On 29 Dec 2005 at 5:37, Chaso DeChaso wrote: > Does anyone have experience with any of these gorgeous > new SL lenses from Voigtlander?
I do and I am enthusiastic about my 125/2.5 APO (as mentioned by those who have read my rants before) however I'd hardly call it new since I purchased my copy Feb 2002 :-) > Ive just received the 90mm F/3.5 SL APO-Lanthar (from > Stephen Gandy, whose website is above) and build > quality is absolutely gorgeous! This is a heavy lens, > which I like, but it does make a K1000 front-heavy. > ZX-10/-50 are also front heavy but balance OK in my > hands with battery grip in place. (This reminds me > how I'd like to get a K2 or K2DMD...) Balance is fine > on a PZ-1p ...though what an odd sight. Design, performance and build quality is exceptional on my lens however QC wasn't great, the infinity focus point was quite badly mis-adjusted (so it never could focus to infinity). Since this problem was remedied it's performed flawlessly though. > I have not tried it out yet so I dont know about the > performance. It is tempting to have both these and > Pentaxs limited lenses available! Optical performance was so good (even visible though the finder of my LX) that I sold my A*100/2.8 Macro soon after, and then my K135/2.5 and later my A*135/1.8 so it actually saved me money in the end :-) > Anyone else have experience or interest with these > seemingly idiosyncratic lenses? I wouldn't call them idiosyncratic more eccentric. In any case my lens is a great performer and I'd be surprised if any other lens in the range didn't compare in build and performance. For a practical head to head comparison of the SMC Pentax-A* 135mm 1:1.8 and the Voigtländer Macro APO-Lanthar 125mm F2.5 SL, see: http://home.swiftdsl.com.au/~distudio/pentax_1351.8vsv1252.5/ Cheers, Rob Studdert HURSTVILLE AUSTRALIA Tel +61-2-9554-4110 UTC(GMT) +10 Hours [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://members.ozemail.com.au/~distudio/publications/ Pentax user since 1986, PDMLer since 1998
