8x10 Lenses Most Used, Most Desired

[DG 3313]

I've owned a few lenses that were not supposed to cover 8x10, but did.
Most of them had smaller ICs than the Fuji 180W; for example, the Schneider SA 121mm, or 120mm.
IC in the 290s, but it covers 8x10 straight-on.

The lens I use the most on 8x10 is not even supposed to cover the format.....APO Symmar 210 5.6 @ F-22 or F-32.

[xkaes]

The Fujinon W 180mm covers 8X10 as well as many of their longer lenses. I would not call it SUPER wide, but it's pretty wide. It has an 80 degree angle of coverage! There is a chart/graphic at:

http://www.subclub.org/fujinon/fujigraph.htm

[premortho]

Probably 90% of my LF work is done on 5X7. But I use the 8X10 Rochester Commercial View occasionally. I have two lenses for it. One is a Russian version of a Zeiss which is too heavy for my camera. So,in reality, I only have a Turner-Reich triple convertable in 12, 21, and 28, which has a Packard Shutter controlling exposure. The Packard is an IBT shutter.

[jaytral]

the most used: Commercial Ektar 6.3 12"
the most loved: Universal Heliar 4.5 300mm

[Steven Tribe]

I am surprised you recommend the 30cm Universal Heliar (which I have) for 8x10 as the catalogues say the 36cm is the right lens for this size. But Voigtlander may be being anal and the corresponding Cooke soft F4.5 lengths are given better coverage.

[jaytral]

Yes Steven, I know Voigt data say 30cm Universal Heliar is for 16x21cm. I used Universal Heliar 36cm until I check by myself coverage for 8x10 at portrait distance with 30cm. And I assume there is no vignetting. And so now, the UH36 was sold and I use the lighter and smaller UH30 with a front mounting Gitzo shutter

[Armin Seeholzer]

My most used is the 155mm Grandagon f 6.8 just in front of the Sinaron SE 240mm f 5.6 for landscapes and architectures 3. Nikkor SW 120mm !
For portraits the Universal Heliar 360mm f 4.5 and 2. the 480mm f 4.5 Schneider Xenar 3. 300mm Zeiss Jena Tessar f 4.5

Amen!!

[William Whitaker]

The Lens stash................Attachment 159445

At you, Luis...

I posted this image several years ago (2007?...)


Don't ask me what they are...

[RSalles]

Will,

Don't underestimate the weight over this table!
The other day I had the idea to lift a small furniture used only for the lenses, and I was surprised by its weights - even having much less lenses in there then you do,

Cheers,

Renato

[cplkao]

On 8x10 I shoot portrait on paper negative and wet plate so uses barrel lens with lens cap shutter,
at the moment I am shooting with a 330mm/f3.6 Liesegang Anastigmat lens, and moving up to a Euryscope Portrait lens soon.



I would love to have a Cooke XVA or Universal Heliar or Commercial Ektar or Dallmeyer 3B/4A!