Calumet Caltar WII 65mm f/8

Calumet Caltar W-II 65mm f/8 is the wide-angle Caltar LF lens at 65mm — Calumet-branded Schneider Super-Angulon equivalent. The "W-II" designation indicates the second-generation wide-angle Caltar.

Key features

• Mount: Copal 0 shutter (1s to 1/500, X-sync at all speeds)
• Focal length: 65mm
• Maximum aperture: f/8
• Image circle: ~155mm at f/22 — covers 4×5 with limited movements
• Optical formula: Symmetrical wide-angle plasmat (Schneider Super-Angulon OEM)
• Multi-coating standard

Use case + rendering

The 65 Caltar W-II is the dramatic-wide 4×5 Calumet — Schneider Super-Angulon glass under Caltar branding. Calumet sold these to support their LF cameras at lower price than Schneider-branded lenses.

Compatible cameras

• Toyo 45A / Toyo 45AII / Toyo 45G — bag bellows recommended
• Cambo SC / Cambo Calumet 45NX — particularly suitable; Calumet sold these for their own cameras

Related lenses

• Schneider Super-Angulon 65mm f/5.6 — Schneider equivalent
• Calumet Caltar W-II 90mm f/8 — longer Caltar W-II sibling