Originally Posted by
Eric Leppanen
Here is what I have been able to glean about coated 210mm 8x10 lenses, which have some wiggle-room for movements:
Small/light lenses
Graphic Kowa f/9 (Copal 1, single-coated, reportedly around 380mm IC)
Computar f/9 (Copal 1, single-coated, reportedly around 460mm IC)
G-Claron f/9 (Copal 1, single-coated, covers 8x10 with very limited movements when stopped down)
Medium sized lenses
Fuji W f/5.6 (Copal 1, single-coated, 352mm IC)
Schneider Angulon f/6.8 (Copal 3, single-coated, 382mm IC)
Rodenstock APO Sironar W f/5.6 (Copal 3, multi-coated, 352mm IC)
Large lenses
Schneider Super Symmar HM f/5.6 (Copal 3, multi-coated, 356mm IC)
Schneider Super Angulon f/8 (Copal 3, single/multi-coated, 500mm IC)
Schneider Super Symmar XL f/5.6 (Copal 3, multi-coated, 500mm IC)
Rodenstock Grandagon/Grandagon-N 200mm f/6.8 (Copal 3, single/multi-coated, 495mm IC)
Regarding image circles: "reportedly" refers to IC's empirically measured by lens owners, which I have used for lenses where I can't find the manufacturer's original spec. Otherwise I have used manufacturers' reported IC's (which in some cases might be a bit conservative compared with empirically measured IC's).
The Graphic Kowa, Computar and Fuji W are popular and rare due to their small size and generally adequate coverage for many applications. The remaining lenses are relatively easier to come by if you are patient.
I use a smaller 210mm lens for landscape use (Sironar W in my case, since I prefer focusing at f/5.6) and a larger high coverage optic for architecture (200 Grandagon, which I prefer to the other large 210mm lenses due to its light fall off properties).
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