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:
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 |
|
38mm |
137 mm |
Extreme wide; tight margins (0 movements allowed) |
|
|
45mm |
125 mm (at f/11) |
Wide; slight mechanical vignette unless at f/22 |
|
|
58mm |
166 mm |
Wide panorama; permits modest shifts |