Page 1 of 2 12 LastLast
Results 1 to 10 of 19

Thread: Schneider Apo Symmar 150mm f/5.6

  1. #1

    Join Date
    Sep 2017
    Posts
    7

    Schneider APO Summer 150mm f5.6

    Hello all,

    Does anyone have any experience with this lens? I want to buy a standard lens for 4x5 and I'm looking for high quality glass that is affordable.

    Are there any recommendations for lenses or examples of images with these lenses you'd be happy to share?


    Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

  2. #2

    Join Date
    Sep 1998
    Location
    Oregon now (formerly Austria)
    Posts
    3,392

    Re: Schneider APO Summer 150mm f5.6

    A Schneider APO-SYMMAR (not Summer...) is the latest incarnation of Schneider's Symmar lens line and a top performer. You can't really go wrong with this or any other relatively modern 150mm Plasmat-design lens from any of the major manufacturers. 150mm is considered a "normal" focal-length for 4x5, approximating the angle of view of your eye.

    See here for specs: http://www.ground-glass.net/large-fo...apo-symmar-150

    Best,

    Doremus

  3. #3

    Join Date
    Sep 2017
    Posts
    7

    Schneider Apo Symmar 150mm f/5.6

    Hello all,

    Does anyone have any experience with the Schneider Apo Symmar 150mm f/5.6 lens? I want to buy a standard lens for 4x5 and I'm looking for high quality glass that is affordable.

    Are there any recommendations for lenses or examples of images with these lenses you'd be happy to share?

  4. #4
    Corran's Avatar
    Join Date
    Apr 2011
    Location
    North GA Mountains
    Posts
    8,924

    Re: Schneider Apo Symmar 150mm f/5.6

    The 150mm APO Symmar is a very good lens, and available very inexpensively. It was my first 4x5 lens and I still use it. I use a few different 150mm lenses - the APO Symmar doesn't have a lot of "character" but it can't be faulted on quality.

    Here's a couple of photos from my 150mm APO Symmar:



    Bryan | Blog | YouTube | Instagram | Portfolio
    All comments and thoughtful critique welcome

  5. #5

    Join Date
    Sep 2017
    Posts
    7

    Re: Schneider Apo Symmar 150mm f/5.6

    When you say character, what are you referring to?

    Thank you for the feedback and images!

  6. #6
    Corran's Avatar
    Join Date
    Apr 2011
    Location
    North GA Mountains
    Posts
    8,924

    Re: Schneider Apo Symmar 150mm f/5.6

    Other 150mm lenses I have include the APO Lanthar and Xenotar lenses, which have a lot of character - be it from contrast, spherical aberrations, out of focus rendering, etc. The APO Symmar is just a normal, sharp, high-quality lens that doesn't have any "standout" characteristics in my opinion. It's still great, and really as you can see above the out of focus is still nice and smooth. I would say the APO Lanthar has a nicer out of focus rendering in some harder situations and has a beautiful soft contrast unlike the Symmar, and the Xenotar has a shorter DOF when shot wide-open and has a "glow" to it when shot at those wider stops. So they all have their place and unique look. Nothing wrong with the APO Symmar though!
    Bryan | Blog | YouTube | Instagram | Portfolio
    All comments and thoughtful critique welcome

  7. #7

    Join Date
    Sep 2017
    Posts
    7

    Re: Schneider Apo Symmar 150mm f/5.6

    Ah I understand, character is not something that I'm looking for in a lens, just something that is sharp and reliable as I don't often work with DoF. This is how I like to shoot - https://www.instagram.com/p/BY6M7PSA...joshua.turner_

  8. #8

    Join Date
    Jan 2009
    Location
    Denmark
    Posts
    6,245

    Re: Schneider Apo Symmar 150mm f/5.6

    The Original Poster (OP) might want to delete the other two duplicate threads!!!

  9. #9

    Join Date
    Sep 2017
    Posts
    7

    Re: Schneider Apo Symmar 150mm f/5.6

    Currently trying to figure that out.


    Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

  10. #10
    Corran's Avatar
    Join Date
    Apr 2011
    Location
    North GA Mountains
    Posts
    8,924

    Re: Schneider Apo Symmar 150mm f/5.6

    Quote Originally Posted by JoshuaT View Post
    Ah I understand, character is not something that I'm looking for in a lens, just something that is sharp and reliable as I don't often work with DoF. This is how I like to shoot - https://www.instagram.com/p/BY6M7PSA...joshua.turner_
    Then I think the APO Symmar would be just the ticket. They also made the "L" version - I don't really remember the difference. I bought my 150mm APO Symmar for all of $350 back 6 or so years ago, and have seen them selling for much cheaper, so that's a real bargain of a lens.

    As for your duplicate threads, just use the "report" function to alert an admin to delete them. You can't delete yourself.
    Bryan | Blog | YouTube | Instagram | Portfolio
    All comments and thoughtful critique welcome

Similar Threads

  1. Schneider Symmar - S 150mm vs Rodenstock Apo-Sironar-N 150mm
    By Tinojeda in forum Lenses & Lens Accessories
    Replies: 12
    Last Post: 20-Mar-2013, 22:30
  2. Schneider 150mm Symmar-S compared to old Symmar
    By riooso in forum Lenses & Lens Accessories
    Replies: 2
    Last Post: 3-Oct-2007, 04:49

Tags for this Thread

Bookmarks

Posting Permissions

  • You may not post new threads
  • You may not post replies
  • You may not post attachments
  • You may not edit your posts
  •