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p.8 #1 · The APO thread

Empire wrote:
I'm certain that pictue would impress even the most ignorant every-day-joe's Emmanuele!

wow.

Yep, the performance in that torture test is simply un-f*^#ing-believable, but be careful; people will begin accusing you of being overly dramatic or other unsavory attributes.

Nov 05, 2009 at 03:10 PM

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p.8 #2 · The APO thread

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Voigtlander Apo-Lanthar 3.5/90mm SL - try that with a non APO lens...

Okay I'll try it, but I ain't gonna work.

Nice shots Klaus.

Emanuele_C wrote:
True "APO Power"!

Just a sample shot:

The Voigtlander 125/2,5 is a very hard match even for my Leica 90/2 APO-Asph and is, probably, the best glass in my little arsenal.

Great shot,

and thats high praise you give the Voigt,

cogitech wrote:
Empire wrote:
I'm certain that pictue would impress even the most ignorant every-day-joe's Emmanuele!

wow.

Yep, the performance in that torture test is simply un-f*^#ing-believable, but be careful; people will begin accusing you of being overly dramatic or other unsavory attributes.

Yes the over dramatics, it can't be all that great I'm sure to many the 135L F2 would do just as good, besides Paul you sold off yours so it can't be all that great.

Granted on a recent trip I took the Voigtlander, 135L and 135 SF. Needless to say the Voigtlander was the one that got mounted most of the time. I fact I think I only mounted the 135s once on that 2 week trip. Sorry to hear you had to sell yours off Paul one day it shall return back to you maybe as an SLII.

To think a short while again I foolishly contemplated selling off both the Voigtlander 125 and the Leica 90 APO lens.

Nov 05, 2009 at 04:31 PM

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p.8 #3 · The APO thread

cogitech wrote:
Empire wrote:
I'm certain that pictue would impress even the most ignorant every-day-joe's Emmanuele!

wow.

Yep, the performance in that torture test is simply un-f*^#ing-believable, but be careful; people will begin accusing you of being overly dramatic or other unsavory attributes.

Well, I did not post my sample shot to overly-stimulate insane comments about my person or to cause disruptive reactions! I wanted only to demonstrate how un-f*^#ing-believable and absolutely wonderful my uber-beloved "Cosina/Voigtländer-APO-Macro-Lanthar-125mm-F2,5-SL" infact is! And, obviously, I will NOT post another test-image, of course!

Same setup (125/2,5 @2,5, D300, LR 3.0Beta, no lens-correction); the second image is the 100% crop to admire the "true-APO-power" in its full glory! Sun-glasses highly recommended!

"luminous", eh?

Nov 05, 2009 at 04:50 PM

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p.8 #4 · The APO thread

Minolta 200mm f/2.8 HS APO G

Nov 06, 2009 at 03:41 AM

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p.8 #5 · The APO thread

That Voigtlander is just ridiculously well corrected for a camera lens. I certainly hope they do another production run.

Nov 06, 2009 at 12:26 PM

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p.8 #6 · The APO thread

kds315 wrote:

Voigtlander Apo-Lanthar 3.5/90mm SL - try that with a non APO lens...

That is very impressive. Even some of APOs from Leica can't beat it!

Nov 07, 2009 at 12:17 PM

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p.8 #7 · The APO thread

Wow. The 125 and 90 are stellar. Great shots, guys.

Now I'm going to have to go find some water and shoot some reflections with the 180/4 tomorrow. In the meantime, here's some less impressive shots and crops.

Wide open on the APO-Lanthar 180/4 at about five feet.

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Nov 08, 2009 at 04:46 AM

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p.8 #8 · The APO thread

Wide open from about fifteen feet (cropped so you can see less of my filthy deck) and a tight crop.

The last is at minimum on the bark a little before the rightmost edge of the tree to show fore and aft OOF, and the fence is about sixteen feet behind the tree. I like the bokeh, but I need to test it on a less patterned background.

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Nov 08, 2009 at 04:53 AM

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p.8 #9 · The APO thread

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Nice shots. Rob Murrow's expression cracks me up.

Nov 08, 2009 at 07:00 AM

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p.8 #10 · The APO thread

Voigtlander 125

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Nov 08, 2009 at 08:05 AM

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p.8 #11 · The APO thread

Now I know why the member chose "burningheart" as his nick. That is because his shots give me heartburn. He is definitely burningheart, burning my heart, to be specific. Now where is the "hide that lens" button?

