My usual field kit:
90mm f/8 Schneider Super Angulon (the largest of the bunch, which I trade out for a 100mm WF Ektar if I need to cut more weight),
135mm f/5.6 Plasmat of some kind (I've got a couple, they're all similar)
203mm f/7.7 Ektar,
300mm f/9 Nikkor M.
This kit is light and gets me from wide to long. If I need wider, I'll leave the 300mm out and add a 75mm f/5.6 Fujinon SW.
For my in-city kit, I'll swap the SA out for the Nikkor SW 90mm f/8 with a larger image circle and sub the 180mm f/9 Fujinon A for the 203mm Ektar and the 240mm f/9 Fujinon A for the 300mm ending up with:
90mm f/8 Nikkor SW
135mm f/5.6 Plasmat
180mm f/9 Fujinon A
240mm f/9 Fujinon A
This kit gives me plenty of room for movements and works well in the tighter quarters of cities.
If you plan on using movements with shorter lenses, be aware that a 75mm lens won't give you very much wiggle room. A 90mm with its larger image circle has a lot more flexibility. The f/8 90mm Nikkor W has the largest image circle of the "compact" 90mm lenses, which is why it's in my city kit. If you don't need the coverage, then there are lots of choices.
Note that with the exception of the the 90mm and 75mm lenses, all theses are really compact and light lenses. I have them all adapted to take 52mm filters. When I sub the 100mm WF Ektar for the 90mm SA I have an extremely lightweight kit and 52mm filters fit everything. Those lenses together with a three-pound wooden folding camera is pretty nice to carry in the backcountry.
When I do carry the "larger" lenses, they are still relatively small and take 67mm filters. I won't bother with anything as large as a 210mm f/5.6 Plasmat even; just too much bulk and weight for me.
Everyone has their own solutions, but I sure like mine.
Doremus
90mm f/8 Schneider Super Angulon (the largest of the bunch, which I trade out for a 100mm WF Ektar if I need to cut more weight),
135mm f/5.6 Plasmat of some kind (I've got a couple, they're all similar)
203mm f/7.7 Ektar,
300mm f/9 Nikkor M.
This kit is light and gets me from wide to long. If I need wider, I'll leave the 300mm out and add a 75mm f/5.6 Fujinon SW.
For my in-city kit, I'll swap the SA out for the Nikkor SW 90mm f/8 with a larger image circle and sub the 180mm f/9 Fujinon A for the 203mm Ektar and the 240mm f/9 Fujinon A for the 300mm ending up with:
90mm f/8 Nikkor SW
135mm f/5.6 Plasmat
180mm f/9 Fujinon A
240mm f/9 Fujinon A
This kit gives me plenty of room for movements and works well in the tighter quarters of cities.
If you plan on using movements with shorter lenses, be aware that a 75mm lens won't give you very much wiggle room. A 90mm with its larger image circle has a lot more flexibility. The f/8 90mm Nikkor W has the largest image circle of the "compact" 90mm lenses, which is why it's in my city kit. If you don't need the coverage, then there are lots of choices.
Note that with the exception of the the 90mm and 75mm lenses, all theses are really compact and light lenses. I have them all adapted to take 52mm filters. When I sub the 100mm WF Ektar for the 90mm SA I have an extremely lightweight kit and 52mm filters fit everything. Those lenses together with a three-pound wooden folding camera is pretty nice to carry in the backcountry.
When I do carry the "larger" lenses, they are still relatively small and take 67mm filters. I won't bother with anything as large as a 210mm f/5.6 Plasmat even; just too much bulk and weight for me.
Everyone has their own solutions, but I sure like mine.
Doremus
