Best 240-270mm lenses
Docter Germinar-W 240mm f/9 | |
Image Circle Stated by Manufacturer | 336mm circle |
Shutter Type | Copal 1 |
Filter Thread Size | 49mm filters |
Weight | 229 g (0.50 lbs) |
Recent Selling Prices (eBay affiliate) | None recently sold. Prices are about $1000-2000 |
Additional Notes | Rare. Optically excellent. Circle of illumination upon stopping down is about 400mm. Various similarly-named lenses won’t cover 8×10 – make sure you get the right one. Symmetrical design but still excellent at infinity. |
Rodenstock APO Sironar-S 240mm f/5.6 | |
Image Circle Stated by Manufacturer | 372mm circle |
Shutter Type | Copal 3 |
Filter Thread Size | 86mm |
Weight | 980 g (2.16 lbs) |
Recent Selling Prices (eBay affiliate) | $1700-2300 on eBay |
Additional Notes | Modestly rare. Optically excellent. Also goes by the name Sinar Sinaron-SE 240mm f/5.6. |
Fujinon A 240mm f/9 | |
Image Circle Stated by Manufacturer | 336mm circle |
Shutter Type | Copal 0 |
Filter Thread Size | 52mm filters |
Weight | 225 g (0.50 lbs) |
Recent Selling Prices (eBay affiliate) | $500-800 on eBay |
Additional Notes | Optically excellent. Get the version with lettering on the outside of the barrel for multicoating. Symmetrical design but still excellent at infinity. One of the only Copal 0 lenses that covers 8×10. |
Schneider APO-Symmar 240mm f/5.6 | |
Image Circle Stated by Manufacturer | 352mm circle |
Shutter Type | Copal 3 |
Filter Thread Size | 77mm filters |
Weight | 820 g (1.81 lbs) |
Recent Selling Prices (eBay affiliate) | $500-600 on eBay |
Additional Notes | Optically excellent. Sold as a competitor to the Rodenstock APO Sironar-S. |
Rodenstock APO Sironar-N 240mm f/5.6 | |
Image Circle Stated by Manufacturer | 350mm circle |
Shutter Type | Copal 3 |
Filter Thread Size | 77mm filters |
Weight | 780 g (1.72 lbs) |
Recent Selling Prices (eBay affiliate) | $300-500 on eBay |
Additional Notes | Modestly rare. Optically good. A less expensive version of the APO Sironar-S with a hair more chromatic aberration and slightly lower peripheral sharpness. Also goes by the name Sinar Sinaron-S 240mm f/5.6. The older, non-APO-labeled version will sell for less (sometimes labeled Caltar II-N) and is similar optically. Oldest, single-coated version sells for much less. |
Schneider G-Claron 240mm f/9 | |
Image Circle Stated by Manufacturer | 298mm circle |
Shutter Type | Copal 1 |
Filter Thread Size | 52mm filters |
Weight | 330 g (0.73 lbs) |
Recent Selling Prices (eBay affiliate) | $300-400 on eBay |
Additional Notes | Optically good. True circle of illumination at narrow apertures is about 400mm. Single coated. Older versions of this lens may be Dagor-type with even more coverage. Symmetrical optical design optimized for close focus. |
Fujinon W 250mm f/6.7 | |
Image Circle Stated by Manufacturer | 398mm circle |
Shutter Type | Copal 1 |
Filter Thread Size | 67mm filters |
Weight | 500 g (1.10 lbs) |
Recent Selling Prices (eBay affiliate) | $250-350 on eBay |
Additional Notes | Optically good. Single coated. Not to be confused with the f/6.3 version that barely covers 8×10. Also sold in Seiko shutter (which I don’t like as much as Copal shutters) with “WS” in name for a little less. |
Schneider G-Claron 270mm f/9 | |
Image Circle Stated by Manufacturer | 335mm circle |
Shutter Type | Copal 1 |
Filter Thread Size | 58mm filters |
Weight | 375 g (0.83 lbs) |
Recent Selling Prices (eBay affiliate) | $400-700 on eBay |
Additional Notes | Optically good. True circle of illumination at narrow apertures is about 450mm. Single coated. Older versions of this lens may be Dagor-type with even more coverage. Symmetrical optical design optimized for close focus. |
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