Juha Kannisto wrote:
Cosina released APO-Lanthar 50mm F2 for E-mount in 2019 and VM in 2021. Also 21/1.4, 21/3.5 (discontinued in E) and 40/1.2 came out first in E and then in VM the following year. 10mm came out a little earlier on E as well. 12mm V3 came out first in E and a few months later in VM. There are also Septon 40/2 and Portrait Heliar 75/1.8 that don't exist in VM although Heliar classic 75/1.8 VM is the original with same base optical design (not quite the same lens though).
The E-mount versions provide focusing distance info which enables 5-Axis IBIS instead of 3 and lens correction (distortion, CA, vignetting compensation) info in EXIF that can be utilized (optionally) in addition to the sensor stack optimization....Show more →
Thanks for the clarification, Juha.
So, for now, the best alternative to the 90/2 Apo Lanthar—which doesn't exist yet—is the Viltrox 85/2 EVO FE I mentioned previously
Right now, the FE version costs € 220 in Germany!
Steve Spencer wrote:
If you are happy with 24MP, then the Nikon ZF will generally be the best body.
Why best? What about a Z5II ? The latter is a modern-style body with a deep, comfortable handgrip, has dual full-size UHS-II SD card slots, dedicated focus joystick, and supports internal 12-bit N-RAW video recording. Z5II is even cheaper.
Ripolini wrote:
How does it perform on Zf?
Any effect of the thicker sensor stack?
Thanx.
Cheers,
Riccardo
The Leica? It's one of those lenses which actually perform quite well on the Z sensor stack. Of course not as good as on a Leica M camera but still very good imho. It's not a fast lens, maybe that is the secret sauce? Anyway, I'm quite happy with the performance, the haptics, and the size/weight, so that I regularly throw it into the bag.
fjablo wrote:
Haha I will keep trying to tempt you from time to time then
Please, don't stop tempting me. Sooner or later I'll place the order
Am I mistaken, or are you using the 50/2 APO and 90/2.8 APO SL IIs along with the 28/2 APO?
Ripolini wrote:
Am I mistaken, or are you using the 50/2 APO and 90/2.8 APO SL IIs along with the 28/2 APO?
This week I did, yes. I own all three but I also combine them with other lenses depending on what I want to shoot and I mostly use the 90mm on F-mount cameras. But they make a nice set.
