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Archive 2009The APO thread
p.6 #1The APO thread
Yes, very beautiful colours, comp, everything. That Leica really does give the CV a run for its money 
Sep 18, 2009 at 09:27 PM
p.6 #3The APO thread
Thanks, guys. The lighting and shadows that day really conspired to help me out.
Jim
Jim
Sep 18, 2009 at 09:53 PM
p.6 #4The APO thread
Lovely shots except N°3 Jim. That one just took my breath away. I had, some time ago sold off my Canon 100mm macro to fund my purchase of a 5D MkII and not felt bad about exiting macro and flower shots. How do you think I feel now? Aaaaghhhhh, intense withdrawal.....
Hopefully ZE 100 macro will be out this year, otherwise I will have to fork out for a Voigtländer 125. I just hate all of you people.
Hopefully ZE 100 macro will be out this year, otherwise I will have to fork out for a Voigtländer 125. I just hate all of you people.
Sep 18, 2009 at 11:15 PM
p.6 #5The APO thread
Grenache wrote:
purple flowers whose name eludes me were both f/5.6 and f/4, respectively.
It's Clematis.
purple flowers whose name eludes me were both f/5.6 and f/4, respectively.
It's Clematis.
Sep 19, 2009 at 06:26 AM
p.6 #6The APO thread
AhamB wrote:
It's Clematis.
Thanks, AhamB. I am just as bad with putting names to flowers as I am to faces.
Thanks, Philber. I loved my Canon macro, but this Leica brings a new definition to "subtlety." Where the Canon would have gotten everything flattened tonally, the Leica kept the detail and color. Could be coatings on the lens or a different aspect of the design. Either way, I like it.
Jim
Grenache wrote
purple flowers whose name eludes me were both f/5.6 and f/4, respectively.Thanks, AhamB. I am just as bad with putting names to flowers as I am to faces.
Thanks, Philber. I loved my Canon macro, but this Leica brings a new definition to "subtlety." Where the Canon would have gotten everything flattened tonally, the Leica kept the detail and color. Could be coatings on the lens or a different aspect of the design. Either way, I like it.
Jim
Sep 19, 2009 at 07:33 AM
p.6 #7The APO thread
Jim, you make me regret selling my 100 macro, but I certainly wasn't as capable of exploiting it's immense quality as you are.
Dan
Dan
Sep 19, 2009 at 08:40 AM
p.6 #8The APO thread
thrice wrote:
Jim, you make me regret selling my 100 macro, but I certainly wasn't as capable of exploiting it's immense quality as you are.
Dan
Thanks, Dan. The lens does all the work. I just lug the tripod around and do what it tells me. It speaks fairly loudly sometimes.
Jim
Jim, you make me regret selling my 100 macro, but I certainly wasn't as capable of exploiting it's immense quality as you are.
Dan
Thanks, Dan. The lens does all the work. I just lug the tripod around and do what it tells me. It speaks fairly loudly sometimes.
Jim
Sep 19, 2009 at 01:26 PM
p.6 #9The APO thread
Awesome images, Jim!
Hmmm, I would really like to have some APO action, but very few lenses truly deliver it. Many lenses carry the APO designation, but don't cut it. In fact, the Zeiss 100 ZF that I use (and sometimes it is prone to CA that can be bothersome) is more APO than many others that claim to be APO. Only my Voigtlander 180 beats it.
Maybe investment in some Leica glass is needed? (slippery slope, here I come!)
Hmmm, I would really like to have some APO action, but very few lenses truly deliver it. Many lenses carry the APO designation, but don't cut it. In fact, the Zeiss 100 ZF that I use (and sometimes it is prone to CA that can be bothersome) is more APO than many others that claim to be APO. Only my Voigtlander 180 beats it.
Maybe investment in some Leica glass is needed? (slippery slope, here I come!)
Sep 19, 2009 at 04:43 PM
p.6 #10The APO thread
fluffybug wrote:
Maybe investment in some Leica glass is needed? (slippery slope, here I come!)
Leica APO lenses are the crack cocaine of optics.
Maybe investment in some Leica glass is needed? (slippery slope, here I come!)
Leica APO lenses are the crack cocaine of optics.
Sep 19, 2009 at 05:57 PM
p.6 #11The APO thread
Jim,
SWEEEEET !!!!
You guys are killing me
I sold my Sigma 100-300 APO (Nikon) when I picked up my 1D MK II. Now I'm wondering about getting it again in the Canon mount ... or do I go with prime APO. I currently have no APO lenses in my bag.
If you had to PICK ONE ... which APO would you put in your bag?
SWEEEEET !!!!
You guys are killing me
I sold my Sigma 100-300 APO (Nikon) when I picked up my 1D MK II. Now I'm wondering about getting it again in the Canon mount ... or do I go with prime APO. I currently have no APO lenses in my bag.
If you had to PICK ONE ... which APO would you put in your bag?
Sep 19, 2009 at 07:49 PM
p.6 #12The APO thread
telyt wrote:
Leica APO lenses are the crack cocaine of optics.
+1
fluffybug wrote
Maybe investment in some Leica glass is needed? (slippery slope, here I come!)+1
Sep 19, 2009 at 07:53 PM
p.6 #13The APO thread
RustyBug wrote:
If you had to PICK ONE ... which APO would you put in your bag?
Leica R90 APO Summicron, and call it a day!