Nov 08, 2009 at 12:29 PM

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p.8 #12 · The APO thread

Leica 90mm Apo Asph

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Nov 08, 2009 at 12:35 PM

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p.8 #13 · The APO thread

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when you have a moment, would you comment on these two shots please? the color seems to be more vivid from the lecia. how about sharpness? it may not be fair, but afterall it is a lecia

thanks,

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Nov 08, 2009 at 02:36 PM

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p.8 #14 · The APO thread

From a optics point of view, your shot is stunning, Thrice!

Nov 08, 2009 at 02:39 PM

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p.8 #15 · The APO thread

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From a optics point of view, your shot is stunning, Thrice!

Optics? Schmoptics!

Nov 08, 2009 at 03:07 PM

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p.8 #16 · The APO thread

Well I find thrice's shot very optically pleasing

Techincally, you cropped her off at the ankles. Subjectively, you dedicated more pixels to the regions people WANT to look at (well most people..). Psychologically, you didn't even remember she had feet.

Nov 08, 2009 at 03:27 PM

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p.8 #17 · The APO thread

Uh, yah... I didn't notice any of that

Visually appealing? Yes.

Nov 08, 2009 at 03:33 PM

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p.8 #18 · The APO thread

Lol yes, my 17 year old cousin. I have 79 other shots of her taken with the 90mm apo, but given that it was mostly swimsuit stuff I probably should refrain

Nov 08, 2009 at 03:51 PM

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p.8 #19 · The APO thread

thrice wrote:
Lol yes, my 17 year old cousin. I have 79 other shots of her taken with the 90mm apo, but given that it was mostly swimsuit stuff I probably should refrain

Yes. Refrain.

17? I would have guessed 22 or 23.

Nov 08, 2009 at 04:41 PM

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p.8 #20 · The APO thread

cheve wrote:
burningheart wrote:
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when you have a moment, would you comment on these two shots please? the color seems to be more vivid from the lecia. how about sharpness? it may not be fair, but afterall it is a lecia

thanks,

The two shots were taken early morning about 1/2 hour after sunrise. It was an overcast day with the sun occasionally peaking out from behind the extermely fast moving cloudsl.

The Leica shot the clouds were covering the sun. So I had balanced light. The voigtlander shot the sun peaked out breifly and with a band of sunshine swept across the scene. including the trees. You can see the right side the trees are still dark. This brought out the yellow of the leaves on a couple of trees where as the Leica the yellow is more subdued as it is not lit up from any sunshine.

I was using Singh Ray Reverse Grad Filters and possily Singh Ray Warming Polarizer and the Leica I may have used the Singh Ray Vari ND, with the Grads. I know on the Leica shot I had a 2 and 3 stop ND over the sky and a 4 stop ND over the water. The trees were in the clear area of the grads.

The Leica was shot at 70mm. Both are sharp lens but I found the Voigt to be sharper than the Leica at least at 125mm vs 70mm.

philber wrote:
Now I know why the member chose "burningheart" as his nick. That is because his shots give me heartburn. He is definitely burningheart, burning my heart, to be specific. Now where is the "hide that lens" button?

There is no HIDE button, with guys like Paul, Ed, Thrice, Brainiac, and so on showing the real power of those lenses(Leica's and Voigts) you will eventually be drawn into pushing the Buy button not the Hide button. The only cure for heartburn is buying an alternate lens.

Nice shot thrice, I love the blues that come through, nicely balanced.

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Nov 08, 2009 at 05:11 PM

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p.8 #21 · The APO thread

thrice wrote:
Lol yes, my 17 year old cousin. I have 79 other shots of her taken with the 90mm apo, but given that it was mostly swimsuit stuff I probably should refrain

Guess that I should refrain from saying that I have lens caps larger than her shorts then. [Not that there is anything wrong with short shorts.]

Nov 08, 2009 at 05:22 PM

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p.8 #22 · The APO thread

cogitech wrote:
thrice wrote:
Lol yes, my 17 year old cousin. I have 79 other shots of her taken with the 90mm apo, but given that it was mostly swimsuit stuff I probably should refrain

Yes. Refrain.

17? I would have guessed 22 or 23.

I will post a 100% crop from one of the other shots, as it is less likely to cause controversy. Unsharpened, either f/2.8 or f/4.0:

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Nov 08, 2009 at 05:24 PM

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p.8 #23 · The APO thread

Great to see that this thread is still alive. Great shots everyone!

A

Nov 09, 2009 at 11:11 AM

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p.8 #24 · The APO thread

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The fabled Coastal 60 makes an appearance! Would love to see more of this little legend.

Nov 09, 2009 at 01:17 PM

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p.8 #25 · The APO thread

foxbat wrote:
burningheart wrote:
Coastal Optics
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The fabled Coastal 60 makes an appearance! Would love to see more of this little legend.

Oh no. No more of those!

Nov 09, 2009 at 02:13 PM


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