210mm Lens for 8x10: Spotters Guide

[ic-racer]

While searching for an 8x10 format 210mm lens to put on a field camera I collected a lot of info from the internet. Most important, I though, was having a picture of the correct lens because many times the descriptions are ambiguous.

I thought these were characteristic pictures, but if they are wrong, please point that out. Also, if you have pictures of some of the others please post them (like Sinaron WS).

Which one did I get?? I found an Angulon in a Copal shutter.

Image circle data comes from this website: http://brucebarrett.com/large_format..._Coverage.html

Synopsis:

1. Computar F9 = 325mm
2. Macro Sinaron = 350mm
3. Sinaron WS = 352mm
4. Fujinon W = 352mm
5. Super Symmar HM = 356mm
6. Schneider Angulon = 362mm
7. G-Claron WA = 391mm

[ic-racer]

Computar F9

Also Kowa Graphic??

[ic-racer]

Macro Sinaron 210mm f 5.6

No picture

[ic-racer]

Sinaron WS 210mm 5.6

No picture, but perhaps looks close to this 300mm WS lens.

[ic-racer]

Fujinon W 210mm f 5.6

Very important to look for the one with the writing around the lens like the picture. The later version has much less coverage and writing on the outside barrel. Both the older 8x10 lens and the newer 4x5 lens are called Fujinon W 210mm f5.6

The lens in the picture just sold on ebay Japan for a little over $110 US dollars and was mistakenly said to have a 300mm image circle in the description. Someone got a deal!

[ic-racer]

Super Symmar HM 210mm f5.6

Smaller than the current XL lens.

[ic-racer]

Schneider Angulon (not Super Angulon) 210mm f6.8

Pictures of the lens in different shutters.

[ic-racer]

G-Claron WA 210mm f6.3

From the specs, this one has a much bigger circle than the non-WA G-Claron 210mm

[Ken Lee]

Macro Sinaron 210mm f 5.6
No picture

I found this photo on eBay.

I purchased one of these (in Sinar DB mount) recently, and can't stop using it for 5x7 work.

By the way, lenses like this are optimized for 1:1 to 1:3. On 8x10 the subject ranges from 8x10 to... 24x30 inches ! Because the lens will do very nicely at 1:5, one can probably use them for almost anything other than landscape or architecture.

[ic-racer]

I found this photo on eBay.

I purchased one of these (in Sinar DB mount) recently, and can't stop using it for 5x7 work.

By the way, lenses like this are optimized for 1:1 to 1:3. On 8x10 the subject ranges from 8x10 to... 24x30 inches ! Because the lens will do very nicely at 1:5, one can probably use them for almost anything other than landscape or architecture.

I actually initially posted that same picture from e-bay, but after reviewing the post I deleted the picture because I realized that one says SIRONAR rather than SINARON as specified in the chart link from the OP. I'm no expert on these names and have never owned a Rodenstock LF lens.

210 5.6 Sinar Macro Sinaron 350mm

Quote from chart.