If you believe you can, or you believe you can't... you're right.
Not necessarily. I made the same "mistake"... assuming that he would eventually have to return the borrowed gear (Toyo and 150 lens, decribed in post 1) and wanted to buy his own. Perhaps "borrowed" was code word for "on permanent loan; now mine" and some of us missed that implication.
No problem. You should be able to find a 90 well within your price range. I picked up a Schneider 5.6 90 a few years ago for $200 in a well-operating shutter. The filter ring has a ding but all is OK with it. Personally... I don't like the lens or the 90 FL on 4x5 and got much more for my money, and greater utility, with longer (12 inch/ 300 mm) FL lens. I'm not a WA kind of visionary.
Maybe this is the wrong place to post this... but I have a nearly mint 90mm SA f/8 I want to sell. I want a tad more coverage so I'm replacing it with a Nikkor SW f/8. I don't want to sell it too cheaply but I'm realistic about it's current value. Anyone is welcome to chime in regarding how much I should ask for it. I can post pics here if you're interested.
I've just bought a 90mm SA f8 in Synchro Compur shutter from a dealer in the UK lens and shutter are exc++ and I paid £249 uk.
As already mentioned you could go for a cheap 90mm 5.6 Angulon, but you may prefer a 90 with a larger image circle so that there is more scope for movement. I think it worth paying a little more for a Super Angulon personally if you want a 90mm lens.
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