Nov 18, 2008 · If your lens is labeled Goerz and has a red dot between the words APOCHROMATIC and ARTAR, it is coated and was manufactured between 1953 and …

Red Dot Artars in shutters are optimised for medium distance rather than 1:1 and should be just fine at infinity. I have a 19" Red Dot in a barrel and an old 12" Apo Artar in a dial set Compur.

This was extremely interesting, and closer inspection showed there to be an apparent significant difference in coverage, between ordinary Apo Artars and their Red Dot counterparts, biased …

For the 14 inch Red Dot Artar when used at infinity Goerz gives a suggested negative size of 7 x 10 inches. They show the next longer focal length, 16 1/2 inches, suitable for 8 x 10 at infinity, …

As I understand it, the Red Dot Artars were made from the late 1940s until Goerz went down in the early '70s. They were the coated version of the classic Apo-Artar, designed perhaps before …

The Red Dot Artar, which I have also owned and used, would be my second choice, and the Apo-Nikkor third. The extra coverage of the Fujinon would be primarly of interest to ULF users of …

For example, a 19" Red Dot Artar will cover 20x24 at 1:1. But, to cover at infinity, you need a 35" (or longer) Artar. 19" Red Dot Artars are a lot more common, and a lot less expensive, than …

Does anyone know of any contemporary photographers who use a Goerz Artar (whether for landscapes, portraits, etc) that have websites on which I can view images to gauge the rendition?

What's the optimum range of a Goerz Red Dot Artar 14" lens? These lenses are known to be excellent at closer distances. But, how close? Put another way, at what distance do images …

Which shutter is appropriate for you will depend on how you plan to use the 19" Artar. If you plan to use the lens on a 4x5 then a #4 shutter front mount may serve you well.