stgrove wrote:
Based on my current experience with my 75 SPII order, it will be a long time that I again order from LLL. They sent me an email on 4/20 saying that it was shipping. For one week I have been tracking the Fedex number they gave me and Fedex keeps saying they have not received the package yet. Come on this is not rocket science.
So why send out a bogus ship date when they had no intention of shipping the lens on 4/20?
Yeah definitely some wild stuff with the dates. I had same experience with their LTM-M adapter I ordered in March and now again with the 75. Ordered 5/4 with radio silence until 5/22 when I emailed. Received a short reply saying it 'should be fulfilled by end of the month’. I’m sure lots of it could be on the US customs side. No problem being patient, just would like some ideas of where things are at…
Light Lens Lab is teasing a new member of the Z21 family lens lineup. I can't disclose what it is or any of its specifications at this time, but I already have one in hand for review. More details when the embargo lifts.
rico wrote:
Midfield dip: what was old is new again.
To be fair, if the goal is to recreate classic lenses, that means bringing back both the strengths and the quirks. A midfield dip may not be on many modern lens designers' wish lists, but it was certainly part of the vintage lens experience.
For this particular lens, though, based on from my own testing, I don't see much of a midfield dip. If anything, performance appears quite even across the frame. What I see is a some astigmatism and field curvature. Even then, the more harmonious performance across the image field is actually a notable improvement over the LLL 50mm f/1.5 Z21.
