Re: you want coverage? ;-) Re: Nikkor coverage

[Steven Morton <steven.morton@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Robert Monaghan wrote:

> I should alert you to the existence of several medium format
> shift lenses at modest cost, such as the 55mm f/4.5 Arsat shift lens with
> 12 mm of shift (on top of being a 6x6cm design lens). Similarly, you can
> remount the 30mm fisheye to give a circular (180 deg diag) view; in fact,
> Roger Hicks created a 4x5 compact body and standard film holder back
> custom camera (in a Brit Jrnl Photogr. article) to fit the 30mm Kiev lens.
> A similar roll film holder back with shutter and $180 30mm 6x6 fisheye is
> an interesting approach to ultrawide panoramics at $1 per degree ;-)

I have done something similar. I have mounted a 24mm Mamiya 645 fisheye
with a Copal #3 on a 4x5 camera. After cutting off "lens hood" I get
an image over 70mm in diameter with an angle of view of 190. 

I tried an Multicoated 30mm Kiev but it did suffer from flare a bit when
a bright light source was in thefield of view

Cya
Steve