Hello All,
I am new to large format photography and I have just ordered Tachihara 4X5.
I am looking for few lenses for portraiture and landscape. I would appreciate if someone can recommend few lenses.
Thanks in advance.
Hello All,
I am new to large format photography and I have just ordered Tachihara 4X5.
I am looking for few lenses for portraiture and landscape. I would appreciate if someone can recommend few lenses.
Thanks in advance.
Since you said portraiture and landscape, I would start with a 210mm. Get any one from the big four (Rodenstock, Schneider, Nikon, Fuji) used.
If you had not said portrait, I would have said start with a 150mm... Same advice on what kind.
Check the classifieds here and KEH.com. I would stay away from eBay until you know your way around LF a bit.
Thanks John.
I was also looking for 150mm. So you are suggesting 210 over 150 mm for portraits?
Thanks
Girish
I think a 135mm is nice for landscape and enviromental portraits.
David Cary
www.milfordguide.nz
Yes, 210 makes a nice portrait length on 4x5. You can use a 150 with good effect for a more environmental style portrait. If your camera has the bellows to handle it, a 300mm will get you closer to a headshot.
But portraiture works a little differently in LF than in smaller formats. The 210 is a nice length.
Thanks John, appreciate it!
What John said.
I use a 150 and 135 nearly interchangably. The 300 is really good for head-and-shoulders.
What kind of lighting are you using for portraits? Makes a difference as to what I'd suggest.
I'm assuming you have two or three monolights.
Kent in SD
In contento ed allegria
Notte e di vogliam passar!
I more interested in single light portraits or may be outdoor portraits. The point is I don't use too many lights. Please suggest.
Common and now relatively cheap 210mm Plasmats have tremendous coverage for 4x5 and will let you exploit camera moves til your heart's content. Affordable 150mm's-- not so much.
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