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

[SAShruby]

Mine is

Nikkor 120SW
Schneider 210 super Angulon
Fujinon 210W old
Fujinon 300W old
Fujinon 360W old
Aiming for Fujinon C600 or A600....

All for 8x10.
Peter.

[Richard Kelham]

Oh well, if we must....

90, 150 (2), 210, 300mm – all post-war/coated/in shutters and shared between 3 cameras in 2 formats (5x4 and 10x8).

And that's probably one too many.


Richard

[CXC]

The best photographer I personally ever met owned only two lenses, a 90 and a 210. I'm not that good, so I need more (7).

[Tom Westbrook]

I'm at 7 (for 4x5): 55, 72, 90, 110, 150, 210, 300. Mostly I use the bold ones, though.

[John Jarosz]

4x5 -- 135,270,360,500

8x10 - 305, 420

John

[fourbyfive]

Wow! I used to think I was average. Now I think I'm kinda small. Only a 75, 125, and 210 here.

I'd like to make up some great "photographic visionary" story as to why I only have 3 lenses, but unfortunately, the truth is that I have a hard enough time making up my mind, and only having 3 lenses helps narrow my choices. And to be honest, I really have been able to do just fine with those three.

[Graeme Hird]

I also agree with those who say less is more, and most of the time I only use two of my lenses (the 90 and the 150mm). In fact, for the first 3 years of my LF existence, I only had a 90mm lens to use.

But this is a pissing contest: Rational thinking be Damned!!!!

I bow to Ole, who seems to have the biggest we've seen. However, they reckon it's not the size that counts, but how you use it - that's my excuse, anyway. I'll take any comfort that's offered, even if I am fooling myself ....

Cheers,
Graeme

[John Berry]

90,121,135,153,210x3,240,300,420,480,600

[Capocheny]

Eric,

Nice!

I'll have to keep an eye open for an XL since I just picked up an 8x10!

Cheers

[Mark Stahlke]

This brings up an interesting question. Is it more important to have a plethora of lenses or to learn to see in just one or two focal lengths? I'm sure that many people would view a limit of available lenses as a restriction but many would see it not as a restriction at all but rather as a sort of freedom, a freedom from complications.

I cut my teeth on 35mm with zoom lenses and then started LF with only two focal lengths (90 and 150). I found it very restrictive and quickly built up a shamefully large lens collection (and a shamefully low bank balance).

55 75 90 105 125 150x2 180 210 240x2 270 300 355 400T 450 and I'm planning to add a 600. And maybe a 65. And maybe a 135. And maybe....It never ends does it?

Wow! I used to think I was average. Now I think I'm kinda small. Only a 75, 125, and 210 here.

That's interesting. Those are my most used lenses. In fact, that is the kit I usually take backpacking.