Survey: What are your prefered focal lengths?

[Mark Windom]

one lens: 110 XL

two lenses: 110 & 210

three lenses: 80, 110, 210

four lenses: 80, 110, 150, 210

five: 80, 110, 150, 210, 360

[Ron Bose]

For 4x5:

One Lens: 110mm

Two Lenses: 110mm, 210mm

Three Lenses: 110mm, 210mm, 305mm

Four Lenses: 75mm, 110mm, 210mm, 305mm

Five Lenses: 75mm, 110mm, 210mm, 305mm, 450mm

All Copal #0 or #1

[neil poulsen]

1: 180

2: 180, 121

3: 180, 121, 250

4: 180, 121, 250, 355

5: 180, 121, 250, 355, 150

6: 180, 121, 250, 355, 150, 90

7: 180, 121, 250, 355, 150, 90, 75

I also have a 300, but don't carry it. It's too heavy.

I like a lot of lenses. Once I get my camera positioned where I want it, I like to fill the frame with the composition. It's easier to see this way, rather than using a wide-angle lens and then cropping.

[gene LaFord]

1 Lens -- 150 f5.6

2 Lenses -- 150 ; 240 f9 Goerz Red Dot Apo Artar

3 Lenses -- 150 ; 240 ; 90 f6.8

4 Lenses -- Hey, I'm getting too old to carry more than three!

[austin granger]

I think it's seeing the incredibly diverse responses that makes this interesting.

Anyway, here's mine for 4x5:

One lens: 180

Two lenses: 90, 180

Three lenses: 90, 180, 300

Four lenses: Ok, I don't have four lenses, but if I did I suppose I would add a wide but not too wide, like a 125 maybe.

Five lenses: that's too many lenses.

[Paul Butzi]

1 lens - either my 135mm Apo-Sironar-S or 210 Apo-Sironar-N depending on what I expect to encounter

2 lenses - the 135 and the 210

3 lenses - 135, 210, 300mm Nikkor-M

4 lenses - 135, 210, 300, 450 Fuji-C

5 lenses - 135, 210, 300, 450, and the 90mm Nikkor f/8

[André Thomas]

Martin,

I have a 5x7" monorail camera that is not very portable - so I only take my largeformat camera with me if I have already found the subject I will take on film - and than I have an idea what focal lengths I need. But this are my most used lenses:

4x5”: 90mm, 210mm, 72mm, 300mm or 480mm*

5x7”: 120mm, 210mm, 72mm, 300mm or 480mm*

* my 480mm lens has no shutter, so I use it in low light only

[Alan Davenport]

One: either 90mm or 150mm, I haven't decided if I'd prefer the 90 alone yet. Right now, I'm leaning toward the 150.
Two: 90 and 150
Three: 90, 150 and 254.



I only have three lenses, so I don't know what the 4th and 5th would be.

[Bill_1856]

I cheat. While I carry only one lens (Dr. Staeble Polyplast Satz Kombi), it is a tiny casket set with four interchangable front components which bayonet into a small Compound shutter. Focal lengths are 105mm, 135mm, 165mm, 195mm, and rear element alone gives 220mm. It's almost like having a zoom lens for 4x5. The only drawback seems to be minor focus shift on stopping down. I purchased it from DAGOR77 on eBay, and have never seen another one listed anywhere.

[Jeff Rivera]

Fun post.

1. 180

2. 90, 180

3. 90, 180, 355 (Can you guess which lens? That way I could do 12x20!)

4. 90, 180, 355, 1 week vaction to shoot

5. 90, 180, 355, 2 week vaction to shoot

6. 90, 180, 355, 3 week vaction to shoot

And so on......

Cheers,