I .... I will say I think the 250/6.7 is a little over-rated. Yes it's coverage is great, and it's super compact which is really nice. However, I use a Caltar (Rodenstock) 250/5.6 now and within it's smaller coverage I find it a bit more pleasing. It just seems sharper and contrastier. .
Yes, they did have a lens distributor, DO Industries into the late 80s or early 90s. Then they dropped the line and only direct importer dealers imported them.My post was the resulting of testing and using 7 Fujinon W lenses of varying series from 125 mm through 250 mm My prior post erred in stating that these were through 210 mm.
I have compared the Fujinons generally against similar lenses and the Fujinons had comparable image quality, although generally less expensive when purchased from Japan. All were more than good enough. I would buy any of the multicoated versions, with a decision based mostly upon condition and price. I have no opinion beyond my own experience.
Fujifilm did not have an official US distributor for much of the time that they made LF lenses, and so they were not as well-known.
Reading a lot about Fujinon lenses I found the statement that Fuji as first optimized the lenses to micro contrast for edgesharpness, so they look sharp but are not that good in resolution.
I was shooting 5x7 quite for a while untill they stopped slide film, now I still have a 12x16 (30x40cm) baby, so I know about this issues. ^^....Depth of field, focus errors, not making double exposures, film loading, light leaks ..
I have both the Fujinon 90/5.6 SWD and also the Nikkor 90/8 SW. Both are 105 degree ultrawide angle lenses and both have comparably high image quality. However the 90/5.6 Fujinon is really too large and heavy for any field work (82mm filter), so I then bought the Nikkor 90/8 (67mm filter). Although I retain and like both, I prefer the Nikkor.I've never seen any LF gear in person and couldn't find any info anywhere on the actual weight of the W series lenses. Specifically the Fujinon-NW 5.6/180 and the SWD 5.6/90.
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just got a Fujinon W150/5.6 outside lettering in quite nice condition; now I hope to get some hints what f-stops you guys are using on it.
I only contact print, so I do not worry about closing all the way if I need to.just got a Fujinon W150/5.6 outside lettering in quite nice condition; now I hope to get some hints what f-stops you guys are using on it.
A simplified version of how to set the aperture is here:
https://www.largeformatphotography.info/fstop.html
For more details, look for a PDF, "INs and OUTs of Focus"
Better information here: http://www.subclub.org/fujinon/index.htm
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