I think it's probably right that all of the older designed lenses (Tessar, Velostigmat/Raptor, Acutar, Ektar, etc.) will have a very similar look. Most will be single coated which will be OK with me. I think I'll stick with lenses in adjustable shutter (Compound, Copal, Betax, Ilex, etc.) because that will give me more flexibility, especially with aperture. I'm trying to avoid putting a Packard in this camera because I also use a huge Petzval on it and it won't clear the Packard. (I have to crank the barrel of the 12 inch Voigtlander back into the bellows so the 5 pound lens will balance better on the front standard.) I was thinking of a 16 inch lens, but I think a 14-15 will do what I want.
I'm the official photographer of Lake County Ice Racing. Virtually all shots are taken with my Nikon D850 for obvious reasons, but I've been taking a few with 4x5 and 8x10 this year. For my final shot of the season I had all the LCR crew assemble and I took a group photo of them with the 2D. I selected the Nikon 300mm f9 M because it's multicoated. I was out on blindingly white ice under full sun and the 300 Nikon is the only multicoated lens I have for 8x10. I think it did pretty well here. I stopped down to f32 as I recall and shot 1/50s. Conditions were about a stop brighter than the usual "Sunny 16."
Kent in SD