extra wide angle lens for 8x10

[mhayashi]

Dear Peter,
Wow, I didn’t know 133mm VIIB covers 8x10.
Very nice picture!

[arri]

Not Japanese and not USA made but a perfect choice for 8x10" is the Schneider Angulon 165mm f/6.8
It has a large angle of view and is realy sharp. I used one of this lenses for years and I were always pleased with the results.
It is small and light weight, small filter thread of 58mm and used a Compur II shutter with speed of 1-1/200 sec.
It is available for moderate prices.
It were made unoated and coated. I used both versions of it. The uncoated Angulon is my choice when I use x-ray films or paper negatives.

[MAubrey]

This is a 125mm. One needs the right subject matter for it to work.

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What 125mm are you using?

[Fred L]

I have the inside lettering Fuji 210 and the Nikkor 120SW. Use both with 5x7 and 8x10. Haven't shot much with the 8x10 and 120 combo but the few I did showed minimal if not zero movements. Believe there was very slight vignetting but I'm ok with that. I like wide so that's how I lean.

[Jim Andrada]

Wollensak 159mm f 12.5

Really nice lens, reasonable size & weight.

[ic-racer]

What 125mm are you using?

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.

[John Kasaian]

How much weight can you hang on the snout of your Tachi?
How much moo-lah do you want to spend?

I have a 159mm Wolly EWA, but I'm cheap.
I'd love to get a 165 Super Angulon or a Nikon 120 SW, but I doubt my old camera could take the abuse, tthose suckers are heavy!
Realistically though, a 10" WA Ektar or 240 G Claron are the wide angle weightlifters in my stable.

[angusparker]

150mm is very wide on 8x10 as has been mentioned numerous times. However, if you want something that wide in a modern lens with some movement then I recommend the 150mm 5.6 Super Symmar XL. With B&W film you don’t need a center filter, but some people would say it is needed with color. Those center filters are very hard to find however.

[MAubrey]

How much weight can you hang on the snout of your Tachi?
How much moo-lah do you want to spend?

I have a 159mm Wolly EWA, but I'm cheap.
I'd love to get a 165 Super Angulon or a Nikon 120 SW, but I doubt my old camera could take the abuse, tthose suckers are heavy!
Realistically though, a 10" WA Ektar or 240 G Claron are the wide angle weightlifters in my stable.

The Nikon 120SW's weight isn't bad (610g) when you consider that the 165mm Super Angulon is 1605g. Of course, 610 is still about double your G Claron.

There's always the regular Angulon 165mm, which is about 310g and will cover straight on with good resolution/contrast and with plenty of movements with a slow, but progressive fade in resolution the further out you go—the circle of illumination goes to ~425mm, it just gets mushier. I've been thinking about putting it on my 11x14 and stopping it down to f/90 and seeing what it looks like on a contact print, but haven't gotten a chance.

[Kiwi7475]

The Nikon 120SW's weight isn't bad (610g) when you consider that the 165mm Super Angulon is 1605g. Of course, 610 is still about double your G Claron.

There's always the regular Angulon 165mm, which is about 310g and will cover straight on with good resolution/contrast and with plenty of movements with a slow, but progressive fade in resolution the further out you go—the circle of illumination goes to ~425mm, it just gets mushier. I've been thinking about putting it on my 11x14 and stopping it down to f/90 and seeing what it looks like on a contact print, but haven't gotten a chance.

Wait, what?! I thought the regular Angulon 165mm only covers 300mm at f16.