What's in your 4x5 Lens kit?

[Cor]

Hi Cor,

Yes, they are close. The kit was set up in AoV steps of roughly 4° to 5°, for a couple of reasons.

1) I'm pretty picky about framing, and usually try to get exactly what I want on the film. This comes from many decades of shooting 35mm slides. I have mobility problems, so feet are not always a viable option.

2) Reliability. If one lens should fail for some reason, like a shutter problem, I have another available with similar capabilities.

Since I'm never far from the van when shooting, the weight of the kit doesn't matter.
I also have 66 film holders, which is much more than I could reasonably carry.
For that matter, I have six 4x5 cameras, although I usually only take three of them out in the field.
I also take an 8x10 kit, but didn't mention it since this thread specifically asked about 4x5.


- Leigh

Thanks for the elaboration, guess I should also tell about my kit.

I started with a 150 mm Xenar, and soon realised it is too limiting, so I upgraded to a 150 mm plain Symmar, it came in a Compur Synchro with the older speed times. I re mounted it to a Copal Polaroid Press shutter.

Then came the 90mm Angulon 6.8, upgraded to a 90mm f8 SA in a annoying Compur00, which I sold and upgraded again to a younger 90mm SA f8 in a modern Copal 1

In the mean time I got a nice 120mm Angulon in an older Synchro Compur which I still have and use.

Next came the 65mm 5.6 SA mounted in a helical focusing mount (so I could use it on my Tech III).

A 210 Symmar followed, and logic demanded a 180mm Symmar as wel (compulsive, I know). Both lenses are older silver rim, mounted in older Synchro Compurs

So it's not that modern glass, but perfectly workable, I guess I use in 35% of the cases the 150, 25% the 90, 20% the 120, 10% the 65, 5% the 180 and 5% the 210

Best,

Cor

[jwanerman]

100mm Kodak wide field ektar, 150mm sironar-n, 210mm Rodenstock Ysarex, 10 3/4" Red dot artar, all on Wisner boards. I'm having an adapter made by S.K. Grimes to use these lenses on my SINAR Norma.

[Edward (Halifax,NS)]

I have a 150mm G-Claron and a 210mm Sinaron-S. I bought both without shutters (really cheap) and mounted them in Prontor Press shutters from a 75mm Tominon and a 127mm Ysaron. The aperture scales are incorrect but sooner or later I will get around to calibrating them. Doubling the F number on the G-Claron seems to work well.

[cjbecker]

As of now I have a symmar convertible 150/265. Only use it at the 150 side though. Looking to get a sinorar-n 210 and possibly replace the 150 with a sinorar-n 150. Or split the difference and get a sinorar-n 180 and only use one lens.

[DrTang]

well...lets see


I'm trying to mostly shoot 5x7, but since i have a linhof tech III...most lenses are mounted on tech boards and I have an adapter to my 5x7 tech III


anyway


90SA, 150 Symmar, 7" heliar (in copal 3 adapter), 210 calumet II, 81/4" paragon, 250mm fuji SF, 11" Aldis, 285mm plastic lens (I can fit into a #3 Acme), and a 12" Caltar




looks like I kinda bunched up in the 200-300 range, and could use a 120 or so..

[David R Munson]

For now I have a two lens kit. I have a 135mm and a 210mm, both Symmars. They're fantastic and fit my needs perfectly. I also find that they complement each other very well. In the long run, I'd like to supplement them with something wider (75mm?) and a 300mm for something a bit longer, but I'm in no hurry.

[Gordy]

90mm Fujinon SW
125mm Fujinon-W
150mm Apo-Symmar
210mm Nikkor W
250mm Fujinon W
300mm Nikkor M

The last two, along with a 450mm Nikkor M, serve double duty in my 8x10 kit.

[sinhof]

Zeiss: Topogon 60, Biogon 75, Tessar 150, Orthometar 250, Apo-Tessar 300, 27 Schneiders 65...360 and 19 Rodenstocks 45...890, oldest Rod. #12698, 15 others like Hermagis, Thornton and Ernemann

[jocl123]

90/8 SA (selling)
90/4,5 Grandagon-N MC
120/5,6 Makro-Symmar HM (selling)
135/5,6 Symmar with scratches (selling)
135/3,5 Planar
150/4,5 Xenar
150/4,5 Heliar
15,3cm/4,5 Satz-Plasmat
155/6,8 Grandagon
16,5cm/4,5 Tessar (selling)
165/6,8 Angulon (selling maybe)
180/5,6 Apo-Symmar
210/5,6 Symmar-S
270/9 G-Claron I LOVE IT
360/5,5 Tele-Xenar (selling)
360/6,8 Apo-Symmar MC
Custom Made Pinhole

Some are for 8x10 of course.

If you want details on selling lenses let me know.

AND what I really want is a 450/9 Nikkor-M !

Thx

[ALVANDI Camera]

super angulon 47xl/5.6
super angulon 65/5.6
super angulon 75/5.6
super angulon 90/5.6
symmar-s 100/5.6
sironar-n 135/5.6
nikkor-w 150/5.6
nikkor-w 180/5.6
apo symmar 210/5.6
& I get super angulon 38xl for 6x12 format