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80mm Super Symmar with 6x9 format


sandy_sorlien

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Greetings, I'm after a second lens for my Arca Swiss 6x9FC, to complement my 65/5.6 Super Angulon. I shoot mostly architecture exteriors so I sometimes use maximum movements and need good coverage. I am intrigued by descriptions on this site of the 80/4.5 Super Symmar which apparently has great coverage and small size. 110 degrees seems like plenty for the 6x9 format. Has anyone used this lens with this format? How's the edge-to-edge sharpness and coverage?

Also, am I correct in figuring it would be equivalent to a 35mm lens on 35mm format?

Bonus question: Am I correct in thinking an f/8 lens will be too dark to use the binocular viewer?

Thanks!

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  • 1 year later...

It has 110dg coverage, but with image circle cca 20cm, diagonal of 6x9 format is cca 11cm, so you will get much less angular coverage than you think - but a lot of space for movements. Yes, it is like 35mm lens for small format.<br>

MTF is <a href="http://www.schneideroptics.com/photography/large_format_lenses/super-symmar_xl">here</a>.<br><br>

Looks like people prefer super angulons, but - I can't see much difference in MTF charts.

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