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zhangyue wrote:
Hi, Rich, thanks for these great image samples. I think expect 180f3.4APO to WOW like 100APO is a challenge with minimal focus distance limitation. Many impressive 100 APO samples are from close range, giving me good transition and color impression. (To be fair, most Macro lens perform pretty good in that case as well.)
From 180F3.4 APO samples I have seen, other than sharp, I really can't see anything extra, maybe just because I haven't seen enough samples from it especially portrait.
I might just acquire both and use them for a while to decide which suit me better.
Hi Michael,
As you know the 180mm f3.4 Apo Telyt lens was designed to perform at its optimum of infinity and does quite well as you approach infinity. The lens also performs reasonably well closer than that but the reason for the minimum focus of 2.5m was for its better to best performance. You can get around the minimum focus distance of the 180mm f3.4 Apo Telyt by using the Leica Macro Adapter R. This combination should work well with a Leica M240 but as to modification for a Nikon, I am not sure if you can modify both the lens and the Macro Adapter. You can also use the 180mm f3.4 Apo Telyt lens with the Macro Adapter R and the Leica R 1.4X Apo Extender with the Macro Adapter between the lens and the 1.4X Extender.
For my needs at this point, I am carrying my A7r with the Minolta CLE MC 40mm f2 M-Rokkor lens mounted, the Contax (C/Y) 21mm f2.8 Zeiss Distagon, Leica R 28mm f2.8 Elmarit V2, Leica R 100mm f2.8 Apo-Macro-Elmarit, and when I want longer the Leica R 180mm f3.4 Apo Telyt and/or the the Leica 280mm f4 Apo Telyt lens (often with the Leica Macro Adapter R and the Leica 1.4X Apo Extender and the Leica 2X Apo Extender). When I carry the Macro Adapter R and the 2 Apo Extenders, I carry them all connected with the Leica R lens connector.
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Rich
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