My short list... do you like it? what's yours??

[Vincent Malaud]

Hello,

Checking the net... is probably what I do the most when I am bored and then I do short lists... I have one for watches, travel destinations... and so on. The one of interest here is of course the LF lenses list.

I have in my possesion a Nikkor-SW 120mm. YEs just this one... so you can imagine that there is room for more in my bag and so I go checking the net...

Well the criteria for the list are: Best quality for good price (as in cheap), good image circle, ability to conver at least two formats among 6x9, 4x5 and 8x10 and use the whole manufacturer offers

Apo-Grandagon 55mm
Horseman Super ER 65mm f/7
Schneider SA MC 75/5.6
Nikkor SW 90 f8.0
Rodenstock 150mm f5.6 Sironar-S - well... I selected it only because of its sharpness
Fuji 210 W f/5.6

Do you like the list??

PS: I should say that eventhough I would like to have these lenses, I am not planning to buy them anytime soon so it is not necessary to contact me by pm for offers ;) Cheers

[Nathan Potter]

Such lists are really personal choices. Others here on the forum will have some difficulty with adding to the list without knowing what kind of photography you currently do or might be intending to do in the future. I see you are focused on several wide angle lenses which indicates that you shoot up to 4X5 at least. I notice you list no long focal lengths, say 300 mm and above. Kind of indicates that you work with mostly landscapes. Good list so far.

Nate Potter, Austin TX.

[John Kasaian]

WHAT? No Dagors? :eek:

[BrianShaw]

List making for the sake of list making might be considered a compulsive behavior. But I'm OK with whatever you want to do, and I'm willing to be an enabler!

Your list is too short; Add a 300mm lens.

[bvstaples]

Here's my short list:

An unlimited supply of Cuban Cohibas
An unlimited supply of various Scots Whiskys
An unlimited supply of a variety of oysters and other shell fish
A long life span to enjoy these unlimited bounties

And in between enjoying these, I'll expose a few sheets of film...

[David Hedley]

Hi Vincent; my first addition to the list would be a Nikkor 300mm f/9 - this is a small lense (52mm filter), that will cover up to 8x10. If you do go up to that format, I'd then look at a Nikkor 450mm (again 8x10 coverage, 52 mm filter). After that, I'd look at a 210mm. You might not need any more lenses after that.

[IanG]

Well I have 2 of your choice, except my 75mm SA is an f8 & isn't Multicoated, however it's as good as, shooting straight into the sun it was flare free & no contrast drop while a modern Canon lens was useless.

Personally I would stay with German lenses as they match better, and I would widen the gap between focal lengths, use you feet to move in/out.

David suggest a 300mm, the Nikkor is a great lens, I have one and it's my least used lens, twice in over 20 years, (however it'll be used on my 10x8 when using studio flash)

My main lenses are a 65mm SA, 90mm Grandagon, 150mm Sironar, 210 Symmar, thats a good spread, in addition I have the 300mm Nikon, and the 75mm SA but that's fitted to a 617 camera.

Ian

[John Kasaian]

Not a short list, but a list!

12x20:
19mm Goerz (early Dagor)
450mm Nikon M

8x10:
19" Goerz Red Dot Artar
14" Kodak Commercial Ektar
12" Goerz Dagor
300mm Nikon M
10" WF Ektar
240mm Schneider G Claron
159mm Wollensak WA Yellow Dot

5x7:
14" APO Artar
215mm Ilex
203mm Kodak Ektar
No.33 Kodak

4x5:
215mm Ilex
203mm Kodak Ektar
127mm Kodak

[Jan Pedersen]

Here's my short list:

An unlimited supply of Cuban Cohibas
An unlimited supply of various Scots Whiskys
An unlimited supply of a variety of oysters and other shell fish
A long life span to enjoy these unlimited bounties

And in between enjoying these, I'll expose a few sheets of film...



Now that is a list i can agree to.
In addition a 14" Dagor in the mix and i would be a happy camper.

[Vincent Malaud]

HAHA I laughed a lot when I read your posts... compulsive behavior !! Haha you could say that !!

The 300mm is indeed a good choice but it will come whenever I upgrade from 4x5 to 8x10. I realised I didn't give you enough info.. I shooot 4x5 and 6x9 mostly architecture :)

[cdholden]

John,
How well does that 19" Artar cover 12x20?
I'm hoping to use that combo after I get the bellows replaced on mine.
Chris


Not a short list, but a list!

12x20:
19mm Goerz (early Dagor)
450mm Nikon M

8x10:
19" Goerz Red Dot Artar
...

[gregvds]

Here is a list of things I'd like to have, in the LF field, I got also some other domains in which I got some kind of list:

Fujinon SWD 65
Schneider SS-XL 80
Fujinon C 300 8.5
Maybe a Fujinon soft focus, don't know which one
Schneider Fine Art 550 11 (just for the amazing object it is, I have no bellow that could manage it, even at infinity)

I have already a Fujinon SWD75, a Schneider Apo-S-L 120 5.6, and a Fujinon CM-W 210 5.6, on a Chamonix 45N-1

A Canham DLC645
A Razzle 900, maybe beige, or blue
A Linhof Master Technika 3000

A Gossen Starlite II

A Gitzo 2531 and
an Arca-Swiss P0

an enlarger LPL4752, or something like that, multigrade head please,

And a custom Haglöfs photo backpack to fit a camera, lenses and stuff inside,

free...

[evan clarke]

Make sure your camera bellows can function with the short lenses, this can be a rude surprise...Evan Clarke

[Mark Sawyer]

Hello,

Apo-Grandagon 55mm
Horseman Super ER 65mm f/7
Schneider SA MC 75/5.6
Nikkor SW 90 f8.0
Rodenstock 150mm f5.6 Sironar-S - well... I selected it only because of its sharpness
Fuji 210 W f/5.6



Ewww, yuck! Everything is sharp and multicoated! And they probably have working shutters, too...

How could anyone ever get a decent negative with that stuff???!!! :D

[Robert Hughes]

Ewww, yuck! Everything is sharp and multicoated! And they probably have working shutters, too...

How could anyone ever get a decent negative with that stuff???!!! :D
No worries - you can always place a layer of gauze or stocking over the lens. Last night I was contact printing and covered the printing frame with a layer of toilet paper. Wow! Instant soft-focus! :eek: I'll have to look into that some more.

[Frank Petronio]

I get tempted to buy a greater range of lenses and other toys but when I look cold and hard at what "works" the best thing I should do is (other than save the money, lol) to buy exactly what I already have so I have redundancy.

Boring but guess who has more good pictures at the end of the day?