I'm looking for a first lens to use on a 4x5 camera (likely camera = the Ebony RSW that is exclusive to Robert White in the UK, and which has usable lens in the 45-180mm range as standard; rise = 65mm, fall 25mm, centre tilt 30 degree + 30 degree). Most of my photos will be landscape, and city-shots that I will take in the street. ie, I am not interested in taking photos in tight spaces, such as indoor architecture.
I've used medium format extensively, but am looking at large format as a way to achieve the very sharpest prints (probably sized up to around 40"x50") that I can attain in a reasonably light set-up. I would get the -- mainly B&W prints -- printed via drum-scanning and digitial printing.
The bottom-line is that for the type of photographs I tend to take (outdoor architecture & landscape), I am looking for the very sharpest image possible -- both in the centre and at the edges of the image.
Hence, I believe I have narrowed down my potential lens choice to either the Super Symmar XL 110 or the Apo Sironar S 135.
I was wondering if anyone has direct experience of these 2 lens?? If so, is either of them genuinely sharper over the other?? Also, for the camera I discuss above (and for the type of photography subject I will be taking), do I need a lens with the extensive coverage of the Symmar XL? Or is this overkill for my needs and for the camera's spec? Clearly, the Symmar XL is more expensive, but that is a price I'd be willing to pay if it is sharper and more useable than the Apo Sironar S.
Many thanks for your kind advice.
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