Getting close to buying an 8x10, looking for wide and super wide angle lenses. Like any in the 75mm to 150 mm range?
Getting close to buying an 8x10, looking for wide and super wide angle lenses. Like any in the 75mm to 150 mm range?
75mm on 8x10? 128 degrees with no movements. Dream on.
The shortest you should go is 120: Nikon SW 120, the SW 150 is a better choice, but it's quite more scarce and expensive, only some privileged people own one.
The Super Angulon 120 is MC, it not completely covers 8x10 but close, it can be used. The SA 121 is not MC, but cheaper.
Goerz Hypergon is shorter (75mm), but IMHO it's a luxurious collectible thing more than an operative lens, beyond its "creative" behaviour, it would be technically better to shot a way smaller format instead.
The SW 120 is like a 60mm in 4x5", so you'll face lots of fall-off, I don't know if a suitable Center Filter can be found... and a CF is always a mess...
As always 8x10" is scarce in glass choices, fortunately there is the amazing SW 120, a superb glass like not many, we should be grateful with Nikon for providing that solution. I don't have one, but it's a glass I often search at ebay, when I feel it's not G.A.S. I'll try to get one, still I do not deserve one.
At 150-165 you have more choices, those well documented: https://www.largeformatphotography.i.../LF8x10in.html
The Super Symmar XL 150 is flawless. The Grandagon N 150 is flawless, and the SA 165 Multicoated is flawless.
The single way you can go wrong with one of those if it has a crack in the middle, not a deep scratch but the front element splitted in two halves.
Here is my set up with the 75mm Hypergon and spinning star filter. The air is regulated by an original style bulb with air reservoir. The bag protected by mesh keeps the air flow constant and the small valve near the lens regulates the spin speed. It still takes practice to get even exposures without camera shake or enough edge light.
Ron Klein
120mm WA Nikkor, has to be perfectly aligned on center with the film back, lot of light fall-off but I don't mind
159mm f/12.5 WOLLENSAK EXTREME WA, have owned 3, image quality varied between them but they are the best bargains out there
150mm WA Nikkor, the best IMO but a huge lens to carry in the field
5.9” No. 5 Gray Periscope, allows for plenty of movement, actually covers 11x14, SK Grimes mounted mine in a Copal No. 3 which I didn't think was possible, not made to be used wide open and has to be stopped down
200mm f/6.5 TAYLOR-HOBSON Cooke Series VIIB WIDE ANGLE ANASTIGMAT, allows for plenty of movement, actually covers 11x14, my favorite
210mm Fujinon W & Nikkor W f/5.6, a pleasure to use at close distances
250mm f/6.7 Fujinon-W COPAL, inside lettering
If you are looking for a field camera lens, some 4x5 lenses may work for you if you don't mind cropping the corners. I use this inexpensive Fuji 125. I don't really 'crop' it because I usually have the enlarging easel set to lop off a centimeter all the way around the image, regardless of the camera's taking lens.
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