Will a 300mm f9 Nikkor M lens work on a 4X5 field camera with a maximum extensio n of 12"? I will be using the lens for landscape photography. I know that 300m m is 12", but in Steve Simmons article in the January/February 2000 View Camera magazine, he recommends using a maximum focal length of 240mm with a 12" extensi on to give you at least 125% of the focal length of the lens to have for focusin g. I am in the processing of purchasing a 300mm Nikkor lens and would like othe r more experienced photographers input that have 4X5 field cameras. With the su ggestions of photographers in this Q & A I have bought a Nikkor 90mm f8, 150mm f 5.6 and a 210mm f5.6 and I love each of the lenses. I am just wondering if I wi ll making a mistake buy buying the 300mm for my 4X5 with a 12" extension.
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