I have been continuing to try the 50mm APO-Lanthar for flowers and sunlight. My magnolia tree offers a wide range of light intensities and colors. I am looking at the way this lens handles extremes and nuances at the same time. A few of these images are cropped a bit, but otherwise they have no other post processing. I enjoy them the way the lens (and sensor and a bunch of electronics) makes them. BAC00711 by Bert Cheney, on Flickr BAC00743 by Bert Cheney, on Flickr BAC00746 by Bert Cheney, on Flickr BAC00748 by Bert Cheney, on Flickr BAC00752 by Bert Cheney, on Flickr
Voigtlander created something really unique here. The CV 50/2 APO is not only capable of extreme high resolution and contrast (same or better than 65/2 APO which I consider a reference lens), but it is also balanced enough to provide very pleasant and smooth rendering which is not always the case with high resolution/contrast lenses.
Color error correction is also the strongest I've seen in a 50mm lens -- and I keep asking myself, how did they do this!? ...and for this price.
Definitely looking forward to shooting with a wider focal length with similar characteristics.
