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p.2 #1 · The APO thread

Did she tether herself to that tree until she got the shot she wanted? That's dedication.

Sep 04, 2009 at 08:15 PM

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p.2 #2 · The APO thread

CV 125/2.5 APO-Lanthar:

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Sep 04, 2009 at 08:15 PM

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p.2 #3 · The APO thread

Greg Feldman wrote:
Did she tether herself to that tree until she got the shot she wanted? That's dedication.

No. There's a 75 pound dog at the end of that leash.

Sep 04, 2009 at 08:17 PM

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p.2 #4 · The APO thread

Another from the CV 125:

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I vote for leaving the name of the thread as it is

Sep 04, 2009 at 08:19 PM

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p.2 #5 · The APO thread

Andreas,

Would you like me to shoot some shiny/contrasty stuff just for you?

Seriously. You name it, I'll shoot it.

Sep 04, 2009 at 08:24 PM

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p.2 #6 · The APO thread

One other question, Andreas; can we post samples from lenses that do not have APO in their names, but perform like one?

Sep 04, 2009 at 08:26 PM

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p.2 #7 · The APO thread

cogitech wrote:
I vote for leaving the name of the thread as it is

Haha, seemed like the thread was leaning in one direction, but, you are balancing it back out nicely.

Sep 04, 2009 at 08:43 PM

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p.2 #8 · The APO thread

Testing out my new toy:
Cosina/Voigtlander Apo-Lanthar 180/4 @ f4, 100% crop from 5D

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Sep 04, 2009 at 10:19 PM

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p.2 #9 · The APO thread

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Nice shots wayne. Here is one of mine with the Leica 100 2.8 and 5DMk2

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Thanks Ziyadj!

I really love this flower shot. Is it some kind of Lotus flower?
Just beautiful!

Sep 04, 2009 at 10:37 PM

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p.2 #10 · The APO thread

Someone said this is not a true apo lens....
Is it true?

CV 90/3.5

2012 © Paul Yi

Sep 04, 2009 at 10:43 PM

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p.2 #11 · The APO thread

Who cares?

Sep 04, 2009 at 11:13 PM

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p.2 #12 · The APO thread

Leica 90/2 APO R lens on Nikon D3X

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Sep 05, 2009 at 01:29 AM

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p.2 #13 · The APO thread

From the Mamiya 200/2.8 APO on my 5D:

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Sep 05, 2009 at 02:32 AM

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p.2 #14 · The APO thread

Shots from the Nikon 800/5.6 mounted either on my 5D or a D300:

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Sep 05, 2009 at 02:44 AM

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p.2 #15 · The APO thread

I really love this flower shot. Is it some kind of Lotus flower?

Thanks Wayne

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Yes it is a lotus or water lilly. I shot it at Hong Kong Park

Sep 05, 2009 at 09:30 AM

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p.2 #16 · The APO thread

jamesdak wrote:
Shots from the Nikon 800/5.6 mounted either on my 5D or a D300:
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Oh, selective sharpening gone bad!

Sep 05, 2009 at 03:01 PM

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p.2 #17 · The APO thread

I did not know the Nikon 800 was an APO.

Sep 05, 2009 at 03:08 PM

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p.2 #18 · The APO thread

cogitech wrote:
CV 125/2.5 APO-Lanthar:

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This one and the other flowershot are both really nice, superb in contrast and saturation.
The Voigtländer at its best! It is almost like a marriage between Leica bokeh and Zeiss snap and threedee...

Sep 05, 2009 at 03:21 PM

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p.2 #19 · The APO thread

kosmoskatten wrote:

This one and the other flowershot are both really nice, superb in contrast and saturation.
The Voigtländer at its best! It is almost like a marriage between Leica bokeh and Zeiss snap and threedee...

Thanks! Yes, it is very much a marriage of the best qualities of Leica and Zeiss.

No other lens I own offers such simultaneously neutral and saturated colours as does this lens. I assume this is one of the major benefits of APO.

That new Canon has its work cut out for it, going up against this CV and other macros from Leica and Zeiss.

Sep 05, 2009 at 03:41 PM

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p.2 #20 · The APO thread

Guys, you make me (a combination of) green with jealousy, hot to go out and shoot some more, itching to cancel my orders for Zeiss lenses until I find out if the y are APO, whatever that means, and a few other feelings too. Well Done, Wayne, Ziyadj, James, Paul and all the others. Just amazing shots!

Sep 05, 2009 at 03:56 PM

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p.2 #21 · The APO thread

cogitech wrote:
Andreas,

Would you like me to shoot some shiny/contrasty stuff just for you?

Seriously. You name it, I'll shoot it.

I would like to see shots with high contrast where the focus transition is, and at near wide open apertures! Stopping down is cheating because it doesn't reveal LoCA that might be there at larger apertures.

I think lateral CA usually isn't much of a problem with macro lenses (it is with long teles).

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Sep 05, 2009 at 06:47 PM

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p.2 #22 · The APO thread

Is the TeleZenitar 135/2.8 APO and/or 300/4.5 APO a true APO lens?

Sep 05, 2009 at 06:52 PM

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p.2 #23 · The APO thread

Leica 180mm f/3.4 APO-Telyt-R on Kodachrome 64:

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Sep 05, 2009 at 07:07 PM

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p.2 #24 · The APO thread

AhamB wrote:
cogitech wrote:
Andreas,

Would you like me to shoot some shiny/contrasty stuff just for you?

I think axial CA usually isn't much of a problem with macro lenses (it is with long teles).

OK. Like these?

All wide open on 5D, in full direct sunlight:

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So many lenses I have used would show their "true colours" under these conditions. The CV 125 just dances along without a care in the world.

Sep 05, 2009 at 07:39 PM

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p.2 #25 · The APO thread

It really does. What adapter do you use for your 5D?

Sep 05, 2009 at 07:56 PM


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