lenses Choice

[Louis]

hello everybody
I'm looking for to buy a 120mm or 125mm lens for my Zone VI 4x5 view camera; I am hesitating between:
Symmar-S 120mm f5.6
Fujinon-W 125mm f5.6
Sironar N120 f.6.8
somebody have expérience do give me
Louis

 

[MartyNL]

In my view there aren't any bad lenses among the big brands. The 120mm's are not a very common bunch. It may depend very much on what you're going to shoot because the 5.6's have significantly less coverage than the f8's, albeit they are lighter and much more compact.
It might also depend on which other lenses you have available to you.

I have the schneider 120mm f8.

 

[Dave_P]

They are all good - base your choice on what you can get hold of, and in what condition/price that individual lens is. I have a Fuji 125mm 5.6 which for one reason or another I'd forgotten about, but have had it out in the Lakes this last weekend. Very small and sharp lens, just as with all 125mm Plasmat-type lenses you don't have acres of coverage, but plenty for normal use (i.e not architecture needing a lot of rise/fall).