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Equipment & Techniques => Cameras, Lenses and Shooting gear => Topic started by: hyatts3 on July 19, 2021, 01:38:20 pm

Title: Seeking 4x5 Lens Input
Post by: hyatts3 on July 19, 2021, 01:38:20 pm
Hey everyone. I'm seeking some input. I've found myself with both a Nikkor W and a Fujinon W 150mm 5.6 lens (multi coated version). They're both in excellent condition. Look nearly new to me. It doesn't make sense for me to keep both and I don't have experience with either. If you had both of these and had to keep one and sell the other then which would you keep?
Title: Re: Seeking 4x5 Lens Input
Post by: Alan Klein on July 19, 2021, 02:53:59 pm
That's a question better asked in Large Format Film Photography forum.
https://www.largeformatphotography.info/forum/index.php
Title: Re: Seeking 4x5 Lens Input
Post by: hyatts3 on July 19, 2021, 03:00:15 pm
Thank you Alan. I should've known to look for a more specific forum. I'll take the question there.
Title: Re: Seeking 4x5 Lens Input
Post by: AndrewMcD on August 11, 2021, 03:16:30 pm
You'll get some good technical info from the other site, however, I find it's worth using both lenses with film. That will tell you what *you* like rather than the specs. I've had tons of lenses that were supposed to be technically superior, but I hated the way things looked through them.
Title: Re: Seeking 4x5 Lens Input
Post by: Two23 on November 26, 2021, 06:23:58 pm
I highly doubt you will see any difference in shooting either one.  For me it would come down to image circle.


Kent in SD
Title: Re: Seeking 4x5 Lens Input
Post by: DanielStone on December 27, 2021, 08:16:36 pm
Hand them off to someone to hide behind their back, have them switch hands a couple times with your back turned to them so you can't see, then make a choice L or R. Then sell off the other one. Nikon and Fuji made top-tier glass, so I wouldn't get super picky, especially if you're shooting negative film and then scanning.

-Dan
Title: Re: Seeking 4x5 Lens Input
Post by: AndrewMcD on July 11, 2022, 12:15:08 pm
Hey everyone. I'm seeking some input. I've found myself with both a Nikkor W and a Fujinon W 150mm 5.6 lens (multi coated version). They're both in excellent condition. Look nearly new to me. It doesn't make sense for me to keep both and I don't have experience with either. If you had both of these and had to keep one and sell the other then which would you keep?

Just noticed this topic, here's a thread that might help from the LF forum.
https://www.largeformatphotography.info/forum/showthread.php?139202-Nikkor-W-150mm-vs-Fujinon-W-150mm