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Old October 21st 10, 04:46 AM posted to rec.photo.equipment.large-format
Alan Browne
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Default Got another lens today E Suter No. 5 Rapid Portrait

On 10-10-20 14:11 , Cheesehead wrote:
Big brass beast. No aperture or focal length markings.
Rear glass diameter is right at 3 inches.
Uses Waterhouse stops, but none included.


Can you make your own stop plates out of metal or plastic?

I'd assume you could start with a nominal diameter and measure a
constant light source with an incident meter on the ground glass and
then work up a bunch of plates for any stop you may want.

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