Want to Buy 135mm 4x5 lens

[weasel]

Looking for a 135mm lens for 4x5

 

[mgb74]

I assume you mean a "taking" lens and not an enlarging lens. I think I have one; will look this evening.

 

[xkaes]

What type of lens are you looking for? General use? Macro? Portraiture? Where have you looked so far? What camera do you have?

 

[weasel]

What type of lens are you looking for? General use? Macro? Portraiture? Where have you looked so far? What camera do you have?

General use, need decent movements, zone vi camera.

I assume you mean a "taking" lens and not an enlarging lens. I think I have one; will look this evening.

Yes taking lens

 

[xkaes]

There are not a ton of 135mm lenses to choose from, but there are enough to give you a choice. Fujinon made three of them with images circles from 200mm to 225mm -- plenty of room for 4x5". If, for some reason, you want a larger IC, it will cost a lot more. Most 135mm lenses are pretty small and light.

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

 

[MarkS]

If you want movements, the Kodak 135/6.3 Wide Field Ektar is a fine lens. It will cover more than the modern plasmat designs, and far more than the f/4.7 press camera lenses (Optar, Xenar, etc.). I've been using one on my 4x5 Zone VI for as long as I can remember, and it's still a favorite.

 

[Don_ih]

If you want movements, the Kodak 135/6.3 Wide Field Ektar is a fine lens. It will cover more than the modern plasmat designs, and far more than the f/4.7 press camera lenses (Optar, Xenar, etc.). I've been using one on my 4x5 Zone VI for as long as I can remember, and it's still a favorite.

There are also a billion 127mm Ektar lenses in Supermatic shutters floating around - and those things have pretty good coverage. It's not that far from 135mm