Recommended lens for Chamonix 8x10 for portrait/landscape

[Daniel Unkefer]

Alice 1995 by Nokton48, on Flickr

480mm F9.0 Rodenstock Apo-Ronar on 8x10 Norma HP5 D76. 16x20 print made by local commercial lab. Lit by medium and large softbox camera left. 4x8 foot foamcore camera right. Back then the idea was, soft light, combined with clinical sharp focus. A good combo IMHO.

[Steven Ferson]

Alice 1995 by Nokton48, on Flickr

480mm F9.0 Rodenstock Apo-Ronar on 8x10 Norma HP5 D76. 16x20 print made by local commercial lab. Lit by medium and large softbox camera left. 4x8 foot foamcore camera right.

Well done! For me the take away is that for head and shoulder portraits, it is better to have something longer than a 300, but you need enough bellows…. The apo ronar 360 covers, but allows little movements.

[Hugo Zhang]

14” commercial ektar or 14" Dagor if I have to choose one for portraiture and landscape.

[paulbarden]

14” commercial ektar or 14" Dagor if I have to choose one for portraiture and landscape.

Agreed. The Kodak Commercial Ektar is as good a lens as you could wish for.

[Alan9940]

Agreed. The Kodak Commercial Ektar is as good a lens as you could wish for.

I found it to have slightly less contrast vs my Schneider 360/6.8 Symmar-S, but nothing a slight boost in development couldn't fix. I only ever owned the 14" version, but this lens definitely renders unique image characteristics that I've not seen in my more modern LF lenses.

[paulbarden]

I found it to have slightly less contrast vs my Schneider 360/6.8 Symmar-S, but nothing a slight boost in development couldn't fix. I only ever owned the 14" version, but this lens definitely renders unique image characteristics that I've not seen in my more modern LF lenses.

"More contrast" is rarely what a photographer wants in a portrait lens!

[Daniel Unkefer]

Well done! For me the take away is that for head and shoulder portraits, it is better to have something longer than a 300, but you need enough bellows…. The apo ronar 360 covers, but allows little movements.

I have a pair of matched 360mm F9 Apo-Ronars I use on my 5x7 Twin Lens Norma portrait camera. One I got from an Olde Photographer in Italy. He made me promise to keep it and use it, it was a cherished lens for him. In a barrel with Norma Rabbit Aperture Control Ears. Great lens. Apo Ronars are under rated generally and some are not at all expensive. And TC is right, you don't have to have a shutter if you are using strobes. But it is a nice enhancement for a price. For landscape a hat works good.

[Alan9940]

"More contrast" is rarely what a photographer wants in a portrait lens!

I was just trying to add a bit more to the consideration of a lens to buy, but, in general, I agree.

[Steven Ferson]

Hello,

A fuji 360 f 6,3 in mint shape has arrived .


Regards
Steven

[Daniel.E]

You probably outbid me on that one that hahahaha I was looking for one as well.