This lens is available for $250:
Schneider 65mm f8 Super Angulon Lens
It has a Syncro Compur shutter.
Is this a reasonable price, and would this make a decent wide angle lens for a 4x5 camera?
Thanks in advance for your help.
Racer.
This lens is available for $250:
Schneider 65mm f8 Super Angulon Lens
It has a Syncro Compur shutter.
Is this a reasonable price, and would this make a decent wide angle lens for a 4x5 camera?
Thanks in advance for your help.
Racer.
Whiskey Is Sunlight Held Together By Water
I think it's a good price if the shutter is in good shape and the glass looks good.
It's very wide, so don't expect a ton of movements on 4x5, maybe 10mm of rise.
Modern versions from Fuji or Nikon are in the $300-$500 range.
Give or take, it is about the same angle of view as an 18mm on a 35mm camera so a very wide lens. Wonderful for some landscape and architectural interior uses, but not too bright at only f8. Still, as Ari says, if the shutter is working and accurate, a very good price. I used one many years ago and found it to be quite sharp and easy to use as long as I didn't need any extreme movements.
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If it's in nice shape the price sounds reasonable.
At f8 it can be a bit hard to focus and like said earlier it just covers 4x5 with not much room for movements. Being an ultra wide you may not need a lot of wiggle room.
I bought a monorail with 3 lenses once that had a 65mm. It was too wide for me (I like a 90mm) so I sold it. If you like ultra wides a 65mm is nice.
Ken Rockwell has one with a chrome barrel from 1967. I don't know how long Schneider made these lenses. Schneider also makes an f/5.6 version.
Correction: Schneider made an f/5.6 version.
An important consideration is whether the shutter is a Compur 0 or 00.
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