extra wide angle lens for 8x10

[Thom Bennett]

Fujinon 180mm f5.6 single coated. Sweet little lens. 58mm front filter thread.



palladium toned Kallitype.

[Greg]

Also use a 180mm single coated inside lettering FUJI W on my 8x10. I believe it to be one of the first versions of the optic. Never measured its coverage, but I will go out on a limb and say it allows me about 15mm of rise. I once read that there were several versions of the 180mm W with inside writing, possibly in an article in VIEWCAMERA magazine. I'll try to find the article to confirm that.

[Andrew O'Neill]

I just snagged an older Fujinon W 180 from Japan. It'll be nice having something that will cover 8x10, between my Nikkor 120 SW, and Nikkor W 210

[Jeff Keller]

Early (inside lettering) Fujinon W 180mm is reported to have an image circle of 305mm. Since most scenes don't require corner-to-corner sharpness, it will likely make most people happy even when applying some shift for most scenes. http://www.subclub.org/fujinon/byfl.htm

Compared to most wide-angle 8x10 lenses, it is small and lightweight, which is a real plus.

[dave_whatever]

I'm sure I've seen reference to the earlier (dagor type) 150mm G Claron covering 8x10", which makes sense since the plasmat type *almost* covers, and the dagor types are reputed to have a little more coverage. Can anyone confirm this from experience? I've got the 210mm dagor type which also seems cover more than you'd expect based on reports of users of the plasmat type.