Ahh, the conundrum.....I think I have developed lens Angst.
Life was easy. I started off with a nice standard line-up of lenses in my (then 4x5) kit:
90 Grandagon, 135 Symmar-S, 210 Komura, 300 Nikkor M, 480 Apo-Artar.
All ok glass, right? Should have looked no further; well, may be bought the 450mm Fuji I used a few times, or committed to the 110XL. Then I bought a 6x17 Canham back and more lenses and have now gone weird and vintage: After mowing into 5x7, I'm seriously thinking of just having the 75 Nikkor, 110 WA Dagor, 165 something (W.A. Raptar/Velostigmat?), keep my recently aquired and beloved 254 Conley Anastigmat and leave it at that. Have I gone potty? Apart from the substantial weight and cost savings there must be drawbacks, right? I've often said that it doesn't matter what one gets, but I'm about to commit by selling "excess"....
I do mostly outdoorsy/trekking kinda stuff, so weight is a bit of an issue. I also keep on using 4x5 for color and will use 5x7 more for b/w (well at least until Astia comes out again in 5x7; one lives in hope)....
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