allows for 2 focal lengths in one. For color I found some aberrations on the edges of subjects but it's fine for b&w. A way to get a longer length in a pinch. It's a fine lens in standard mode. Single coated. Good color correction. Reasonably sharp on the edges. Made in the 50s & 60s, but optically not much different from the later Symmar-S units, except that they were multi-coated. Shutter repair here is about $60 to $75. Replacing a #1 is about $150 or so. (Let me know if he wants to part with it!) Collin
