modern 360mm lens for 11x14

[Greg]

Have been looking at the following for shooting 11x14 B&W

Fuji EBC A 360mm f/10 lens
Nikkor-W 360mm f/6.5 lens
Fujinon W 360mm f/6.3 lens

Size not a problem. I'm assuming that they all run about the same $$$ but I could be wrong.

Experience or suggestions wanted.

thanks in advance

[Tin Can]

Nikkor-W 360mm f/6.5 I bought VGC from Japan

No regrets

[Drew Wiley]

What about the 355 G-Claron? That should work decently, and will be slightly lighter in wt than typical 360 studio lenses. It's in a no. 3 shutter. Although the Fuji 360 A is of similar optical design, due to its no. 1 shutter there will be a bit of mechanical vignetting to the image circle, making it impractical for 11X14 if any kind of movements are involved; it is, however, a great 8x10 lens.

[Vaughn]

I have the FujiW 360/6.3. It's a heavy lens to be sure, but any 11x14 worth its salt can handle it. At infinity, I find I need to use it at f16 or smaller aperture to get the corners in sufficiently on 11x14. That surprised me a little, but I have worked with it with no problems. I appreciate the extra light hitting the GG when focusing under the redwoods, compared to an f10 lens or f11(my RD Artars).

PS -- I have used a the 355mm Drew mentioned. Nice 11x14 lens.

[cuypers1807]

Though not a “modern” lens, a 14 in. Commercial Ektar looks great on 11x14.

[Lachlan 717]

+1 355mm G Claron.

Covers 12x20’ so plenty of room. Easy enough to find. Relatively cheap.

Brilliant images on my 7x17 (roughly equivalent IC as 11x14).

[Jody_S]

Have been looking at the following for shooting 11x14 B&W

Fuji EBC A 360mm f/10 lens
Nikkor-W 360mm f/6.5 lens
Fujinon W 360mm f/6.3 lens

Size not a problem. I'm assuming that they all run about the same $$$ but I could be wrong.

Experience or suggestions wanted.

thanks in advance

There's also the Symmar and Symmar-S 360mm, similar to the other f5.6 plasmats but likely cheaper. I bought a convertible 360 Symmar on this forum not so long ago for a reasonable price. If shooting B&W, I don't know if anyone could tell them all apart.

[xkaes]

I have the FujiW 360/6.3. It's a heavy lens to be sure, but any 11x14 worth its salt can handle it. At infinity, I find I need to use it at f16 or smaller aperture to get the corners in sufficiently on 11x14. That surprised me a little, but I have worked with it with no problems. I appreciate the extra light hitting the GG when focusing under the redwoods, compared to an f10 lens or f11(my RD Artars)..

There's also the newer Fujinon CM-W 360mm f6.5. It has the same image circle as the W 360mm f6.3 -- 485mm -- but has a full air-spaced 6/6 design instead of 6/4. Both have the same 86mm filter thread.

[John Layton]

14" Kern (Swiss) Blue Dot Trigor and you will be a happy camper indeed!

[Oren Grad]

As mentioned, the 355 G-Claron has monster coverage, at least when stopped way down. I've used the 360 Apo-Symmar on 11x14 - the image circle is large enough to allow decent room for movement. Note that at 360mm the maximum aperture is f/6.8 rather than the f/5.6 of the shorter FLs in the series. But anyway, the 355 G-Claron is quite a bit smaller/lighter.

Surprisingly, the Apo-Sironar-N and -S are the odd men out here - for whatever reason, both have smaller specified image circles than their Fuji/Nikon/Schneider counterparts. Even the -S is specified for only 68 degrees of coverage, unlike the shorter FLs in the series, which are all 75 degrees.

[Alan9940]

Somebody already mentioned the Schneider Symmar-S 360mm. Its a big 'un with a front element the size of a small dinner plate, but it's a great lens. I've used it on my 8x10 for 40+ years and I'm always pleased with the way it renders.

[Oslolens]

Have been looking at the following for shooting 11x14 B&W

Fuji EBC A 360mm f/10 lens
Nikkor-W 360mm f/6.5 lens
Fujinon W 360mm f/6.3 lens

Size not a problem. I'm assuming that they all run about the same $$$ but I could be wrong.

Experience or suggestions wanted.

thanks in advanceThe lenses mentioned should be more pricey compared to Symmar and Sironar due to filter size alone.
My 1,4kg 360mm Nikkor-W has 95mm filter threads compared to my 14" Ektar without any, and the Nikkor-W has 100% neutral bokeh.

Go one step further in focal length, the 420 and the 450mm (16,5"-18") and the lenses get smaller and lighter, my 450mm Nikkor-M at 650g is f9 with 67mm threads.

You could also get hold of a rafcamera adapter for close-up lenses and mount a +3 in a shutter #3, max aperture is roughly f7.4 for the 333mm focal length. Available for #3, 58mm and #3S, 56mm. Unfortunately is Ukraina invaded and Belarus is helping, so new adapters may not be available. My favourite now is the Leitz Elpro VIa +2.51 / 400mm f9.5

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[Tin Can]

Whatever you pick, get a good shutter with it

I buy from Japan as they take very good care of any lens AND shutter

[Corran]

As I've been using a Symmar 360mm f/5.6 for my 12x20, I would say it should be an excellent lens for 11x14, with pretty much as much movements possible as you'd ever need.

Filters on the front will be problematic due to its size, but if you don't mind focusing with the filter in place (due to focus shift) the rear element takes 95mm filters.