Is 150/5.6 APO Sironar S small enough to fold with field camera?

Hi, I'd like to get a good quality metal field camera like the Horseman FA, and would like a the best possible lens small enough to fold with the camera for portability. Ideally this would be the Rodenstock 150/5.6 APO Sironar S, which is highly recommended. If not, what top lens in the 90mm to 150mm range would work? Thanks!

Don't get all hung up on 135 or 150 or 180 lenses. If you want to

fold the camera get lense that folds up . I have Crown Grafic with

the Schneider 135 and it folds and is very sharp. I know it is wider

than the 150 but reall not much, Of course I get no movements but

then thats the trade off. I do also fit larger lenses tha do not fold

but the 135 is aways on so I can get set up fast and get the shot,

That's why I use a range finder 4x5 and have focus stops .Thsi si the

same lense the Linhoffs use on their folding cameras, SO too is their

90 whick will fold up too. So get it and shoot the heck out of it.

Matt:

 

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FWIW, I have the 150 APO Sironar-S that folds up with my Wista

SP. I can fit a lens with a front filter diameter of 52mm on a

lensboard that has the hole drilled in the center (Wista

pre-drilled boards have an offset hole). Hope this helps.

Hi Matt

 

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As far as I know from my Horseman HF the pre version of the FA it is

only the Rodenstock Sironar N 135mm without lens cups folds in the FA

also an S version does not. Sorry!

But it works wonderfull with the N version of 135mm just take it!

Good shooting!

A Linhof Tech will definitely fold with a 150 Apo Sironar S inside.

I have kept this lens in my folded Tech (both Super V and Master) for

years.

 

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Nathan

I have a Horseman VHR which I think has the same rail/bed

configuration as the FA. I believe that the Horseman is limited to

lenses 40.5 mm or smaller.