verito rear element only

[allsystemsfail]

I have a 11 1/2 wollensak verito and heard you could use just the rear element and it would be about a 20 inch. I tried it and and looked pretty good on the ground glass. I stopped it down and it got really sharp. My question is how many stops should I compensate. Anyone have any experience doing this?

Rich

[jnanian]

hi rich

check out cameraeccentric . com
seth has a ton of wollensak catalogs there
to browse through

http://www.cameraeccentric.com/html/...ta/verito.html

according to the 1919 catalog, it says that converted, it is about f6 ...

have fun
john

[Nick Zentena]

Do you mean the back two elements? I've got I think two elements behind the shutter and one in the front of my 16" [I think it's 16"]

[Nick Zentena]

I was thinking Vitax. Never mind.