Graflex XL lenses for macro?

[Larry Nicks]

Hi; hope someone can shed some light in my dark corner.

The Graflex XL was apparently designed to be a multi-purpose camera
system with a variety of lenses and accessories to match a wide range of
situations in studio, industrial, and press photography. I know of body
extensions ranging from 1/2" to 10", so macro work was obviously
intended. I've also heard of something called the GrafLarger which
apparently used the camera body as an enlarger.

My questions are these: Which lenses in the XL system are suitable for
magnification near 1:1? Does the 100 mm Planar work well at 1:1? I
understand that the original (pre-1900) Planar design was symmetrical,
but by the '60s the "Planar" was a very different lens.

What about the 100 mm Tessar or the 150 by Rodenstock (Ysarex I think)?
Should the lens cells be reversed for macro?

Thanks

Larry Nicks

[kli...@gmail.com]

Ho, it is a fifteen years old letter. The answer is the GRAFLEX XL SPACERS which I've never seen and is looking for. Best Regards

[Noons]

On Oct 13, 2:32 am, kli...@gmail.com wrote:
> Ho, it is a fifteen years old letter. The answer is the GRAFLEX XL SPACERS which I've never seen and is looking for. Best Regards
>
>
> On Friday, January 31, 1997 4:00:00 PM UTC+8, Larry Nicks wrote:
> > Hi; hope someone can shed some light in my dark corner.
>

Yowser! That's going back a bit!