Been there done this with the 120mm SW Nikkor, it "just" covers 8x10 direct on-no camera movements at infinity. Place something in the foreground, or at images not at infinity, image circle is acceptable.

BTW, the Schneider 120mm f8 Super Angulon can cover at f22, infinity "just almost". Their spec image circle is a bit more conservative than Nikkor or Fujinon.

Realistically, the typical really wide for 8x10 is 150mm with the 150mm Nikkor being a very good choice and the 150mm Schneider SSXL being the modern choice (really good performer, use this on 5x7, 13-18cm as a medium wide) or the 155mm Grandagon.

Wide angle lenses for 8x10 is historically a optical difficulty for a host of reasons.



Bernice




Quote Originally Posted by Dikran View Post
@bernice loui & @xkaes: Yes I was considering that too ... my Elite film holders hypotenuse/diagonal is 315 mm ... so the 120 mm Nikkors ( 312 mm ) would work barely ...! But this would be ok for me as I don't need movement possibilities in that case