Good Evening folks

I'll preface this w/saying that Jim Galli's shot represents how glass is perfect for these kinds of lenses. 

I'm starting a multi-faceted project where I'm going to use either the Taylor-Hobson lens grps or my Jim Galli modified 10 inch Turner Reich to shot 5 images for a new gallery on my personal site worktitled 'shapes'.   I'm goint to shoot those 5 images on FP4, and I'm going to have Master Printer Alan Wedertz print the 5 images on both Fomabron Velvet 123, and Adox MCC 111 paper.   The Fomabron paper Velvet 123 Adox MCC 111 are equivalent to the old Agfa MCC 118 and MCC 111 respectively.  Eric Joseph of Freestyle was kind enough to give me these papers, and having Alan Wedertz using his Master Printing ability to do these tests will do these tests Justice.

If all goes right Alan will write about his printing this paper and also give his observations.   I'll then either use the scans of the negs or the scans of the prints to create a new gallery on my personal website.   I'll then use those same negs to start my experiments w/Centennial POP, which I've put off for too long.

When Polaroid went 'belly up', it was right on time for me to acquire some Fuji instant film, which despite being color is perfect for me proofing my lighting, and despite being color gives me a very good feel for my lighting.   I give great compliments to Craig Nelson who sold me this film, it's as good as new, for a lot less money and Craig is an honorable guy.

The 2 front grps of the Taylor-Hobson lens is an interesting configuration that I'm going to experiment after this w/portraiture, and I'll be continuing on w/this project w/the final images shot on my 10 inch Turner Reich which was modified by Jim Galli.

The top shot which is from the Taylor Hobson and was shot at approx. F2, shot on the bulb setting(shutter time was 'one thousand and one'), I use bulb so I don't blow any film like I have been known to do using 'T' where I'll look at the SM and then load up some film while I forget to close down the lens.   I didn't correct correct or do anthing to the brightness of these two shots.

The bottom shot is the Turner Reich.   What can I say, in terms of sharpness or smoothness, these kinds of descriptors don't really pin this lens down.  It doesn't really matter, this lens has a quality that is just so elegant.  It does remind me so much of the Pinkhams when you stop them down, and I have to keep reminding myself of why that is, which is partly because it's @ F6.8 wideopen.

I plan to complete this project, and then go on to testing my Gundlach Achromatic Meniscus when I agree w/Jim is very similar in look to the Pinkham Synthetic, and then the VQ IV, and lastly the Pinkham SA Double Ser III, No III.