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612 Lens Selection

The image circle required for 612 format coverage is 132.5mm.

All of the lenses for 617, 4x5 and 5x7 cameras will work well on 612 format.

While 8x10 lenses will work, they’ll be larger and heavier.


You can see the quick guides for these formats at these links:

617 Lenses

4x5 Lenses

5x7 Lenses

8x10 Lenses


In addition to these, lenses that fall short of covering 4x5 format can also be used. Most of the 6x9 lenses that have some coverage for movements will work well. 


These are some examples of modern lenses that would work:


Lens Model

Focal Length

Image Circle (@ f/22)

6x12 Field Aspect Overlap

Schneider Super-Angulon XL

38mm

137 mm

Extreme wide; tight margins (0 movements allowed)

Rodenstock Apo-Grandagon

45mm

125 mm (at f/11)

Wide; slight mechanical vignette unless at f/22

Schneider Super-Angulon XL

58mm

166 mm

Wide panorama; permits modest shifts