alajuela
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Hi GuyPhillip if that is the look your after than yes lenses without multi- coating and lens aberrations is what your after. The problem is the Roadie tech lenses are not it, the are the best in its class. Technically just about perfect and even designed for wide open apertures. The Schneiders are designed for about F 8 and the Roadies about F 5.6. Changing backs won't help you here either a p45 with a Roadie is still going to be sharp as heck. I think for the ease of use than look at the 645 lenses from Mamiya they have some older glass like the 80 1.9 that maybe just what your looking for. Contax also has some that have a great look. The nice thing is they are not very expensive and you can pick a used AFD body pretty cheap as well.
I think this maybe a good discussion amongst our members as there are plenty of folks that been down this path. The issue is tech cams where designed and mostly used for high end resolution type work. Maybe better said they are the sharpest highest resolution systems on the market. Your kind of asking it to dumming it down per say. Maybe it can be done with some older lenses that work on the tech cams, I just not have tried doing this so at a little loss to give advice on it. But I do think this is a great discussion and encourage everyone to weigh in.
I am using an Arca view camera, The lenses I have got - allot are similar to the one above, and also I got some old brass barrel lens to try out. Yesterday I actually shot one lens w/o shutter by capping the lens and counting.
I will take a shot of the set up. I confess figuring this out - is half the fun. I have been bottom feeding on Ebay - getting ugly lenses as the nice looking ones become "vintage" and go to collectors. I will look for some of the lenses you mention,. I can put them on my DF.
I did get a lens on Ebay - one of the more expensive ones I bought, called a Dallmeyer Oscillograph Anastigmat, that I think I like.
The shots above could qualify as looks I am after. This thread has been very helpful
Thanks
Phil