Schneider APO-Symmar 120mm f/5.6

Schneider Apo-Symmar 120mm f/5.6 is the wide-of-normal apochromatic LF plasmat — equivalent to roughly 35mm on 35mm when used on 4×5. The 120mm Apo-Symmar bridges between the explicit-wide 90mm Super-Angulon and the natural-perspective 150mm normal.

Key features

• Mount: Copal 0 shutter (1s to 1/500, X-sync at all speeds)
• Focal length: 120mm
• Maximum aperture: f/5.6
• Image circle: ~196mm at f/22 — covers 4×5 with movements
• Optical formula: 6-element/4-group plasmat with apochromatic correction
• Multi-coating standard

Use case + rendering

The 120 Apo-Symmar is the environmental-landscape + architectural-detail 4×5 lens. Slightly wide of normal — wider than 150 but more "natural" than 90. Apochromatic correction useful for color work where chromatic aberration would be visible.

Compatible cameras

• Toyo 45A / Toyo 45AII / Toyo 45G
• Cambo SC / Cambo Calumet 45NX
• Graflex Crown Graphic / Graflex Speed Graphic / Graflex Super Graphic

Related lenses

• Schneider Apo-Symmar 100mm f/5.6 — wider sibling
• Schneider Apo-Symmar 150mm f/5.6 — true normal sibling
• Schneider Super-Symmar HM 120mm f/5.6 — XL-IC modern alternative