How many LF lenses do you own?

[Prime]

Also, how many do you use regularly?

[HuwEvans]

Depending on how you define 'regular use', 3 - 5.

[EUGENE]

My wife and I use all eight lenses on our 4X5 cameras, over a period of time, depending on the subject matter. The two lenses we use the most are the 150 and the 210. We just purchased a Fuji 125 CM-W, and it looks like that will become her favorite lens, instead of the 150. I enjoy using the 90 wide angle and the 210 the most.

[David A. Goldfarb]

I have seven from 120mm to 19" and use them all fairly regularly, shooting 8x10". I suppose the 12" gets the most use lately, just because I've been leaning toward using the "normal" lens more and more in all formats, and it's also a good lens with good contrast. I don't take the heavy 360mm/4.5 Heliar out much, just because it is so cumbersome, but it's my favorite for portraits. I recently acquired an 11x14" camera, which can use the 10", 12", 360mm, and 19" lenses from the 8x10" kit, so once I've fixed a few things and am set up on the 11x14", I guess those four lenses will get some more use on the larger format.

[BobF]

This poll made me count them up and I came up with 13. It surprised me but of those I only carry 5 and mostly use 4. The others are a combination of Optars, Xenars and Schnieder convertibles that need to be put on Ebay. They didn't cost much (several were free) and I probably won't get much for them, but I'll get around to it someday.....maybe. I did a lot of cheap learning with some of them.

Most used is Fuji 125 W.

[paul owen]

I use 5. In order of "most used to least" - 65mm Super Angulon, 110 XL, 47XL, 150mm Fuji and 180mm Apo Symmar.

[Steve Hamley]

Folks,

I own 4: 80mm SS XL, 150 Caltar-II N, 210 Apo-Symmar, and 300mm Fuji Compact f/8.5. I'm expecting to add the 110 SS XL and the Fuji 450 Compact f/12.5. I do mostly landscapes.

I live in eastern Tennessee and was interested in Jack Dykinga's comment that photographers in the west tend to use more wide angles to take in a lot of "real estate" and emphasize foregrounds, while eastern photographers tend to use more long lenses to isolate landscape elements. This seems generally true, except I tend to use the short-to-normal lengths for waterfalls, therefore my desire for the 110 SS XL.

Thanks!

Steve

[JohnArs]

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More or less all, but some much more then others&#33;</td></tr></table><span id='postcolor'>
Hi

I have now 12 lenses and I`m very happy to have them all but in the first 3 years I had only 1&#33;
Most used are 1. 75mm Nikon f4,5 , 2. 55mm Rodenstock f 4,5 , 3. 90mm Nikon f4,5 , 4. 47mm Schneider, 90mm Schneider Super Ang old,and so on 135mm Rodenstock , 150mm Rodenstock, 150 mm G-Glaron , 210mm Schneider,2x 300mm Ronar , 480mm Ronar. Rodenstock Imagon 250mm is just on the way to me.

[cjarvis]

Two Goerz casket sets: one Pantar with six cells, one Double Anastigmatlinse (pre-1903, probably c. 1897) with five cells.

[jwrupnorth]

I own 4. Frequency of use often depends on the season. Springtime is for makro flower photography: The Schneider Makro APO Symmar 180. A bit later, landscape imaging: The Rodenstock Sironar S 150, and the Schneider APO Symmar 210. Buildings - anytime: The Caltar 90mm.