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felix5616
10-Apr-2010, 03:38
What is the shortest focal length lens that will cover 8x10 format. I prefer a modern lens with a shutter. I would like a little movement if possible. I am shooting an 8x10 Shen Hao.

Paul O
10-Apr-2010, 04:29
The Schneider 110mmXL will just cover this format - but no movements as such.

Gem Singer
10-Apr-2010, 05:15
A Nikon/Nikkor f8 120SW will cover 8x10 with hardly any movement capability.

The Nikkor f8 150SW (equivalent to a 75mm lens on 4x5) will allow movements.

Walter Calahan
10-Apr-2010, 06:49
My widest is the Nikkor 120 mm f/8.0 SW.

With movements, my widest is the Schneider 165 mm f/8.0 Super-Angulon.

felix5616
10-Apr-2010, 13:51
how is sharpness and contrast with the Nikkor SW 120mm lens?

Gem Singer
10-Apr-2010, 15:39
Sharpness and contrast are outstanding.

Great lens for 4x5 and 5x7, but coverage for 8x10 is minimal.

Armin Seeholzer
10-Apr-2010, 15:58
The Nikkor 120 is a suberb lens and very wide for 8x10, my widest one!
At f 32 you can still shift 1cm at least!
For architectural pics which are seldom at infinity you can shift about 1,5cm.
But not every 8x10 camera can handle the short bellows distance, for my B&J I use a recessed lensboart.

Armin

Dan Fromm
11-Apr-2010, 02:12
88/5.6 Super Aviogon. Weighs 19 pounds set up for the RC-9 camera. Good luck finding one.

tbirke
13-Apr-2010, 01:46
In terms of movement I couldn't recommend the Schneider Super-Symmar XL 5.6/150 higher. I never encountered the black border, even with extreme shifts like 12cm - which should be impossible according to Schneiders tech specs.
(example: http://birke.net/img/large/paris/paris-35-preview.jpg)

Dirk Rösler
16-Apr-2010, 06:26
Well, the IC does not suddenly end at the end of Schneider's published spec. Beyond, it just is not considered up to their criteria, even there is still illumination.

Great image

Don7x17
16-Apr-2010, 15:02
Widest for 8x10?

75mm Hypergon with star. It covers 8x10 with some additional movement (at extreme wide angles you don't need much offset to get a lot of movement).

you'll have choice of two different aperatures (f22 and f31), and the shutter is whatever lens cap, hat, etc that you wish.