Re: [APML]: Aerial lenses

[Peter Ceravolo <ceravolo@fox.nstn.ca>]

>> Has any one played with aerial lenses much for astrophotography? I am
>> thinking of lenses other than the old Extar "can't focus the blue to save
>> your life" surplus jobs. The more modern 300mm f/4 Hycon and other such
>> lenses that have popped up in the surplus market.
>> 
>> PeterI have heard of friends using this kind of lenses as astrographs, some
>of them were 8" size, but all of them were out performed by equal size
>cheaper Schmidt cameras.

Alfredo,

Did your friends use the lenses with 35mm film or did they try it with
larger formats? I should have mentioned that I am interested in playing with
large format film so you can still get a wide field but at a larger image scale.

But clearly the Schmidt would kill the average lens. However the lenses I am
refering to can usually be had for less than $200 or so on the surplus
market, far cheaper than a Schmidt.

Peter