lightweight wide-ish 5x7 lens recommendations

[aclark]

I'm planning on making a lightweight 5x7 camera and already have the perfect lightweight lens to go with it - a Kodak 203mm Ektar. But I'm also looking for recommendations for something wider. It must be lightweight (I have a 121mm Super Angulon which would fit the bill regarding focal length but is far too heavy for the lightweight outfit I have in mind)
Any suggestions? Thanks in advance.

Alan

[Kevin Crisp]

150 G Claron

[mdarnton]

108mm Raptar

[Michael Graves]

I have a 125mm 5.6 Fujinon-W that covers with a little room for movement and is very tiny. It's also very sharp. If you don't need a whole lot of movement, you might consider one of those. (No, you can't have mine.)

[angusparker]

Fujinon A 180 and 240mm f9. Small and sharp in modern shutter.

[8x10 user]

Some specimens of the 7" (178mm) Cooke Series II will cover 5x7. Look for early versions without soft focus or a lens hood, mine is marked 5x7. Its actually a small and lightweight lens (unlike most cooke's, especially later soft focus versions). It's an F/4.5 lens so it is bright and easy to focus with. The out of focus areas (bokeh) are very nice. The downside is that it is not available with a shutter so you would need to use something like a packard shutter, have the lens mounted with a copal shutter, or use the "Galli" method.

The 7" Cooke is the only sharp lens in my 5x7 field kit. The other lenses in my pack are the 12-20" (variable FL, telephoto) soft focus Bergheim, a couple of soft focus meniscus/semi achromatic, and a 9" Hyperion.

[Dan Fromm]

I have a 125mm 5.6 Fujinon-W that covers with a little room for movement and is very tiny. It's also very sharp. If you don't need a whole lot of movement, you might consider one of those. (No, you can't have mine.)

Um, yeah, but Fuji sold 125/5.6 lenses with less coverage than yours so if the OP goes for one he's going to have to be very careful about what he buys. See http://www.subclub.org/fujinon/index.htm

[Bill_1856]

Try the Ektar for a while before spending money on anything else.

[aclark]

Try the Ektar for a while before spending money on anything else.

Bill, I have been using the Ektar for a while on an old Victorian half-plate camera that I converted to 5x7. Some days I think it's all I need. But on other days I feel the need for a wider lens. This post was to cover those other days....
Thanks for the replies everyone.
Dan, I see what you mean. The NW in your useful link only has an image circle of 195mm, and this doesn't cover 5x7. The 125 Fujinon W only does 210mm according to the chart, and this barely covers 5x7 either. But I assume the coverage increase when you stop down.

Alan

[Jason Greenberg Motamedi]

150 G Claron

Small, light, sharp, and cheap.