How many lenses do you carry with 4x5 for landscape?

[rustyair]

How many lenses do you carry with 4x5 for landscape?

And which focal length?

[Paul Dunning]

Hi Rusty,

I carry 4 but I guess it depends on personal style so you'll probably get a lot of different answers. Focal lengths I use are 65, 90, 150 and 210 and for the type of landscapes I like to take the 90 gets the most use closely followed by the 150.

Paul.

[Mark Barendt]

1 - 150

[mikebarger]

I carry Fujinon 90mm, 125mm, 180mm, 210mm, and 300mm....I use the 210mm and 300mm 99% of the time.

[BrianShaw]

Generally 2: 135 and 210. On another camera it is more like a 135 and 190.

[Preston]

I carry a 90, 135, 180, 210, and a 300. Most used are the 180, 210, and 300. I dream of a 450 or a 500T, some day.

As has been said, you'll get different answers depending upon the style of the individual photographer. I tend to 'extract' details from the landscape, rather than going for the 'grand landscape', so my longer lenses seem to get more use.

Hmmm? Note to self: Maybe I'm limiting myself--need to think about that.

--P

[Vaughn]

1 - 150mm

[vinny]

6, sometimes 7

[Steve Smith]

1 - 150

Is that one lens of 150mm focal length or does it vary from one lens to one hundred and fifty lenses?!!!


Steve.

[Lenny Eiger]

I carry two, one 150mm and a 240A. I find I can do the rest by picking up the tripod and walking forward or backward.

Of course, it has a lot to do with what you are interested in. If you want to shoot far-away mountains you will need a longer lens. I have a longer lens, but no longer the desire to shoot far-away things. It's for sale... Most of the photographers in the photohistory books shot with one lens and one camera for 10 years or more at a time... it helps one to understand what fits in the image.

Lenses are beautiful jewels. But I would say you don't need too many...

Lenny