She is not yet mine, but is in my kitchen awaiting a proper evaluation and price check. She is very well endowed with a 40" f8 B&L Telestigmat. Unfortunately she also needs two new bellows, and that is going to be an issue.

This is clearly something the newspaper had cobbled together locally; as I understand it that is typical of the breed. It weighs about sixty or seventy pounds and I think about forty pounds of that has to be the lens. The lens appears to detach to facilitate transportation, but I have not yet gotten it off.

Overall a wonderful white elephant, presenting unique storage and handling problems for me to resolve.

Dang; I just realized that I should have put this in the Lenses category. Now I cannot figure out how to move it. ':oops:'

So moved. ( I think only moderators can move things around)

Les

I've been looking at acquiring a Big Bertha myself, for auto races... Where did you find yours?

Would you care to rent it out next May?

Dan Schwartz
Sayreville, NJ

Well, it looks like Jim's place is too small, so when the opportunity arose to lasso her big butt, I jumped on her like a cheap whore!

Here is my blog on her, with the photos from the gentleman whom I bought it from.

David Burnett has already challenged me to get a real photo out of her... Just watch!

Speaking of getting a real photo out of a camera, what did you manage to do with your Aero-Ektar during Thanksgiving ? IIRC you had the greatest expectations.

Thanksgiving dinner got Very Ugly, just as I was about to bite down on the turkey. Let's not go there.

pv17vv wrote:

Speaking of getting a real photo out of a camera, what did you manage to do with your Aero-Ektar during Thanksgiving ? IIRC you had the greatest expectations.