Very revealing tests. The Pentax shows
nasty chromatic aberration. I think I'll
have to sell something (big) soon. Micro
and Macro are the only things that
really interest me these days.
Don
Rob Studdert wrote:
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 :-)
I’ve 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 don’t know about the
performance. It is tempting to have both these and
Pentax’s 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
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