If you had to PICK ONE ... which APO would you put in your bag?
Leica R90 APO Summicron, and call it a day!
Sep 19, 2009 at 07:58 PM
p.6 #14The APO thread
RustyBug wrote:
If you had to PICK ONE ... which APO would you put in your bag?
I've used a few Leica APO lenses: 100 APO-Macro, 180 f/3.4 APO-Telyt, 180 f/2.8 APO-Elmarit, 280 f/4 APO-Telyt, 280 f/2.8 APO (pre-modular) and if I were forced to pick only one it would be the 280 f/4:
http://www.wildlightphoto.com/280a40.html
If you had to PICK ONE ... which APO would you put in your bag?
I've used a few Leica APO lenses: 100 APO-Macro, 180 f/3.4 APO-Telyt, 180 f/2.8 APO-Elmarit, 280 f/4 APO-Telyt, 280 f/2.8 APO (pre-modular) and if I were forced to pick only one it would be the 280 f/4:
http://www.wildlightphoto.com/280a40.html
Sep 19, 2009 at 08:22 PM
p.6 #15The APO thread
RustyBug wrote:
Jim,
SWEEEEET !!!!
You guys are killing me
I sold my Sigma 100-300 APO (Nikon) when I picked up my 1D MK II. Now I'm wondering about getting it again in the Canon mount ... or do I go with prime APO. I currently have no APO lenses in my bag.
If you had to PICK ONE ... which APO would you put in your bag?
+1 My thoughts exactly. But I would like my one APO lens to be macro, as, for the rest, I will be pretty well covered with a full range of Zeiss glass
Jim,
SWEEEEET !!!!
You guys are killing me
I sold my Sigma 100-300 APO (Nikon) when I picked up my 1D MK II. Now I'm wondering about getting it again in the Canon mount ... or do I go with prime APO. I currently have no APO lenses in my bag.
If you had to PICK ONE ... which APO would you put in your bag?
+1 My thoughts exactly. But I would like my one APO lens to be macro, as, for the rest, I will be pretty well covered with a full range of Zeiss glass
Sep 20, 2009 at 12:26 AM
p.6 #16The APO thread
Thanks, RustyBug.
This is my first APO, so I can't tell you about others that are better or more versatile. All that I can tell you is that it will not be my last APO lens.
Jim
This is my first APO, so I can't tell you about others that are better or more versatile. All that I can tell you is that it will not be my last APO lens.
Jim
Sep 20, 2009 at 07:29 AM
p.6 #17The APO thread
I ran across a MF Nikon 105 2.5 yesterday in shop ... it got me wondering about Nikon's version of APO ... even though not labeled as such.
Are ED lenses considered APO ??
or
Is there something that designates / differentiates Nikon lenses as APO
Are ED lenses considered APO ??
or
Is there something that designates / differentiates Nikon lenses as APO
Sep 22, 2009 at 07:20 AM
p.6 #18The APO thread
Very often ED Nikkor lenses have apo characteristics, but all ED really indicates is the use of Extra-low Dispersion glass types.
The UV-Nikkor lenses are typically apochromatic (in a truer sense of the word) and use quartz or similar materials. They aren't common or cheap though. Manufactured for medical use, and available in a 55mm and 105mm focal length.
The UV-Nikkor lenses are typically apochromatic (in a truer sense of the word) and use quartz or similar materials. They aren't common or cheap though. Manufactured for medical use, and available in a 55mm and 105mm focal length.
Sep 22, 2009 at 07:28 AM
p.6 #19The APO thread
thrice wrote:
Very often ED Nikkor lenses have apo characteristics, but all ED really indicates is the use of Extra-low Dispersion glass types.
That's what I thought . . .
The UV-Nikkor lenses are typically apochromatic (in a truer sense of the word) and use quartz or similar materials. They aren't common or cheap though. Manufactured for medical use, and available in a 55mm and 105mm focal length.
Seems odd that Nikon wouldn't have true APO lenses ... yet Sigma makes a few of them (at least labled as such ... my 100-300 APO was good).
Very often ED Nikkor lenses have apo characteristics, but all ED really indicates is the use of Extra-low Dispersion glass types.
That's what I thought . . .
The UV-Nikkor lenses are typically apochromatic (in a truer sense of the word) and use quartz or similar materials. They aren't common or cheap though. Manufactured for medical use, and available in a 55mm and 105mm focal length.
Seems odd that Nikon wouldn't have true APO lenses ... yet Sigma makes a few of them (at least labled as such ... my 100-300 APO was good).
Sep 22, 2009 at 09:34 AM
p.6 #20The APO thread
thrice wrote:
APO lenses give great black & white tonality as well!
Leica 180 f2
http://cyberphotographer.com/1ds3/180aposummicron/gina2web.jpg
http://cyberphotographer.com/leica180f2/lowrez/f2.8_320th_iso800_lowrez.jpg
colour too:
http://cyberphotographer.com/5D/steph_lowrez.jpg
APO lenses give great black & white tonality as well!
Leica 180 f2
http://cyberphotographer.com/1ds3/180aposummicron/gina2web.jpg
http://cyberphotographer.com/leica180f2/lowrez/f2.8_320th_iso800_lowrez.jpg
colour too:
http://cyberphotographer.com/5D/steph_lowrez.jpg
Sep 22, 2009 at 11:48 AM