New 75mm Hypergon Being Developed

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A gentleman at LFPF is working on a modern version of Goerz Hypergon.


One of the links was to an interesting and educational 1913 Goerz Catalog (PDF) with details on the Hypergon (Catalog p.35):

There are other really nice old catalogs on this website as well:
 
I look forward to seeing one of the new ones. I’ve seen a couple of the originals but never had an opportunity to shoot with one.
 
Looks like it is available now:

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For comparison, here's one of the originals for sale at Coeln Cameras:

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Worth a shot...no pun intended...
I'm assuming it will cover 8x10.
No sample photos...hmmmm...
I just e-mailed a friend in HK to let me know what he thinks.
LF thread...
 
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