120mm lens for 6x17 camera?

I have new Nikkor APO lenses f9 in 210, 240 and 260mm. These are all new in
their boxes, the last two easily cover 5x7. They are $145, $165 and $188 each
respectively.

Vaughn Martin

What happened was that Fuji didn't import these lenses into the U.S. An
American imported them and decided that he would claim greater coverage since
the amount of falloff that determined coverage was a matter of judgement. He
claimed greater coverage for all the Fiji large format lenses while actual
tests showed that they were exactly the same as their counterparts in Nikon,
Schneider and Rodenstock lenses. Except these three companies were a bit more
ethical than the Fiji importer. The Fuji lenses are perfectly fine optics. No
problem. But the covering power is not quite as claimed. :-)

Arthur Kramer
Las Vegas NV

Thanks for the correction. The Fuji specs for the f/8 NSWS and SW lenses
indicate coverage angles from 96 to 100 degrees depending on focal length,
while the f/5.6 NWS series hovers around 70 to 77 degrees. Both are listed
as 6/6 designs. I haven't used the lenses, so I assumed the difference
between the f/8 and f/5.6 series was real.

The 105mm Fuji lenes won't cover 5x7. The specs are grossly overstated.

Arthur Kramer
Las Vegas NV

Here's a list of lenses which meet your requirements. As usual, the best
performers are the "newer" multicoated lenses from Rodenstock, Schneider,
Nikon and Fujinon.

FL f/# Circle Deg Model E/G Shutter

105 8 250 100 Fujinon NSWS 6/6 0
105 8 250 100 Fujinon SW 6/6 0
110 5.6 288 105 Schneider Super Symmar XL 8/6 n.a.
110 8 220 90 Schneider Halogon 5/4 n.a.
115 6.8 291 103 Calumet Caltar II 6/4 0
115 6.8 291 103 Rodenstock Grandagon 6/4 1
115 6.8 291 103 Rodenstock Grandagon N 6/4 1
115 6.8 291 103 Sinar Sinaron W n.a. 1
115 5.6 230 90 Wild Aviogon 10/6 n.a.
120 8 312 105 Nikkor SW 8/4 0
120 8 290 101 Fujinon SW 6/6 0
120 8 288 100 Schneider Super Angulon 6/4 0
120 5.6 250 92 Nikon Apo-Nikkor 4/4 n.a.
120 6.3 220 85 Congo Wide Angle 4/4 0
121 8 288 100 Schneider Super Angulon 6/4 n.a.
125 8 290 98 Fujinon NSWS 6/6 0
125 8 280 96 Fujinon SW 6/6 0
135 6.3 229 81 Kodak Wide Field Ektar n.a. n.a.
135 5.6 228 80 Fujinon W 6/6 0
135 6.8 223 79 Meopta Largor 4/4 n.a.