Mine is Average (I think) - How Big Is Yours?

[Andre Noble]

I am referring to large format lens lineups.

Mine is at three: 90, 120, 150

[Graeme Hird]

Five:

75mm, 90mm, 150mm, 210mm, 300mm

(Guess I'm just a little bigger than average ..... )

[Vick Vickery]

8...including the focal lengths of 2 convertibles:

90...100...135...160...200...275...350...462

[Ralph Barker]

Just for kicks until Ole comes along: 65,75, 90, 110, 150, 150, 210, 240, 300, 300, 12", 360T, 375, 16 1/2", 450, 610.

[David R Munson]

Heh. The minimalist here with my 210mm Nikkor-W. One is enough for me.

[Brian Vuillemenot]

Currently, its a 75, 110, 150, 300, and 450- not too shabby, but I'm thinking of having it enhanced with a 58, 210, and why not a 600 tele? And perhaps a more compact 300 that doesn't weigh half as much as the camera! Of course, by the time I figure out which lens to use, the light will be gone, and I can go home empty handed!

[Hugo Zhang]

110, 130, 150, 180, 210, 9 1/2", 10 3/4", 12"(3), 14"(7), 16 1/2", 420, 480, 19", 24", 610(2), 35". Enough is enough, but more keep coming.

[Ole Tjugen]

Just for kicks until Ole comes along: 65,75, 90, 110, 150, 150, 210, 240, 300, 300, 12", 360T, 375, 16 1/2", 450, 610.

Thank you Ralph...

90, 90, 120, 121, 121, 135, 135, 150x6, 6", 165, 180x3, 7 3/4", 8", 210x3, 240, 270, 300, 305, 12", 355, 14", 500, 640, 720 - plus a Vademecum set from 150 to 750 elements.

So what do I use of all this? That depends on the film size: The 120mm is a Heliar, which lives on my Bergheil 6.5x9cm. On 9x12cm / 4x5" I use 90mm Angulon, 135 Eurynar, 150 Heliar (another Bergheil), 150 APO-Lanthar, 180, 240 and 300 Symmar, and 355 G-Claron.

5x7" gets 90mm and 121mm Super-Angulon, 165 Angulon, and the longer ones from the list above. On 18x24cm I drop the 90mm SA, and use 121, 165, 240, 300, 355 and some odd Aplanats and such in various "calibre" as well as a 210 Angulon for extreme movements. Next is 24x30cm - 150mm WA Aplanat, 210 Angulon, 300 Symmar, 355 G-Claron, and the really huge Aplanats. 30x40cm (which is too heavy to use IMO) takes the 210 Angulon and the 640 and 720 Aplanats.

Some of these lenses (especially the really long ones) are without shutters, which limits the usability a bit. But that's all right, since they usually end up being used on big heavy plate cameras.

All in all, I might have got one or two brand new lenses for what I've paid for all this!

[Patrik Roseen]

I think I did well with only one lens a Wollensak Raptar 135mm for a while.

But for flexibility I added lenses as they sort of became available to me.
I now have two parallel gears for 4x5":
75, 105, 121, 180, 240/420, 300/500 (monorail)
90, 135/235, 150/265, 240, 360mm (Technika III)

and for some strange reason the number of lenses is constantly increasing but with slower pace.
I tend to use mostly the lenses in the shorter region, i.e. 75,90,135,180.

(Then there are the macro lenses: 17mm, 50mm 75mm.)

[Eric Leppanen]

For 4x5: 80, 110, 150, 240
For 8x10 (hiking kit): 150, 240, 450
For 8x10 (near the car): 210, 300, 360, 480, 600/800 convertible

I damn near fill up the car with all this stuff, but it beats the heck out of cropping.