These lenses are interesting, and I would love to experiment with some older glass with different rendering, but I thought I would start with a sharp, modern wide and a slight tele, the same setup as I have with my Contax 645: 35, 120. That way I can transition my project into 4x5 without any impact on the look. I do find that I need a wide quite often, although the Contax 35 is a little wider than necessary. Probably a Contax 45 lens would do, so I thought the 90 would be good. I could imagine 105, although I need to make a little diagram to visualize the angle subtended, but 135 is just loads narrower than the 90, and was going to be my in-between lens if I ever found myself with too large a gap from 90 to 210.
I will try out the f/5.6-f/8 on the Contax 645 and see what I think, but even the 120/4 Makro I find tricky to focus accurately for some of my shots. As mentioned earlier, for me there is no particular reason to go for a smaller lens, since I will only carry two, and initially exclusively for shorter trips. Additionally, although the Grandagon-N and SAXL lenses are more expensive, they are not all that much money, compared to what I am used to for MF and Leica M. If I could just sell my Hartblei, I would be covered for all of this with needing to lay out any more money.
If this all gets too complicated and I cannot make up my mind, I might just start with the lens I have, the Schneider 210mm f/5.6 APO-Symmar, and see how all of this comes together, before deciding on which wide I want.
Does anyone have any tips for good places to look for LF lenses, preferably in Europe? I am looking on eBay and also in ffordes and keh, as well as the B&S here and on largeformatphotography. Is there anywhere else I should be browsing on a regular basis?