How do the images captured with this 40mm lens compare with using a “standard” lens of 80mm focal length?
 

[C377-3: 80mm Xenotar 1/500 f/22]

[C377-1/2: 40mm Curtagon 1/500 f/22]

No prizes for composition with either of these pictures, but the idea was to show the field of view of the 40mm Curtagon, compared with the “standard” 80mm Xenotar lens.  Both images shot on an Exakta 66 Mk III body, using the Exakta TTL metering prism.  Vignetting no longer seems to be a factor, and definition is sharp to the edges.

It has not been possible to return to Hitchin town square to take pictures with this lens, but here are some other shots taken with it.
 

[C377-14/15] 40mm Curtagon 1/250 f/11 In the original, by enlarging massively, the details on the plate  half way up on the left are clearly visible. The only limiting factor is the grain of the film (FUJI NPH 400)

[C377-12] 40mm Curtagon 1/250 f/22 Before printing this shot I cropped out most of the foreground to improve the compositon, but here I have included the full frame to show the definition into the corners

The results certainly seem to justify all the effort involved in the project to mount this lens on the Exakta 66 camera.  It is very sad that this lens did not become more widely available.

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