Am truly needing something in the range of 150mm to 165mm for 5x7 format...something compact and "reasonably" priced. Pretty much eliminates lenses like the 165 SA, 150 Sironar-W, SSXL, and their ilk. With this in mind, contenders would seem to be the 150mm G-Claron, 159mm (f/9.5) Wollensak WA Raptar, and the 165mm WA Dagor (preferably Gold Dot...but a bit expensive).
My gut tells me to just go with the most "modern" of these...the most recent design of the 150mm G-Claron - for its compactness, economy, and great performance across its field...and accept that its field of coverage is somewhat limited when compared to that of the WA Wolly/Dagor lenses.
Comments? Other (compact/economical/high performance) lenses in this range? (gotta cover 5x7) Thanks!
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