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Yakim Peled
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p.1 #1 · p.1 #1 · Is the 150/3.5 N a good lens?

This lens sometimes be had at very cheap prices. Sometimes even less than the 80/2.8 N. In fact, both are the cheapest N lenses.

http://www.keh.com/Product-Details/1/MS0600002050005/MS06/FE.aspx

In the case of the 80/2.8 N I understand that it is the 50/1.8 equivalent of the 35mm world but the 150 is almost double the FL, just half stop slower and is still incredibly cheap. I was always taught that TANSTAAFL and have seen it to be true in many cases. Question is, what am I missing?

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Yakim.

Feb 23, 2010 at 04:26 AM

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p.1 #2 · p.1 #2 · Is the 150/3.5 N a good lens?

Interesting. I thought that at f/8 the differences would be indistinguishable. TANSTAAFL works like charm, isn't it?

BTW, what does A stand for? APO? And what about S?

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Yakim.

Feb 23, 2010 at 06:39 AM

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p.1 #3 · p.1 #3 · Is the 150/3.5 N a good lens?

A means ULD glass, like the 120/4 A macro vs a true "APO" white (in MF 645) lens like the 200mm, 300mm and 500mm APOs.

People often refer to the 150/2.8 A and 120/4 A as "APO" and while they do an excellent job at CA control, they are not technically an APO lens - at least as Mamiya (vs 1001 armchair experts) defines it. Owning the 150/2.8A - I'd agree with JC - it is a VERY nice hunk of glass.

Feb 23, 2010 at 07:02 AM

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p.1 #4 · p.1 #4 · Is the 150/3.5 N a good lens?

The 150/3.5 is a brilliant lens for what it's designed for. Which is portraiture. The A 150/2.8 is definitely sharper (as well as a 20 year newer design)

Feb 23, 2010 at 09:08 AM

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p.1 #5 · p.1 #5 · Is the 150/3.5 N a good lens?

20 year newer design? No wonder it is better.

Happy shooting,
Yakim.

Feb 23, 2010 at 09:20 AM

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p.1 #6 · p.1 #6 · Is the 150/3.5 N a good lens?

mawz wrote:
The 150/3.5 is a brilliant lens for what it's designed for. Which is portraiture. The A 150/2.8 is definitely sharper (as well as a 20 year newer design)

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Feb 23, 2010 at 12:55 PM


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