Architecture and landscape:
47 XL Schneider
65 SA 5.6 Schneider
90 5.6 SA Schneider
120 SW Nikon
120 AM Macro Nikkor
150 Nikon
210 S Symar Schneider
305 Schneider G claron
450 M Nikon
Architecture and landscape:
47 XL Schneider
65 SA 5.6 Schneider
90 5.6 SA Schneider
120 SW Nikon
120 AM Macro Nikkor
150 Nikon
210 S Symar Schneider
305 Schneider G claron
450 M Nikon
Thanks,
Kirk
at age 73:
"The woods are lovely, dark and deep,
But I have promises to keep,
And miles to go before I sleep,
And miles to go before I sleep"
Mostly Landscape and some architecture:
90 f8 Nikkor
135 f5.6 Fujinon
180 f5.6 Fujinon
210 Schneider Symmar-S
300 f9 Nikkor-M
-Preston
Preston-Columbia CA
"If you want nice fresh oats, you have to pay a fair price. If you can be satisfied with oats that have already been through the horse; that comes a little cheaper."
I rely on a 3-lens kit to tackle 4x5 landscapes; I don't do a lot of architecture or portraits.
If they're all w/ me in the field, they serve about 97% of my diverse needs.
Funny thing is … adding a 180mm would get me to “98%” or “99%,” quicker than a lens wider than 110, or longer than 240.
1) Schneider XL 110mm/5.6
2) Schneider 150mm/9 g-claron
3) Fuji A 240mm/9
135mm on 4x5
Sometimes I've stitched to make a wide shot.
Mostly landscapes, with an architectural bent:
47/5.6 Super Angulon (not XL, and therefore for 6x12 and smaller only)
65/5.6 Super Angulon
90/5.6 Super Angulon
121/8 Super Angulon
150/6.3 Geronar
180/5.6 Symmar Convertible
210/5.6 Sinaron (APO-Sironar-N)
8-1/2"/4.5 Ilex Paragon
240/6.8 Caltar Type Y (Ysarex)
12" Ilex Caltar (copy of Commercial Ektar)
I don't carry them all, of course. For 4x5, I would carry the 65, 90, 121, 210, and 12" or some similar combination. For a lighter kit, I might only take the 90, 180 (which also provides 315), and 240.
Rick "not usually too far from the car" Denney
This is the kind of question where the answers given won't help you out a single bit
If you can't narrow it down any I'm pretty sure with a large enough sampling every lens ever made will make its way into this one
Tell me
Did you create this thread just to say the word "KIT"
Mostly shooting lifestyle, transportation, and automotive. Sometimes shooting urban landscapes.
90mm f6.8
135mm f5.6
180mm f5.6
The 135mm gets used on the majority of my shots, then the 180mm, and rarely the 90mm. These are not the only lenses I have for my 4x5, though with my airline travel backpack, there is really only room for these and one back-up camera (usually medium format body and one lens). The 135mm folds up into the 4x5, when it is reversed, so that saves some space.
Ciao!
Gordon Moat Photography
I don't shoot much 4x5 but I've got a
127mm Kodak Ektar (uncoated prewar)
162mm Wollensak Velostigmat (uncoated)
203mm Kodak Ektar
215mm Ilex
"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
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