Wide Wide Angle Lenses for 5X7 format

[audioexcels]

Thanks for the oldies, but goodies to add to my list. Anything remotely close to the 72XL, but at a much lower cost?...or something in the range of say 72-90 without it being something costly/rare?

Beautiful shots Ole and Eric!!!

[Wimpler]

I have a Hugo Meyer & Co - Goerlitz Weiwinkel-Aristostigmat 120mm f9. It is tiny and covers 5x7 with movements.

See http://www.cameraeccentric.com/html/...eyerc/p26.html

[Ole Tjugen]

How about an Angulon 90mm f:6.8?



Soft corners, but quite sharp enough for contact prints.

[Scott Davis]

110mm (4 3/8") Dagor - It covers 5x7 with movement. Probably covers 6 1/2 x 8 1/2 with minimal movement. I don't have a photo online that I can think of where I used that lens, but I'll look around and post one if I can find one.

[Ernest Purdum]

B&L made a 3 3/8" (86mm) Ser. V Protar. This was listed as covering 1/2-plate wide open and 5X7 stopped down. O.K., f18 isn't all that wide open. These are so tiny that front-mounting is quite practical. They were available in Volute shutter, but the barrel mount is more common.

Regarding rarity, I'm sure they more than qualify for eBay "Rare", which seems to meen no more than three of the same object up today. Some patience, though, would probably turn one up.

[Rodney Polden]

The f8 90mm Nikkor-SW gives a circle of 235mm I believe, so that allows a little room for movements. Equivalent to a 19mm on 35mm. They show up now and then for $500-600. Even the older SA's will cover 5x7, but only just.

[Andrew ren]

I have a 105/8 fujinon. it's quite sharp.

Andrew

[sparq]

I use fujinon NSW 8/90, it covers but there's almost no room for movements (ic 216mm).

[Kevin Crisp]

My normal somewhat wide is a 180 Symmar-S. Wider is a 150 G Claron which covers with significant room for movement. (I disagree with those who say it "just covers.") I have the 110 Schneider which is useful for lots of formats and covers with plenty of room for movement. The 90mm Nikkor f:8 lens does cover with a little room for movement. The wide angle protars are relatively inexpensive though some work better than others.

[audioexcels]

My normal somewhat wide is a 180 Symmar-S. Wider is a 150 G Claron which covers with significant room for movement. (I disagree with those who say it "just covers.") I have the 110 Schneider which is useful for lots of formats and covers with plenty of room for movement. The 90mm Nikkor f:8 lens does cover with a little room for movement. The wide angle protars are relatively inexpensive though some work better than others.

Kevin and others that have worked with the 90/8 Nikkor or other 90 F4.5-5.6 lenses, how much in the way of movements do you get and do you find the lens limited by how you use it. In other words, do you find your shooting style would prefer to have more movements with the lens or have you been just fine on the most part with its limited amount of movement potential?