I'm planning a road trip with my 8x10 Tachihara. I would like to take some landscape photos with an extra wide angle lens. If a normal lens is 300mm, then I'm thinking of a focal length of about 150mm or so. What do people suggest; what is available. I prefer Japanese or U.S.A. made lenses.
Thanks in advance.
David
6.25" Wollensak Raptar Series III. f/9.5
Also known as Extreme Wide Angle Velostigmat Series III
This is an example of a 210mm on a tripod at about eye level. Lots of sky and foreground. That is the effect I wanted here.
This is a 125mm. One needs the right subject matter for it to work.
What 125mm are you using?Originally Posted by ic-racer
This is a 125mm. One needs the right subject matter for it to work.
Fujinon 125mm. To get clean borders on the prints, the image overlaps the easel blades a little on all sides. Call it cropping if you wish, but in my darkroom the lens covers the format when I print. No shift available during negative exposure, but my enlarger lets me correct converging lines when needed.
150 is pretty wide. Thing is with the 8x10 format, so much sky and foreground get included with wide lenses. Having mentioned that I use 210, 180, 125 and 75mm lenses on my 8x10. I'd probably recommend a 210mm. It is pretty wide and there are a lot of options.
Try searching for this - it’s a topic that has been covered ad nauseam over the last few decades here…
Lachlan.
You miss 100% of the shots you never take. -- Wayne Gretzky
I have the 190mm Wide Field Ektar (Kodak) for 8x10, and I find it extremely wide - often too much so. A really wide lens is great for certain situations, where you need to stuff every inch of the vista into the frame (or indoor architecture), but extreme wide angle lenses can be a disappointment.
If you’re certain you want something wide, the 190mm Ektar is an extremely good choice.
(off-topic) but ic-racer, that's a marvelous photo. Thanks for sharing it.
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