I am starting out in 4x5, and wondering what set of lenses I should consider to build my outfit. I am primarily interested in landscape/nature photography, so o ptimizing weight is an important factor.
I already have a Schneider 110mm Super-Symmar XL. I am considering these two lin eups:
list1: 110mm, 180mm, 300mm list2: 110mm, 150mm, 210mm, 300mm
As you can see, my quandary is choosing how to fill the gap between the 110mm an d 300mm. Two lenses provide more flexibility, but one means carrying roughly hal f the weight and bulk.
I am a longtime user of 35mm format, and according to the "New Large Format Lens es for 4x5" page (on this site), the equivalences are:
110 - 28 150 - 38 180 - 45 210 - 53 300 - 75
One of my most-used lenses for small format is the Leica Tri-Elmar, which provid es 28-35-50mm. I have found all three focal lengths to be valuable. This tempts me towards choosing two intermediate lenses, rather than one. On the other hand, a 4x5 inch hunk o' film can withstand cropping more readily than small format c an.
So, I ask, what would you do? (Or better: what have you done?)
Bear in mind that I plan to eventually add a 75mm or 80mm, and possibly even a s uper-wide (47mm or 58mm).
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