Best lens over 240mm for landscapes in 4x5...

[Kodachrome25]

Hi, I am considering a Fujinon 400mm F/8 T since it is 700 grams and is in Copal-1. My current longest lens is a Fuji 240mm F/9 A, love it but a 360-450 might be a nice one for reach once and awhile...

Light, sharp is foremost, speed not as much, strictly black and white...

[Kevin Crisp]

The 450 Fujinon is becoming a legend. Copal 1. Covers 8X10.

[vinny]

I use a 305mm g claron quite a bit and a 450mm nikkor once in a while. Both are pretty sharp and I never leave home w/o them.

salt lake by vinnywalsh.com, on Flickr

[Kodachrome25]

Keep em' coming, that Fuji 450 C is spendy and the Nikon one is Copal-3 ( 640 gr. though ). No opinions on the 400 T?

[Drew Wiley]

The 400T is a fine lens which has served many well; but being a telephoto it's bulky, heavy, and not quite as razor sharp as the best primes. Beyond 250, I use a 300 Nikkor M,
a 360 Fuji A, and a 450 Fuji C. All are very compact in small shutters and optically superb.
The Fuji 300C or 300A should also be top notch. Depends on exactly what you want, and
whether you need something which will comfortably cover 8x10 too. But some of these
lenses with huge coverage (like the 450C) need a good shade when shooting 4x5. The only reason to use a telephoto is if you just can't get enough bellows draw for a standard
lens.

[patrickjames]

You need to specify what camera you are using. There aren't many that will have enough draw for a 360 much less a 450.

[Kodachrome25]

I have a friend who has talked about shooting 8x10 for contacts, The Nikon 450 might be the best size to price ratio then. The spendy 360 would not be a bad lens either as a more incremental span from 135-180-240, I suppose that is why I spoke of a 400.

Then again, since I don't see doing many movements with a lens in the 350-450 range on 4x5, I could very well just use APX25, TP, Acros, etc. behind my 180mm CF...:-)

[Kodachrome25]

You need to specify what camera you are using. There aren't many that will have enough draw for a 360 much less a 450.

Good point, I am using a Chamonix 45N-2 with the universal bellows at 395mm max. When I use the 240 A, I am pulling the rear out a couple inches for sure before I even hit the focus knob.

Bear with me...I am relatively new to 4x5....I am sitting here in my office trying to not tire of sorting and exporting some 3,000 raw files and instead, looking at the back of my iPhone using Viewfinder Pro saying "Gee, a little more reach would be nice...:-D

[Old-N-Feeble]

I have the older 45N-1 and bought the Chamonix 60mm extension rail. My next purchase is a 100mm extension lens board (top-hat). That combination will provide 555mm of total extension. I'll not be mounting a monster lens on the top-hat but a 450 Fujinon-C is fine and, for what I'll be shooting, 555mm extension is more than enough. Heck, I may get a 75mm top-hat instead. That's still 530mm of total extension.

[vinny]

you don't need a top hat for a 450mm on the chamonix 4x5's. At least I don't with my homemade extension. M8 knob, M8 threaded insert, piece of 1/2 plywood, done. The bellows can handle 450mm easily.