lightweight wide-ish 5x7 lens recommendations

[aclark]

Once again, thank you to all who have offered your advice. I have found your comments very useful.

Alan

[Carsten Wolff]

There is the 6.25" (159mm) 12.5 Ex Wide Angle Wollensak. For 8x10, but using in 5x7 would give a lot of wiggle room. Slow lens, though.

Some that were sold here a while back:

http://www.largeformatphotography.in...12.5+wollensak

I opened mine (WA Raptar Version; seems to come in f12.5 and f9.5, but are perhaps different designs) up to f6.8, machining the baffles, for easier viewing. Very nice lens. More common and in a more useful shutter than the 165 Angulon.

[Larry Gebhardt]

I may have missed it, but I'm not sure what you mean by lightweight or wide angle. I got my 90mm f/6.8 Grandagon N (actually the Caltar version) on a 5x7 Hobo camera. It was very wide, doesn't weigh too much and worked well on the camera (no movements). Eventually I sold the Hobo for what I paid for the camera and lens and kept the lens. I found 90mm was usually too wide on 5x7, but nice on 4x5 or 6x17.

[aclark]

I may have missed it, but I'm not sure what you mean by lightweight or wide angle. I got my 90mm f/6.8 Grandagon N (actually the Caltar version) on a 5x7 Hobo camera. It was very wide, doesn't weigh too much and worked well on the camera (no movements). Eventually I sold the Hobo for what I paid for the camera and lens and kept the lens. I found 90mm was usually too wide on 5x7, but nice on 4x5 or 6x17.

Thanks Larry. About the same focal length as my too-heavy 121mm Super Angulon was what I said in my first post. 90 would be too wide for me...

Alan

[rfesk]

I use a 135mm Wide Field Ektar in a focus mount on my lightweight DIY 5X7 point and shoot. Very nice combo IMO. The 150mm G-Claron would be a great choice also.

Consider a 135mm Wide Field Ektar. It is a very sharp lens and small in size with a good (235+) IC
I have owned this lens and it is impressive. I also have a 120mm Angulon which is very small but will just cover 5x7 like the 90mm Angulon will just cover 4x5

[aclark]

I use a 135mm Wide Field Ektar in a focus mount on my lightweight DIY 5X7 point and shoot. Very nice combo IMO. The 150mm G-Claron would be a great choice also.

Does the 135mm Wide Field Ektar come with its own focus mount?

Alan

[Oren Grad]

Does the 135mm Wide Field Ektar come with its own focus mount?

No.

[John Schneider]

133 Cooke Series VIIb is wonderful and will front-mount in a Copal 1. Hard to find and harder to find coated, but worth searching for.

[Old-N-Feeble]

133 Cooke Series VIIb is wonderful and will front-mount in a Copal 1. Hard to find and harder to find coated, but worth searching for.

Pricey though....

[rfesk]

Does the 135mm Wide Field Ektar come with its own focus mount?

Alan

No as previously stated. I purchased a focus mount from a seller in China advertising on e-hay. Had to get the hole enlarged slightly for the
Ektar's shutter.