Fujinon T 400/8

[Enrico Faini]

tele lenses are very susceptible to mechanical vignetting, so don't expect to gain much by stopping it down.

does the opposite also hold true?
that I will not lose much by opening it up?

[Ed Richards]

That is my guess from using this lens on 4x5.

[Ken Lee]

You should ask someone to make a test shot for you. While it may be true that the lens covers the stated diameter, you may (or may not) like the image quality near the extremes.

I had one, and it was quite sharp in the center region.

That being said, you might find Kerry's copy of the 1981 Fujinon catalog helpful: they list the lens as suitable for 5x7.

[Enrico Faini]

I had one, and it was quite sharp in the center region.

That being said, you might find Kerry's copy of the 1981 Fujinon catalog helpful: they list the lens as suitable for 5x7.

it looks quite nice

and btw there are some lovely pictures on your website :)

[Dean Wilmot]

Hi all, Does anyone know the weight of the 300mm and 400 Fuji Fujinon T 8/300mm and 8/400mm lenses? Plus ive found literature that states that these lenses will work on a Linhof Technika 2000 camera, can anyone confirm this? Thanks

[Ken Lee]

Hi all, Does anyone know the weight of the 300mm and 400 Fuji Fujinon T 8/300mm and 8/400mm lenses? Plus ive found literature that states that these lenses will work on a Linhof Technika 2000 camera, can anyone confirm this? Thanks

According to http://www.thalmann.com/largeformat/ls-ts.htm the weight of the 400mm T is 700g

According to http://www.hevanet.com/cperez/testing.html the weight of the 300mm Fujinon T is 415g

To determine whether the lenses work on the camera, you need to know the camera's maximum bellows draw. The 400T uses 250mm bellows draw at infinity. Lenses need additional bellows extension to focus more closely.

[Steve Goldstein]

My 400mm Fujinon-T weighs 632 grams including caps and retaining ring.

[Drew Wiley]

The Fuji brochure lists the image circle of the 400T as 220mm at f/22, barelyaequate for 5x7 point blank, without movements. I've got a big book of Karakoram pictures taken with a Master Technika using Fuji 400T and 600T lenses. A tophat board might have been used with the 600. I use a Sinar monorail for long lenses rather than teles, but the Fujis do deliver quality images for 4X5 film at least, and at the present you can buy them way cheaper than a 450C. But the latter covers 8X10 with abundant wiggle room.

[Pere Casals]

tele lenses are very susceptible to mechanical vignetting, so don't expect to gain much by stopping it down.

IIRC Tele lenses have increased mechanical vignetting when focusing near, but in that case image circle also grows so we need less the outer circle suffering the vignetting.

IMHO problem may happen when we use a T lens for close subjects that does not cover the format at infinite focus, but this may not be the case.

[Eric Biggerstaff]

I used one on 5X7 for a few years but it had to be stopped down to at least f22 and it still barely covered. It is a very nice piece of glass but I would say to keep looking for an alternative. I am still looking for the 450C as that is the one last lens I would like to add to my kit.