Hi, I’m in need of a wide angle lens for 4x10. There’s loads of posts about lenses for 8x10, but I thought I’d ask specifically about 4x10 as I might be able to get away with some different lenses with the lesser coverage required for 4x10.
Am I correct in thinking I need an image circle of 275mm to cover? I’d like some room for movement…
I’m looking at the 110-150mm range.
The 110XL seems an obvious choice, but I’d be using it right on it’s limit of coverage and I’ve seen some conflicting posts about it not covering at all here and here, and it requires an expensive CF when using chrome film. I’m trying to keep this all under $1000
The Nikkor 120 SW F8 also is rated highly, but I read a post about the rear element being so large that it doesn’t fit through the hole in the front standard of a Chamonix.
I haven’t got my 4x10 camera yet but I am looking at the Chamonix 410, which takes Linhof boards and looks like it has the front standard of a 4x5” camera rather than a bigger hole of an 8x10”… Anyone have any similar experiences?
Next I guess is the (over budget) 150XL from Schneider, and the 150SW from Nikkor – again with a huge rear element.
Does anyone have any other suggestions I can be looking at?
Thanks in advance
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