RE: Nikkor coverage

["M. Denis Hill" <denis@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

>  M. Denis Hill wrote:
> >I meant to say, "Nikkor lenses as short as 24mm cover 120/220 film."
>
> Are you really sure about this?  I have some Niklkors and I have the 2 PC
> Nikkors.  They will cover 56mm but evenly (Nikon suggests that
> when shifting
> on the long axis of the film to not shift more than 8mm because there is
> fall off).  None of the other Nikkors (except the view camera lenses) will
> cover anywhere near this amount.  Or so it seems to me.
>
> Joe McCary

My personal experience with a 35mm pc Nikkor agrees with yours, you can't
use the full 11mm of available shift.
I have personally determined that the 18mm Nikkor only covers about 46mm.
I understand from the experience of others that a 24mm Nikkor will cover
55mm, but have not had the opportunity to confirm this. Note that LeLostic
implies that the 24mm lens covers 55mm in his technical notes on his
ScanTech cameras at
http://perso.wanadoo.fr/panorama/francais/fiche_tech.htm.

Denis