Wow.......I really want a 110 so bad. But I do like taking shots using AF and watching the peaking on the monitor of my A7r4. I just wonder if I will miss this feature too much as I do use it 70% of the time with decent results. Been waiting patiently for a used one but no such luck.
Any new owners? Thread gone a little quiet........
Give me one more reason ...to buy it
And I will turn right back around....
Give me one more reason.....to order it from Amazon
Lol
Guitarcmf wrote:
Any new owners? Thread gone a little quiet........
Give me one more reason ...to buy it
And I will turn right back around....
Give me one more reason.....to order it from Amazon
Lol
A lens I don't hesitate to shoot wide open near or far. Simply excellent stopped down. It doesn't disappoint unless you want AF
Guitarcmf wrote:
Any new owners? Thread gone a little quiet........
Give me one more reason ...to buy it
And I will turn right back around....
Give me one more reason.....to order it from Amazon
Lol
Splendid lens, very versatile, excellent IQ at all stop and focusing distances, great ergonomics, MF was a breeze on my a7r2.
I no longer shoot MF or 35mm, but if I were ever to rebuild a 35mm MF kit, it would be based on the Voigtlanders 21, 50 and 110. Top 3 picks for MF lenses, on any 35mm system.
What they give up in favour of the Otuses is not IQ, it's: focus breathing, several stops of light ... and that's basically it.
What they have as a plus: less weight, less bulk, and, consequently much better ergonomics and real world usability.
I've shot the 110 2.5 side by side with Otuses, Loxias, Batises and GM primes - for MF IQ the 110 Voigtlander would be undistinguishable, at comparable stops, from an Otus 85 or a 135 GM (with a tiny little bit more character, maybe, from the Voigtlander than the GM).
If you need that FL and you are ok with MF, don't walk, simply run and grab that Voigtlander. It has both technical excellence (across the field sharpness, with a flat field, APO correction, irrespective of f-stop and focusing distance) and the "Wow factor", "magic dust" sprinkles in it's images.
One more reason: It doubles as a self-defense weapon if necessary.
Besides that, I think everything has be said already. Optically, it's without flaw. I tried to provoke CA but failed. Resolution is so high you have to be super careful not to cut yourself. But touching it is a sensual experience by itself.
I’ve been thinking about starting food/product photography and am torn between The Sony 90 Macro and the CV 110. There was one review that said the Sony 90 was sharper, but he could have just had a bad copy of the 110. The Sony 90 does have the advantage of being able to use AF-C if I shoot handheld, but I imagine most work would be done on a tripod.
Ive had mine for a month, mother nature has been laughing at me as its been crazy windy the last 3 weeks or so.. ive used it more for landscapes than macro.. I bought a breakthrough photography x4 circular polarizer for it. should make a deadly combo.
ergonomics wise I dislike the screw on hood and the recessed aperture ring. I only have about 20 shots with it so far but i love how it renders .https://flic.kr/s/aHsmMArcw1
SomtinWong wrote:
Ive had mine for a month, mother nature has been laughing at me as its been crazy windy the last 3 weeks or so.. ive used it more for landscapes than macro.. I bought a breakthrough photography x4 circular polarizer for it. should make a deadly combo.
ergonomics wise I dislike the screw on hood and the recessed aperture ring. I only have about 20 shots with it so far but i love how it renders .https://flic.kr/s/aHsmMArcw1
If there's one thing I dislike about Voigtlander, it's their hood system. Either build the hood in like Leica does, or get a reverse mount bayonet (or whatever you call it) like almost every other lens manufacturer does. As Dustin Abbott said in a review, the way Voigt does their lens hoods makes one either a) always keep the lens hood installed, making the lens that much bigger or b) just never bothering to use a lens hood (which is where I fall in).
Im seeing the Sony 90mm as £50 pound cheaper than this currently but Im still tempted.
Im currently using the adapted Cosina 100mm F3.5 Makro as my macro lens, Im fine for manual focus when it is macro on a tripod indoors.
However some of the pictures taken here using the lens as a normal telephoto lens Im really impressed with, but the manual focus when out and about I struggle with as it is not a quick process for me..
Are people just generally using zone focus to get their shots or are you zooming in and focussing every shot manually?
saxguy wrote:
I’ve been thinking about starting food/product photography and am torn between The Sony 90 Macro and the CV 110. There was one review that said the Sony 90 was sharper, but he could have just had a bad copy of the 110. The Sony 90 does have the advantage of being able to use AF-C if I shoot handheld, but I imagine most work would be done on a tripod.
Sigma 70, Sony 90, CV 110, Laowa 100 apo all pretty much usable for that. Since most likely you'll be shooting for deep focus with plenty of light in controlled setting. If you're going to focus stack, maybe the one with the least breathing and shift.
Or just go all the way and get the Canon TS-E 90mm f/2.8L Macro Tilt-Shift Lens lol
