Schneider Super-Angulon 120mm f/8

Schneider Super-Angulon 120mm f/8 is the mild-wide 4×5 + 5×7 lens — equivalent to roughly 35mm on 35mm, less dramatic than the 90mm but more useful for compositions that don't want explicit "wide-angle" perspective. Image circle is generous enough for serious movements on both 4×5 and 5×7 formats.

Key features

• Mount: Copal 1 shutter (1s to 1/400, X-sync at all speeds)
• Focal length: 120mm
• Maximum aperture: f/8
• Image circle: ~288mm at f/22 — generous movements on 4×5; covers 5×7 with movements; covers 8×10 tightly
• Optical formula: 8-element/4-group symmetrical wide-angle
• Multi-coating on later production

Use case + rendering

The 120/8 Super-Angulon is the architectural wide-normal for 4×5 and the moderate-wide for 5×7. The 288mm image circle supports significant front rise for architectural work — converging-vertical correction without lens-flange shading. On 5×7 the lens is comparable to a 75mm on 4×5 in field of view.

A common second-wide for 4×5 photographers — paired with a 90 or 75 for ultra-wide work and the 120 for "natural perspective" wide.

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 Super-Angulon 90mm f/5.6 — wider alternative
• Schneider Super-Angulon 165mm f/8 — longer-class wide