I have the following lenses:
Nikon
75 4.5
120 8
180 5.6
360 8
Rodenstock
65 4.5
90 6.8
150 5.6
210 5.6
Fuji
300 8.5
As I was getting into large format I looked at lens charts, web opinions, reviews, talked to camera shop employees. All in a effort to educate myself about who makes the best lenses and which lenses are the best. Of course the opinions where all over the place so instead I worried about size, weight, price, image circle, shutter size, filter size instead of getting worked up about who makes the damn lens.
Now that I have shot LF for a couple of years and looked over a healthy amount of transparencies I have realized the people that stated there is not a big enough difference between manufactures to get all worked up about it where right.
Of all the lenses I have all are stellar so long as I get the focus and exposure right with the camera being on a stable platform and none of my movements are off. Not a single one would I label a lemon or a dud. Being a fanboy for a certain company is silly and one of the greatest pluses for large format is all the great lenses available for the photographer from 4 great companies.
And certain gems come from all of the big four
to list a few:
Fuji 240 A and 250 cm-w
Nikon 360 tele and 120 w
Schneider XL lenses
Rodenstock 45, 55 grandagon and 150 sironar s
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