I ran across a couple of what I think were good bargain priced lenses and now of course I don't know which is best to keep. I will be using them mostly on my Crown Graphic for now and I also have 5x7 Kodak No.2.
The Kodak came with a 71/2" paragon anastigmat and my Crown came with the Xenar 135mm.
These are the lenses I bought recently for a total price of $425. All glass looks good but the shutter on the wide view has a problem but not one preventing it from being used.
Nikkor-W 135mm
Fujinon-W 210mm
Kodak Ektar wide field 135mm
Kodak Ektar 152mm
Kodak Commercial Ektar 81/2"
It appears that the wide field 135 is not that common and according to ebay will fetch the most.
I don't shoot a lot of large format but I hope to retire in the near future and would like to pursue it more.
One question I have is would the Fujinon-W 210mm or the Commercial 8/12" be better than the Paragon 71/2" when used on the 5x7? I was quite impressed with the Paragon when I compared it to the Fujinon 210mm on my Crown. The Fuji was a tad sharper at f22.
Another thought I had was to get a cam for the Ektar 152mm to use on my Crown in place of the Xenar 135mm for use with the rangefinder.
What's the opinion on what to keep and what to sell? I also want to recoup most of what I paid out and keep the wide view 135mm.
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