Schneider 58mm SA XL f/5.6 with center filter
Nikkor 150mm f/5.6
19th century no name meniscus Galli lens 280mm f/7.7
The 58mm is a relatively new addition, and I like it for outdoor/nature shots and indoor environmental portraits. Format is 4x5.
Schneider 58mm SA XL f/5.6 with center filter
Nikkor 150mm f/5.6
19th century no name meniscus Galli lens 280mm f/7.7
The 58mm is a relatively new addition, and I like it for outdoor/nature shots and indoor environmental portraits. Format is 4x5.
The limited bellows on your speeder will limit the focal length lens that will be useful. A 203mm Ektar or Wollensak will make a nice addition that will fit when you fold up your camera. Other good lenses would include the 165 & 120 Angulons and the 125 wide-field Ektar
"I would feel more optimistic about a bright future for man if he spent less time proving that he can outwit Nature and more time tasting her sweetness and respecting her seniority"---EB White
I had 25 lenses for 4x5 and 8x10 In January 2021 . There are only those lenses that I use now :-) The rest are sold.
Congo 90/6.3 (mainly for long trip. Nice drawing. Limited in movement.)
Topcor 90/5.6 - Very flexible. Nice drawing. A bit heavy. Filters thread - 77 mm.
Symmar 135/5.6 convertble. Very flexible. Nice drawing.
Carl Zeiss 150/4.5 Nice drawing. Has a soft effect on open apertures. Not often I use it both as a portrait lens and for general shooting.
Fujinon 150/6.3 Great drawing. Lightweight versatile lens. I use it mainly for long trips.
Heliar 210/4.5 Fantastic very plastic drawing. A bit heavy.
Color Tamron 240/6.8 (Dagor). Fantastic very plastic drawing. A bit heavy.
Nikkor Q 300/9. A compact, sharp telephoto lens.
My 4x5 field kit bag contains: A Tachihara 45GF camera, 2 Grafmatic film holders, light meter, focussing cloth, filters, cable release etc and a
Schneider Super Angulon 75mm f5.6 ... crops to a 90mm field of view if needed
Nikkor-W 135mm 5.6 ... crops to a 150mm field of view if needed
Nikkor-W 210mm f5.6 ... crops to a 300mm field of view if needed
Tripod gets hand carried. Rarely encounter subject matter that defeats this combo.
Photography:first utterance. Sir John Herschel, 14 March 1839 at the Royal Society. "...Photography or the application of the Chemical rays of light to the purpose of pictorial representation,..".
View camera - 210mm Rodenstock Sironar, B&L Protar 7.5/11/13, Schneider 90mm, various barrel and meniscus lenses.
Super Speed Graphic - Graflex 1000 Optar
Super Graphic - Ektar 127mm and Graflex 90mm
I can't carry the weight that I once could.
90mm Angulon, late model.
135mm Fuji (or 150mm)
240mm Fuji
This is my packed-and-ready-to-go bag. If I have something specific in mind, I'll grab an appropriate lens.
Schneider-Kreuznach Super Angulon XL 5.6/72
Rodenstock Grandagon-N 4.5/90
Schneider-Kreuznach Apo-Symmar L 5.6/150
Schneider-Kreuznach Apo-Symmar L 5.6/210
Nikkor-M 9/300
Would like to add either a Grandagon-N 115mm or Schneider Super Symmar XL 110mm at some point. Also either a a Fujinon C 450mm or Nikkor-T 500mm for long work.
Nikon 90/8
Rodenstock Sironar-N 135/5.6
Fujinon 240/9
Just added: Rodenstock 75/4.5 (thanks Steve Goldstein!) that I will be carrying when the 90 won't do.
Have others from 65mm through 305mm but rarely use them for 4x5
Last edited by rfesk; 29-Jan-2022 at 17:13.
Nikkor SW 75/4.5
Nikkor SW 90/8
Nikkor SW 120/8
Fujinon A 180/9
Fujinon A 240/9
Nikkor M 300/9
"I have this feeling of walking around for days with the wind knocked out of me." - Jim Harrison
My lens kit is:
Schneider-Kreuznach Symmar 150/5.6
I don't have a large format camera yet, so it doesn't see much action.
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Niels
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