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		| Kodiak 
 
 
 Joined: 16 Sep 2003
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 Location: Northport, Alabama, United States
 
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				|  Posted: Mon Jun 21, 2004 9:05 pm    Post subject: |   |  
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				| Hello!  I wondered if the 270mm/f5.6 Rodenstock Rotelar could be used with any of the Med.Format Graphics. It is a telephoto design, and from what I have read, requires a bellows draw of about 150mm at infinity.  I suppose it will require more at the closer ranges.  I do not own either the lens or the camera yet, but am considering it.  And what is the maximum bellows draw for the Baby Graphics anyway?  Thanks! |  | 
	
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		| Henry 
 
 
 Joined: 09 May 2001
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 Location: Allentown, Pennsylvania
 
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				|  Posted: Mon Jun 21, 2004 11:18 pm    Post subject: |   |  
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				| Bellows draw on the Century Graphic is 8 inches, more or less.  It accommodates my 203 mm (non-telephoto) Optar, but that's stretching it to the limit.  A 150mm (6") draw shouldn't be a problem. |  | 
	
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		| t.r.sanford 
 
 
 Joined: 10 Nov 2003
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 Location: East Coast (Long Island)
 
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				|  Posted: Tue Jun 22, 2004 12:34 am    Post subject: |   |  
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				| The big problem is likely to be getting the rear group into the bellows. If I recall aright, the 270mm. f:6.8 "Rotelar" wouldn't fit through the baffle that appears to stiffen the front of the bellows assembly on a "Century" and miniature "Pacemaker Speed." |  | 
	
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