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Spotmatic
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 Posted: Fri Apr 02, 2010 12:46 pm Post subject: Let the macro season begin! [VL125] |
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Spotmatic wrote:
My first real macro shots of this season - of course with the Voigtländer Apo-Lanthar 125mm f/2.5 SL. It can't possibly get any sharper than this?
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Attila
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| Posted: Fri Apr 02, 2010 12:55 pm Post subject: |
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Attila wrote:
Perhaps can't sharper , but so many cheaper reach this level. Nice series !
Basically all macro lens is very sharp.
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Spotmatic
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| Posted: Fri Apr 02, 2010 1:03 pm Post subject: |
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Spotmatic wrote:
Of course, I have paid a premium for the last 5% of performance. I have basically tried all macro lenses that Pentax has ever made (around that focal length and shorter), but none of them came close to what the Voigtländer achieved here. Not at a per-pixel level and not in the CA department. No more upgrades for me here... I've finally found the ultimate one.
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Orio wrote:
Very nice shots, #4 seems to imply a Haley position 
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trifox wrote:
Dear Peter ..
This is really great blend of a photographer and lens ..
Enjoy the lens and thanks for sharing these ..
and nice shooting with it.
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Tharos wrote:
Great series...
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patrickh wrote:
Makes us all want to get one, but your eye makes the difference
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| Posted: Fri Apr 02, 2010 6:57 pm Post subject: |
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kds315* wrote:
Congrats Peter, excellent!
There are two groups of people funny enough, the one who think that no other lens reaches the Apo Lanthar,
and the ones who think that it is as sharp as any other good macro lens - and the difference is: to have one.
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| Posted: Fri Apr 02, 2010 7:10 pm Post subject: |
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Excalibur wrote:
| kds315* wrote: |
Congrats Peter, excellent!
There are two groups of people funny enough, the one who think that no other lens reaches the Apo Lanthar,
and the ones who think that it is as sharp as any other good macro lens - and the difference is: to have one. |
........but has spotmatic posted any shots using his other macro lenses, I'm sure with his experience they would be just as good esp on a computer screen.
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spleenone
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| Posted: Fri Apr 02, 2010 7:29 pm Post subject: |
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spleenone wrote:
| Orio wrote: |
| Very nice shots, #4 seems to imply a Haley position |
+1
..if Haley read this 
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Spotmatic
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| Posted: Fri Apr 02, 2010 7:58 pm Post subject: |
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Spotmatic wrote:
Many thanks, guys & gals!
By the way: what's a Haley position? Sorry if I'm a little ignorant
About the quality of macro lenses: let me be clear that most macro lenses are indeed very, very good. For most people these lenses are more than good enough, and experienced macrographers will be able to squeeze the best out of them. On web sizes the differences cannot easily be seen.
However, the more experienced a macrographer gets, the more issues he/she will run into. If you know what you're looking for, then the Apo-Lanthar is just that little bit better - the difference between a very good and a great macro lens is just a hairline thin, but the differences are definitely there.
In the end it just boils down to this: a Volkswagen Jetta will drive you safely through curvy mountain roads, but in a Lotus Elise the driving experience will be completely different. That, in a nutshell, is the difference between a very good and a superb macro lens.
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NikonD
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NikonD wrote:
great photos... spring came early in your country 
happy i didn't sell my macro lens |
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tobbsman wrote:
This is super-shooting again ! #5 and #7 for me ...
AND yes, let's start the season ...
Cheers
Tobias
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spleenone
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spleenone wrote:
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By the way: what's a Haley position? Sorry if I'm a little ignorant
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You can find answer here.
http://forum.mflenses.com/user-pics-t20467,start,225.html
But, it wasn't me =)
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