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Thread: If you could have just ONE lens for your 8x10....

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    8x10, 5x7, 4x5, et al Leigh's Avatar
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    Re: If you could have just ONE lens for your 8x10....

    I like my Nikkor-W 360/6.5.

    It's heavy enough to keep the camera from blowing away.

    - Leigh

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    Re: If you could have just ONE lens for your 8x10....

    "Cooke Series XVa Triple Convertible Lens"

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    Re: If you could have just ONE lens for your 8x10....

    90-480 f/9 G-Claron Zoom.

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    Re: If you could have just ONE lens for your 8x10....

    14" Commercial Ektar. Versatile, lovely wide-open and a sync shutter.

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    Re: If you could have just ONE lens for your 8x10....

    My Cooke XVa.
    When I grow up, I want to be a photographer.

    http://www.walterpcalahan.com/Photography/index.html

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    Re: If you could have just ONE lens for your 8x10....

    300/5.6 Xenar in #3 slightly more than a 14" Ektar in #5 because the Xenar is faster and the shutter has higher speeds. Both are smooth and sharp.

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    Re: If you could have just ONE lens for your 8x10....

    270mm Apo-Sironar-S. The only problem is that it doesn't exist.

    270 is my favorite focal length for 8x10 - I tend to see semi-wide - and the way that the Apo-Sironar-S draws is my favorite optical flavor among modern plasmats.

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    Re: If you could have just ONE lens for your 8x10....

    Fujinon 210mm (80 degree)

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    Re: If you could have just ONE lens for your 8x10....

    355mm G-Claron

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