The thing I never get is how people come up with 3x as a comparison factor to 35mm. I get 4x. That makes...
A 90 about the equivalent of a 22mm lens on 35mm
A 100 about the equiv of a 25mm
A 135 about the equiv of a 35mm
A 150 about the equiv of a 38mm
A 165 about the equiv of a 43mm
A 200 about the equiv of a 50mm
A 250 about the equiv of a 63mm
A 300 about the equiv of a 75mm
A 400 about the equiv of a 100mm
The kit I always favored was a 90 + 150 + 250 as those are in a 60% ratio to each other. A 420 would continue the ratio, I guess a 400 would be close enough.
Another good combination is a 90 + 135 + 200 + 300 those are about 67% to each other.
For a press, techinical, or field camera I would select older lenses that are lighter and more compact.
For a mono-rail I would select lenses with wider coverage.
Although, in my own case, I would probably go with the same lenses for the press camera, with an adapter board to use them on my Toyo, as I now have both those cameras. However, I have gotten by with just the 135mm on the Graphic for years and years. In 35mm my most used lens was a 35mm, with a 100mm second. On a 4x5 that would be a 135mm and a 400mm telephoto as the Graphic would not focus a straight 400mm lens.
I used to think fast lenses were important, but my base exsposure on 4x5 is f/22 at 1/50th of a second these days. That combination works in sunlight, with a #5 flashbulb, and a 200w/s strobe.
There you have my base thinking about 4x5 lenses. My actual experience has been with the 135 Optar on the Graphic, and in the past a 90mm Angulon & 15mm Xenar on a Super Technika. I will be using the Optar on the Toyo 45G for the time being as well.
A 90 about the equivalent of a 22mm lens on 35mm
A 100 about the equiv of a 25mm
A 135 about the equiv of a 35mm
A 150 about the equiv of a 38mm
A 165 about the equiv of a 43mm
A 200 about the equiv of a 50mm
A 250 about the equiv of a 63mm
A 300 about the equiv of a 75mm
A 400 about the equiv of a 100mm
The kit I always favored was a 90 + 150 + 250 as those are in a 60% ratio to each other. A 420 would continue the ratio, I guess a 400 would be close enough.
Another good combination is a 90 + 135 + 200 + 300 those are about 67% to each other.
For a press, techinical, or field camera I would select older lenses that are lighter and more compact.
For a mono-rail I would select lenses with wider coverage.
Although, in my own case, I would probably go with the same lenses for the press camera, with an adapter board to use them on my Toyo, as I now have both those cameras. However, I have gotten by with just the 135mm on the Graphic for years and years. In 35mm my most used lens was a 35mm, with a 100mm second. On a 4x5 that would be a 135mm and a 400mm telephoto as the Graphic would not focus a straight 400mm lens.
I used to think fast lenses were important, but my base exsposure on 4x5 is f/22 at 1/50th of a second these days. That combination works in sunlight, with a #5 flashbulb, and a 200w/s strobe.
There you have my base thinking about 4x5 lenses. My actual experience has been with the 135 Optar on the Graphic, and in the past a 90mm Angulon & 15mm Xenar on a Super Technika. I will be using the Optar on the Toyo 45G for the time being as well.
