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The Apo-Lanthar Trio
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Posted: Sun Aug 30, 2009 3:17 am
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So today, I sort of completed the acquisition of the three Apo-Lanthars; 90/3.5 SL, 180/4 SL, and Macro Apo-Lanthar 125/2.5.





Unfortunately, I never came across the PK version of the Macro Apo-Lanthar in the past several months I've been looking for it, so I just went ahead and got the M42 version. The other two are PK. It's good because I can use it on my 5D as well, but since I'd probably only use it on my K-7 (has built-in IS, has Live View, better colors, better LCD, etc. etc.), the lack of the "A-mode" is a bummer. If anybody wants to swap your PK version for this M42 version, let me know Very Happy


I'll post some test shots in the next couple days, as soon as we get some good weather here in Boston.


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Posted: Sun Aug 30, 2009 3:24 am
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Congrats RH Very Happy
That is quite a trio.
I bet you will get that swap you want.


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Posted: Sun Aug 30, 2009 5:03 am
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F16SUNSHINE wrote:
Congrats RH Very Happy
That is quite a trio.
I bet you will get that swap you want.



Thanks!! I have my hopes, since M42 is more versatile, perhaps people moving from the Pentax system to some other system may be interested. Which reminds me, I should probably put the offer up in the marketplace as well Smile


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Posted: Sun Aug 30, 2009 6:10 am
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What a great sight! Shocked

I will probably get the 125/2.5 in PKA mount. I have been persuading the seller for more than a year (he went to another system but never wanted to sell the Apo-Lanthar; this may change as last week I got an e-mail from him... But swapping for a M42 version? Don't think so Wink)


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Posted: Sun Aug 30, 2009 8:32 am
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COngrats, a very fine set!! I had all three of them, but let go teh 90mm and 180mm to keep the finest, the 125mm.

Had I know that you're after the PKA version, I could have helped. I have seen several and let them pass...


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Posted: Sun Aug 30, 2009 8:42 am
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Wow! Shocked


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Posted: Sun Aug 30, 2009 1:52 pm
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Porn!


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Posted: Sun Aug 30, 2009 5:32 pm
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rawhead wrote:
So today, I sort of completed the acquisition of the three Apo-Lanthars; 90/3.5 SL, 180/4 SL, and Macro Apo-Lanthar 125/2.5.


Congratulations! (jealous Smile )

rawhead wrote:

I'll post some test shots in the next couple days, as soon as we get some good weather here in Boston.


Look forward to the test shots.


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Posted: Sun Aug 30, 2009 5:34 pm
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Shocked All together! Congrats!


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Posted: Sun Aug 30, 2009 6:21 pm
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Posted: Sun Aug 30, 2009 6:21 pm
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Congratulations!


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Posted: Sun Aug 30, 2009 9:54 pm
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Posted: Sun Aug 30, 2009 9:54 pm
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No words... Twisted Evil


And I am not coming to this thread again...


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Posted: Sun Aug 30, 2009 11:40 pm
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LBA evil here Twisted Evil ... My most sought lenses with the FA-77 Limited ...

Should really go away from this thread ...

Congrats for the set


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Posted: Sun Aug 30, 2009 11:43 pm
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Thanks everybody Smile

Here are a couple shots I took today with the Macro Apo-Lanthar. Regardless of the mount, it is a damn fine lens Very Happy






Check out the last pic, which was stopped down to f4 or so... the bokeh circles made by the 9-blade aperture are fantastic Very Happy


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Posted: Mon Aug 31, 2009 2:51 am
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Wow what a lens set!


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Posted: Mon Aug 31, 2009 3:09 am
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Posted: Mon Aug 31, 2009 3:09 am
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Mmmmmmm............yummy Very Happy

I think you will find that M42 mount lens to be quite a bit more valuable as time goes by.
Do you have a line on another one ?


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Posted: Mon Aug 31, 2009 3:56 am
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F16SUNSHINE wrote:
Mmmmmmm............yummy Very Happy

I think you will find that M42 mount lens to be quite a bit more valuable as time goes by.
Do you have a line on another one ?


Perhaps so, perhaps so.


And no, this was purchased Used-but-Mint on the Japanese auction site, Yahoo! Auctions. I've seen a few Canon and Nikon mount ones there in the past few months I'd been on the lookout, but this was the first one with a mount adaptable to Pentax K (and of course, by extension, also to my 5D). FYI, I won it for 80,000 yen, which is currently about $850US.


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Posted: Sat Sep 19, 2009 6:11 pm
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Wow, congrats for having three of the most wonderful telephoto lenses ever made. Smile

I'm still looking for the 90/2.5, then I'll be joining you in the "having all three apo-lanthars"-club. Laughing


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Posted: Sat Sep 19, 2009 6:20 pm
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Swappo wrote:
Wow, congrats for having three of the most wonderful telephoto lenses ever made. Smile

I'm still looking for the 90/2.5, then I'll be joining you in the "having all three apo-lanthars"-club. Laughing



The 3.5/90 is available new at Cameraquest.
He has all the hoods also. I just bought s hood for my 3.5/90 from CQ.


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Posted: Sat Sep 19, 2009 7:24 pm
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Those are gorgeous things!


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Posted: Sat Sep 19, 2009 8:38 pm
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Well, at least I know my competition in Japan now... Wink Wink


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F16SUNSHINE wrote:
Swappo wrote:
Wow, congrats for having three of the most wonderful telephoto lenses ever made. Smile

I'm still looking for the 90/2.5, then I'll be joining you in the "having all three apo-lanthars"-club. Laughing



The 3.5/90 is available new at Cameraquest.
He has all the hoods also. I just bought s hood for my 3.5/90 from CQ.


Cameraquest are too expensive I think... And wrong mount, I prefer M42.
But hm, if the PK version doesn't hit the mirror on 5D, maybe that would be an alternetive after all...


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Posted: Thu Jan 28, 2010 7:46 pm
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One is company, two is fun and three is a party." I think it was Andy Warhol who said that?



While some may see this as slightly overkill I can assure you this is nothing. Today, I had the pleasure to exchange emails with a gentleman who kindly supplied me some data for my lens serial survey ( http://forum.mflenses.com/viewtopic,p,214921.html )

This is his personal collection of APO-Lanthars...



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Esox lucius wrote:

This is his personal collection of APO-Lanthars...



While I agree that's an impressive collection, it's nothing lustworthy, cuz they're just dupes of the same 3 lenses that I had (I've since let go of the 180/4).


Show me a collection with ALL Voigtländer Apo-Lanthars past & present, and I will be droooooooooling on the floor Smile


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Posted: Fri Jan 29, 2010 7:56 am
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Interestingly, all those lenses are the first of their production batch, the last two digits are sensored but it still places all of them within the first 99 copies ever manufactured.

rawhead wrote:
Show me a collection with ALL Voigtländer Apo-Lanthars past & present, and I will be droooooooooling on the floor Smile


I have no doubt such collections exist. I am equally sure the lenses in such a collection see no other use than sitting on the shelf Smile


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That's a SWEET set of lenses!! I only wish my bank account was big enough to get all of them Smile
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