Over-coverage?

[JRFrench]

Which I can't say any of the local bookstores here in Bujumbura are likely to be carrying at the moment...and going out at night this week is a bit dicey with all the grenade attacks.

So I guess I'll ask on the forum as I sit here on my couch.

I have PDFs of Adams' series if you would like a copy, I'm sure the Adams' estate would not mind helping a photographer in such a situation

[Kirk Gittings]

Can a lens with significant excess coverage degrade image quality through internal reflections? Obviously, the particular camera's internal construction will play a part for better or worse, but is this something to be concerned about?

Would like to use a 10" Commercial Ektar on 4x5, possibly on a brand-new camera.

Thanks,

Mike

The answer is theoretically yes, but.....in the real world.....I made my living for almost 30 years using a 4x5 with lenses of extreme excess coverage for perspective correction of architecture subjects and never owned a lens shade other than my dark slide. Many of my lenses would cover 8x10 (like a Nikkor 120 SW). This is shooting transparencies for high end books and national magazines where I had no ability to correct anything in post. I am pretty picky and if I had detected an issue i would have gone to any lengths to correct it. It was never an issue then or now for me.

[AgentX]

Thanks to all for your replies!