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BastianK wrote:
Please tell me which tested lenses are missing in the article.
Missing atleast G2/35 and ZM2/35 (thou not sure would I list ZM2/35 on your article as I never got it to work well with standard camera, only with Kolari v2 & 3000mm PCX [for sure it would work with Kolari UT as well] - you may want to list only what works in standard camera?).
(I do not claim to know everything, please check the thread if you want to know for sure what lenses you are missing)
BastianK wrote:
Furhermore we have seen several people using the widely available 1m proxar on ZM25 with great success.
As I remember HaruhikoT never said the PCX is better, but he cannot fully simulate he Proxar lenses.
I also can't remember seeing a direct comparison of both options.
After shooting first time with 2500mm there was no point doing any comparisons, the difference was so clear for me that I can't see a reason to spend hours/days for some comparison. Specially boke improves (less astigmatism caused issues) and larger aperture can be used. Guy has shoot Big Bronco with both - not a direct comparison as shoot different times. Guy, myself and maybe others tried with Proxar first, but found 2500mm to be significant improvement.
In beginning everyone tried to put Proxars to whatever lenses as "default" solution, and it helped in most cases but never really was "optimal solution". I was first happy to get ZM25 somehow working with Proxar, but knowing how excellent ZM25 is with 2500mm there is no going back. Now having the knowledge of the whole thread I would not use Proxar with any lens, for all lenses discussed in thread there are better solution now.
BastianK wrote:
So there is no false information and no one will buy a false filter going by that article!
Please shoot ZM25 with Proxar and 2500mm. I doubt you recommend Proxar after using both front lens solutions.
Also for ZM18 I would say that Hoya +1 HMC gives better results than Proxar 0.5m. Plus there is quite big challenge to use Proxar or PCX lens without vignetting. Due to this I developed solution based on Hoya +1 HMC, which does not cause additional vignetting and I find it producing better image quality than Proxar or 3000mm(Simulation optimal). Users of A7rII will most likely tolerate more vignetting, as they have less vignetting due to large ray angle, and for them Proxar/PCX solution might be OK from vignetting point of view.
BastianK wrote:
I will of course add the PCX 2500 as a second option.
Why to keep the Proxar as option at all? Also "before 2500mm" Guy tested with Proxar and Hoya, and Hoya little better (page 46) - If listing old info (=Proxar), why not list Hoya as well?
Samuli
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