fujinon 300t or 400t or xenar 360t

I a previous post i asked for a suitable longer tele lens around 300

for my shen hao.

 

three lenses were mentioned.

the fujinon 300t F8

fujinon 400t F8

xenar 360t F5.5

 

I searched the net for some info about the lenses (quality) but get

different answers about them..

The 400t should have problems with wind causing your image to get

unsharp.

What i would like to know when i look at quality, which lens would be

prefered above the others...

 

thanks.

There's also the 270 mm f6.3 and 360 mm f8 Nikkor-Ts. They uses ED glass to reduce chromatic abberation, which should improve performance. And there also Schneider's 400 mm f5.6 Apo-Tele-Xenar, which also uses "special optical glass" to reduce the secondary spectrum (likely the same as ED glass). The Schneider is fast, but in a big Copal 3 shutter.

 

But I have never used a LF telephoto lens, little lone compared two, so I can't really if the ED glass makes a difference. I think you will be lucky to to find people who have directly compared LF telephotos of the same focal length.

 

The 360 mm Nikkor-T has a Flange Focal Distance of 261 mm, which is OK for a camera with a 300 mm extension. I'd carefully check the FFD of any of the 400 mm lenses to see if they are suitable for your camera.

 

The wind problem is more a characteristic of your other equipment than the lens. If your camera and tripod are sufficiently rigid, the longer lenses should be OK. I would think that there would be very little difference in this regard between a 360 and a 400 mm lens. Some people use umbrellas to shield their cmaeras from the wind.

The Fujinon 300T has a bellows extension of about 8 inches, when focused at infinity. I have not have problems with movement by the wind. Problems with movement caused by my actions are a different story. The 300T is a excellent lens.

I have the Fuji 400-T and have found it to be a very good performer and, when

purchased used, an excellent value compared to other Teles in this range. The one

problem I've found with it is that it can exhibit some red/blue color fringing along high

contrast edges (like silhouettes). Of course, the first time I noticed this was in a high-res

drum scan viewed at 100% scale, but the problem is hard to detect in original

transparencies with a 4x loupe. On the other hand, the Schneider 400 Apo-Tele-Xenar is

fully apo corrected and from the results I've seen is the finest large format tele ever made

(and is surprisingly light considering the #3 shutter), and I would anticipate that the

Nikkor ED designs have a slight edge over the 400t.

Hi Willie,

 

I used to be associated with Fuji large format distribution years ago and wrote all of the specs at the time. My experience with all of their lenses was excellent. The tele's were available in 3 focal lengths.

 

300mm f8.0, 39 deg coverage, 213mm circle, 5x7 film or smaller

400mm f8.0, 31 deg coverage, 220mm circle, 5x7 film or smaller

600mm f12.0, 24 deg coverage, 260mm circle, 6.5X8.5 film or smaller

 

I'm sorry I have info or Tele Xenar

 

Lynn

Hello Willie,

I have the 360f5.5 and do like it very much! That said, it is a non coated lens (only problem is shooting towards the sun) and a large, manual shutter but it does fit on my Linhof Tec III. It is a heavy piece of glass but you are looking for a tele for large format (LOL)! For the price you can get these at, buy one but do try to get the one with tube if you can find one. The tube (collar or what have you...) acts like an inverted recessed lens board effectively shortening your bellows draw.