I shoot 150 Nikkor SW on 8x10 and 120 Nikkor SW on 5x7. The other lenses don't get used much.
I shoot 150 Nikkor SW on 8x10 and 120 Nikkor SW on 5x7. The other lenses don't get used much.
seems everyone menions 210 as 1st or second lens
not one mentioned yet
i use 150 most and 275 next
90 id love to use more but wide expanse of flatland just doesnt fit me esp on 4x5 where the empty skies here dominate
been using it more though
On 4x5 for my 1st I tend to flip flop between 65mm Fuji SWD and a 210 Symmar.
I know thats a really wide range but i really love the way the 65 and the 210 looks.
My 2nd is a 150mm Nikkor or a 90mm SA.
For 12x20 my 1st lens is a 355 G Claron and my 2nd is a 480 APO Nikkor.
On 8x10 first choice is Fujinon-W 300mm f5.6 followed closely by Schneider Super Angulon 121mm f8.
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i seem to be using a "normal" lens as much as my favorite 1st choice for landscape.
i usually always go for my 90mm on 4x5. but my second choice seems to be 150 or 180mm.....i just got a new to me 180 so i have been carrying it more than the 150....only because it has a better shutter.
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Based on number of shots for 4X5:
The 1st most used lens for landscape is: 90mm.
The 2nd most used lens for landscape is: 210mm.
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Most used lens for landscapes on 4x5 is my 75mm
Second most used (and by second I mean way distant second) 125mm
My third stringer is a 210mm
The 75mm probably gets 2/3 of my usage
My most used lens is a 120mm. (Unfortunately I had to sell my 110 a while ago.) Next up would be one in the 210-240mm range. (If I'm going light, I'll take the 120mm and a 240 f9 Doktor Optic lens. If weight isn't an issue, I'll go 90SA, 120SA, 210 Fuji W, 300 Kowa Graphic, 420 Fujinon L.) Next would be a 300mm, followed by a 90mm. But all this depends on what you're shooting. I don't do much of the "grand western landscape" type of photos. If so, then I'd use the longer lenses much more.
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I guess I'm weird because it sometimes depends on which camera, not just format I'm using.
4x5 Linhof V #1 240 Germinar, #2 150 Symmar S
4x5 Crown Graphic #1 135 Xenar, #2 203 Ektar
5x7 Dorff. #1 250 Fuji, #2 190 Wollensak
8x10 Dorff. #1 14" Ektar. I also have a 240 Symmar and 159 Wolly that are used so little I offen take them out of the bag to save weight.
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