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Thread: 240mm too close to 180mm?

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    240mm too close to 180mm?

    Although there is no objective answer to this question...

    The longest lens I have for my 4x5 is a 180mm.
    I am thinking of either a 240mm Fuji compact or 300mm Nikon compact.
    Then eventually a Fuji 450mm f12.5.

    My question is would a 240mm be too close to the 180mm, so that I would end up not using one of them?

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    240mm too close to 180mm?

    Ron,

    IMO, no. I use both a 180mm and a 240mm, and the spacing is about right. BTW, there is no Fujinon 240mm compact (C-series, of which the 450mm f/12.5 is a member); there is a 240 Fujinon A, which is very small and in a Copal 0.

    Steve

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    240mm too close to 180mm?

    My vote is to go next to a 300mm lens.

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    240mm too close to 180mm?

    Ron,

    My 4x5 lens lineup goes 150-240-300-450, which works well for me. The gap between the 150 and 240 is the maximum I would find acceptable (normally I prefer no more than a 1.5x spread between lenses), so I agree that a 180-240 solution could work well too.

    Other folks have found 180-240 to be too close, and have gone either 180-300-450 or 180-270 (G-Claron)-450.

    This recent thread on that "other" LF forum might be helpful:

    http://www.photo.net/bboard/q-and-a-fetch-msg?msg_id=00Aulz

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    240mm too close to 180mm?

    I have both the Fuji 180 and 240. Perfect spacing - I use them both all the time.

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    240mm too close to 180mm?

    Hi Ron,

    The simple (subjective) answer to your question is, "I don't believe that those two focal lengths are too close together". I routinely use a 180, a 250 for both the 4X5 and 5X7 formats.

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    240mm too close to 180mm?

    He can have the 180, 240, and 300, but his next lens should be the 300 first. Agreed?

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    240mm too close to 180mm?

    Thank-you to everyone for the shared wisdom.

    I am leaning toward the 240mm, as that better suits my shooting needs.

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    240mm too close to 180mm?

    On the longer side of things, I carry 180-240-300-450 (or, sometimes, 500/720 for the 450). Whenever I leave out the 240, like I did on a recent trip, I regret it. That said, if I were to have just one lens between the 180 and 450, I'd still probably take the 300, though the 240 is more flexible for detail work. Another strategy is to swap out the 180 for a 200 or 210, then get the 300...but you may then have a gap on the short side! The good thing about the 240 Fujinon and 300 Nikkor-M or Fuji-C combo (I use the Fuji) is that they're small, light lenses, and it's not a back-breaker to pack two.

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    240mm too close to 180mm?

    Certainly there is personal preference to consider, but I don't think 180 and 240 are necessarily too close together. My own kit jumps from 150mm to 254mm, and although I don't find that too much of a gap, I'd also be happy if a 210 found its way into my bag.

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