This being said, what is the disadvantage then of using the old analog lenses? It seems to me that they are excellent and provide excellent coverage to boot!
thanks for the advice roman! Would you recommend using an 80mpx back in such a setup? I think I have a 150xl lying around from the film days!
to this setup: you can use the Arca swiss F-line also with 80 mln back but take care of the rear standart- it must be well calibrated and closed very strong. Arca and linhof use now rear standart that are not moveable( techno, M-line 2) becouse this is the most critical element.
To the 80 mln back- you get the most of this back with new retrofocus Rodenstock lenses used by aperture 8-11 ( 8 would be better but is not realistic with some lenses), aperture 22 limitate the resolution with this back.
150 xl is a great lens for big film formats with 105° image angle, but I would say you will never get use of the whole image circle even of the usual 150 mm large format lens with 72° angle like Apo symmar/sironar that will deliver the same sharpness or even better than the 150xl.
By the way: most of the Digitars and Apo Sironar Digital lenses are relabeld analoge lenses that works well with digital backs. So the digital roddi 135 mm is the same lens as Apo Sironar S 75°, it is very good for digital use becouse it have best performance at 11-16. The same is with Apo Grandagons, Apo Componons, all 6x9 lenses like 100 a.symmar/a.sironar n, 47 S.angulon or the great Apo symmar 120 mm, that was the latest and best of this series. So the lenses with less image circle will be better for digital use, but if you need so big movements why not use the 150xl? it will not get everything from the 80mln back, but if you stich it doesnt matter.
I use Digarons S-W, Digitars and some analoge lenses and make the experiance that a cheap old Sironar N 72° 100 mm can get same results at 11-16 like newest digarons, even with 80 mln back.
