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**Thor Lancelot Simon** · February 14th 11, 07:32 PM posted to rec.photo.equipment.large-format

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wrote:

From my use, it's a very nice lens given a bad rap mainly because it
was sold at a low price as a "novice lens". Who wants that when you can
buy a pro lens? :P

Well, at least in the 1990s when the question arose for me, it was more
like "who wants that when you can buy a nice clean used Commercial Ektar"?

Though, actually, knowing what I know now, I'd have gone for a 203/7.7
or a WF Ektar instead, if I were shopping in the Geronar price range
and could only afford one lens.

I suspect most of these that were ever sold were sold with the
Calumet/Cambo kits that bundled them with a moderately priced monorail
camera. I learned with exactly such a kit and it was perfectly good.
But when it came time to buy my own equipment I was strongly advised to
buy a quality used lens instead of a new Geronar, and I think that was
the right advice to give.

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Thor Lancelot Simon

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