Folks,
Assuming that there is an increasing unlikelihood of large future “runs” of large format lenses, what are the CURRENT lenses you’d want to have? Some of these lenses seem to be the apex of the lens maker’s art. No Nikkors since they're out, but the 120mm SW, 450mm M and 200mm M - among other Nikkor lenses - would be in here if they still made them. Here’s my starter list.
80mm – 110mm – 210mm Super Symmar XL – Flare resistant, sharp, but with extra falloff for the weight savings.
72mm Schneider Super Angulon XL.
125mm Funinon CM-W – 6 elements in 5 groups, a fairly unique lens in the CM-W line, 78 degrees, has the same image circle as a 75 degree 135 Apo Sironar-S.
350mm Schneider Apo Tele Xenar, small, sharp, and fills a niche.
Fujinon 450 C – The reason I picked this one over the others is the small size for the focal length, plus it’s as sharp a lens as ever existed.
Schneider “Fine Art” series – never owned one, but the 550mm Dagor-style lens seems uncommon enough with specifications to warrant inclusion.
Schneider Apo-Tele-Xenar series, the "real" telephotos, 400mm - 600mm - 800mm. I have a 400 and if the others are like this, wowza.
The Rodenstock Apo Sironar-S series
Any more?
Cheers, Steve
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