210mm vs 240mm on 8x10

[Jbuck]

hello,
i started to use an 8x10 recently and i have the 360mm lens now.
i wanted to get something more wide angle and am looking into buying either an 210mm or 240mm lens

is the difference of rendering big? the aim to buy it would be shooting full body shoots.

thanks

[Luis-F-S]

Then I'd get the 240. Coverage is much better than with a 210. L

[Pere Casals]

i wanted to get something more wide angle and am looking into buying either an 210mm or 240mm lens

Yes, it would be easier to get a suitable lens in the 240mm.

Check here image circle of different lenses https://www.largeformatphotography.i.../LF8x10in.html, you need at least 312.5mm for 8x10.

A 240mm has a jump of +50% to 360mm, so if you plan a lens kit you may want a set of lenses that have focals evenly spaced, so you should decide what jump you want between focals, and if wanting a particular focal for something.

8x10 has less available choices than 4x5, so selecting the focals of a kit is not as easy.


Rendering is proportional, so a 15%. So a bit less the difference than the one between 35mm and 28mm in a full format dslr.

[Jbuck]

thanks alot! my idea was also to aim more towards 240mm ...
thanks

[mdarnton]

210mm is a wide angle lens, somewhere between 24mm and 28mm on 35mm. 240mm is much closer to a 35mm equivalent focal length, and as such doesn't give as much of a w/a effect. I think the choice should be based on how you feel about wide angles. Though my preference is 210, for full-body shots, I'd choose the 240.

For both, Fujinon-W lenses with the lettering on the inside ring are excellent choices because of their very large image circle compared with other lenses of the same type. The 250/6.7 is a bit scarce because of that. Fujinon rendering is very neutral, the results famously sharp. All you give up is multicoating. Image circles: 210: 352mm; 250: 398mm. Basically 80 degrees as opposed to the Symmar's 70 degrees!

[John Kasaian]

I'd say it ultimately depends on how wide you need to go, how much coverage you want to have, how much $$ you want to spend and how heavy a lens your front standard can handle.
I find a 240 is a very useful length on my 8x10.

[Jbuck]

the 360mm 6.8 that i have now, its almost too big and heavy, so id prefer something lighter.. but since im not a fan of wide angle.. i think i will go for a 240mm (hopefully its not as huge as the 360mm)

are the Rodenstok / Schneider 240mm much bigger and heavier than the 210mm?

[Luis-F-S]

You want light get a 240 G-Claron

[Roger Thoms]

You want light get a 240 G-Claron

I'll second that, I've been quite pleased with my 240 G-Claron on my 8x10. Light, affordable, decent coverage. Of course there are plenty of choices in 240mm.

Roger

[Jbuck]

thanks guys! ill take a look