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Either should suit your needs quite well.
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When I was shooting 8x10 I had a 360 Symmar S. It was a great portrait lens, very sharp and the images had a great look. I'm sure any of the 360 plasmats would do the job just fine. But the Symmar S seems like a great option.
I'd be more concerned about the condition of the shutter. Since all of the 360 plasmats will be great for your needs, you might buy whichever one comes with the newest shutter.
When I bought mine on Ebay, I wasn't quite prepared for how large it was going to be!
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Lets not forget the 14" Commercial Ektar
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Per your description, I'd look for a large Marge earlier Symmar in the Compound 4 that was f5.6 Once upon a time I had an Osaka f6.3 14" Tessar and it impressed me with how sharp and lovely the images were. Pretty hard to go wrong with your stated parameters. Get a big lens and go make pictures. Lots to learn about lighting etc. but your lens isn't going to be a huge player one way or another. Leave the 'big guns' and 'silver bullet' lenses alone. A gold dot Dagor won't help.
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DrTang
Lets not forget the 14" Commercial Ektar
+1
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Many fine lenses to choose from, including the 14" CE, but the OP is after a different look that what the CE imparts.
I remember reading that Avedon used a Fuji-W 360 f6.3 for the American West series, but I may be mis-remembering that fact.
In any case, yes, you should be just fine with any lenses from the Big 4, if that's the kind of look you're after.
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Many thanks Jim. Sound advice for sure.
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Thanks Ari, I had read that he used a Fuji as well but wasn't sure if it was a back-up or not to the Symmar. Thanks for putting my mind (and $) at ease.