image circle 4x5 and fuji lens

[fralexis]

Is it the Fujinon 300T?

Your stated IC seems quit small for a 300mm non-Tele.

If it is the 300T, it may not be the best lens for movements due to the position of the nodal point.

Yes it is that lens. Mainly I want it for portraits, although perhaps some urban or even landscape just to play around. For most urban or architecture I use a wider lens that has movement capabilities. Do you know the 300 T?

[Alan Gales]

I've never used a telephoto lens but they are nice for when you don't have the bellows length to use a regular designed lens of the same focal length. Telephotos are popular for portraiture with Speed/Crown Graphics and wooden field cameras. You should be happy with the Fuji for portraits.

[Drew Wiley]

If you have sufficient bellows length, it's generally preferable to use a non-telephoto design. For instance, a Fuji 300C will be optically much better corrected than
the telephoto version, with a much bigger usable image circle (often needed for sufficient rise in architectural subjects), be much more compact and therefore lightweight, and have the axis for swings and tilts near the center of the lens itself, instead of at some lopsided point. Otherwise, Fuji telephoto lenses have a good
reputation.