WTB: standard lens 150/180mm around £150

[Chaim Frankel]

Hi everyone!

I'm starting out in LF photography, have bought a Sinar F2 and am looking for a starter lens, either 150mm or 180mm.

Should be modern(ish) i.e. preferably multicoated, in good condition with glass unmarked.

Fitted to a regular Sinar-type board a definite advantage (no DB please)

Thanks!

Chaim

[Julian Boulter]

Hi Chaim,

May be a little bit more than you wanted to pay but I still have this great little lens available for £225 + £15 Special Delivery:

viewtopic.php?f=8&t=2503

Julian

[Chaim Frankel]

Hi Julian,

It's a little out of my price range at the moment (broke student!) so I'm going to wait to see if I get offered any cheaper lenses.

Cheers!

[Thingy]

Chaim

It is unlikely (unless you are very lucky) that you will get an unblemished, modern, multicoated lens mounted in a fully working shutter for £100. For that money you should be able to get an older, uncoated/single coated lens. I suggest you try Ffordes, which are the cheapest company I've bought photographic equipment from.

Ffordes: http://www.ffordes.com/category/Large_F ... mic/Lenses

They currently have a 135mm Xenar for sale for £95.
http://www.ffordes.com/product/11051308100081

For £149 they have a 150mm/f5.6 Sinaron mounted in a lens board, but the front element of the lens is marked. You need to ring Fforces to discuss the condition. If the problem is only cosmetic, then the lens should be fine.
http://www.ffordes.com/product/10092316111131

Best wishes

Steve

[dave_whatever]

On the peterwalnes site there is a 1970s vintage 150mm symmar for under £100. I doubt you'll go far wrong with a lens like that, lack of multicoating probably makes no odds if you keep it adequately shaded.

[Thingy]

On the peterwalnes site there is a 1970s vintage 150mm symmar for under £100. I doubt you'll go far wrong with a lens like that, lack of multicoating probably makes no odds if you keep it adequately shaded.

I've just noticed they have 3 possibly suitable lenses:

http://www.peterwalnes.com/component/op ... /Itemid,1/

[Chaim Frankel]

Thanks for that guys. I have seen quite a few 150mm Symmar-S’s go on ebay for around £150 and 180mm Nikkor W’s for around that price too, but often they are from abroad. Wondering if anyone here has similar lenses to sell?

[Peter Phipp]

Hi , I have 150mm F5.6 Schneider Symmar in a Synchro Compur shutter for £135. It is in good condition (for its age) ,no marks accurate shutter speeds. It is a lens I have owned for a long time and is perfectly good and sharp and I would have no hesitation on using it on any type of shoot. Peter Richmond West London.

[Neil Barnes]

Chaim,

Just to be contrary - I've acquired all my LF lenses from eBay or second hand shops and none for more than sixty quid. All 'vintage', all uncoated, but with working shutters (bar the speed being slow on the longer exposures - the clockwork is all quite old, of course!) - and all suited for B/W work.

Neil

[Chaim Frankel]

Thank you everyone for all your help, special thanks to Ivelin! I have been offered a Rodenstock sironar-N 150mm MC within my budget so I've gone for that. I love this forum

[Thingy]

Thank you everyone for all your help, special thanks to Ivelin! I have been offered a Rodenstock sironar-N 150mm MC within my budget so I've gone for that. I love this forum

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[Joanna Carter]

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[John Hamlen]

Oh my word . I was warned that this sort of thing happened on the Internet