Hi,
I have a Horseman LX 4*5"
and 90mm, 120mm, 240mm lenses.
I like to do landschapesphotos and my question is what tele lence do I need? Maby Nikon 450?
Best Regards,
Thomas Ertiksson
Hi,
I have a Horseman LX 4*5"
and 90mm, 120mm, 240mm lenses.
I like to do landschapesphotos and my question is what tele lence do I need? Maby Nikon 450?
Best Regards,
Thomas Ertiksson
Hej Thomas - Do you mean long lenses, or telephoto lenses ?
We often confuse the two. Tele lenses allow you to use less bellows draw than a standard lens of the same focal length. They do this at the expense of coverage, and because the nodal point of the lens is at a different location, they require some patience while performing view camera adjustments. That said, they can be very handy if the camera has limited bellows extension.
The Nikon 360 and Fujinon 300T and 400T lenses are popular. I used a 400T on my Tachihara. The lens requires roughly 250mm of bellows draw at infinity, since the camera allowed only 300mm. I made some of my favorite images with it.
Last edited by esbtse; 29-Jul-2007 at 08:25. Reason: clarify
I have Komura 400mm and 500mm telephoto lenses in copal shutters that work just fine with my Super Graphic. (a press camera with limited bellows) These can be from time-to-time found on popular auction sites for reasonable prices. These are nice coated lenses.
With 700mm of bellows you don't need a telephoto for 450mm.
Consider the Fuji 450 F/12.5. Light weight so it won't be a problem that way. Lots of coverage so if you move up in format you'll be covered.
Rodenstock 480mm APO Ronar small sharp sharper and lighter then any Telelens in same range!
Sorry you don't get mine!
Armin
Consider weight and filter size. The APO Sironar N is rather large and heavy, and takes large filters. I presume that the APO Nikkor is in the same category. The Fujinon 450C has huge coverage, uses 52mm filters, and weighs only 270 grams. When shot wide open, it has very nice bokeh also.
When I had a camera with 320mm of extension I used the Fuji 400T and it was an excellent lens plus being relatively light and small for its focal length (Copal 1 shutter, filters in the 62mm range IIRC, I don't remember the exact size but it wasn't big). I was pleasantly surprised to find that the downsides of telephotos that you read about turned out to not be a big deal for me.
Brian Ellis
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