Originally Posted by
Bob Salomon
The widest lens that mounts on the outside rails is the 72mm. The widest lens that can be used on the rails inside the body is the 45mm. In order to focus a 58 through 45mm you would need the discontinued Linhof Wide Angle Focus Device and flat Technika 23 0 boards. Or you would need the current helical focus mount for each lens but those lenses would have to be factory mounted to the proper helical mount.
Lenses from 72mm to 150mm need the 001015 recessed board. Although the 135 can be used on a flat board. The 150mm needs the recessed board if you want to leave it on the camera folded. Otherwise it to can be on a flat board.
There are no “lightweight” short lenses that fully cover 45 and give movements. The 90 Angulon that many use does not fully cover 45. The Gerogon WA 90mm May work for you but it would not deliver what a 4.5, 5.6, 6.8 or 8.0 Super Angulon, Grandagon N, Fujinon or Nikkor would.
Do be aware, modern WA lenses have fall off from center to edge. This fall off is a problem with transparency film and when using movements. To correct it you need a center filter. Schneider, Rodenstock and Heliopan made the Nikon and Fuji didn’t, even though their lenses have the same falloff. Extreme wides used special center filters.
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