Voiglander APO Lanthar 90/3,5 ltm + NEX5 first shots

IAZA · Joined: 16 Apr 2010 Posts: 2587 Location: Indonesia

I was goin to buy this 90/3,5 few months ago in EF mount, but that time elmarit was more attarctive. Now I have NEX, I spotted it in LTM. so I grabbed it.
Detail in wide open sharp enough for me.

Contrast is very please to me, between bright and shadow is controlled well

crop 100%, you can see me at his eye Very Happy

Thanks for viewing..

Attila · Expire: 2025-11-18

I do expect more from this lens, I look forward more shoots to feed my curiosity.

Kram · Joined: 06 Feb 2010 Posts: 1344 Location: Portland, OR

Very nice IAZA! I look forward to more samples as well. Very impressive how the shadow/highlight was handled.

IAZA · Joined: 16 Apr 2010 Posts: 2587 Location: Indonesia

Well I hope same thing Attila, but I don't have much time. Here's other shot taken today in short time on my way home.
I took quick test yesterday evening compared it with Leitz elmar 90/4
but result too crap due bad light. Too bad my elmar is sold now
edit only crop resize and border

I hope I have more time to play with it this weekend.
ohh forgot to mention, all shot wideopen

IAZA · Joined: 16 Apr 2010 Posts: 2587 Location: Indonesia

Thanks Kram
On first post I used portrait setting on NEX, while today shot used vivid mode
vivid mode is good in daylight, but too dark if the light is minimum

BTW I rather dissapoint of name APO here, I hope I won't get CA with it, but I still found PF, Elmar 90/4 is better in this case

std · Joined: 09 Feb 2010 Posts: 1826 Location: Bulgaria

Looks like a sharp lens , I can see a lot of small details in the horse picture.

IAZA · Joined: 16 Apr 2010 Posts: 2587 Location: Indonesia

Sharp enough I guess,
I like sharp lens in wideopen, that I almost shot with it always full open. Stefan here's the full size crop, You can see purple fring in metal, center of forehead

std · Joined: 09 Feb 2010 Posts: 1826 Location: Bulgaria

Looks exactly as my 2.8/90 G Sonnar when it is wide open.
You need to close it one click and it will disappear.

If we assume it is a true apo lens and should not have purple fringing maybe this is because of the sensor?

IAZA · Joined: 16 Apr 2010 Posts: 2587 Location: Indonesia

I read somewhere few days ago, this isn't really APO lens. he mean there still little CA left.
Hmm I only have NEX now, no other cam to match this LTM lens

my_photography · Expire: 2016-12-25

The man on the cart has a unusual hair style. At first I thought he has pointed ears. Or is it a camera trick?

std · Joined: 09 Feb 2010 Posts: 1826 Location: Bulgaria

or he is an elf with a horse Laughing

56 DIN · Expire: 2021-11-18

just tried it and compared with 85mm 2.8 Zeiss on infinity and not optimal light you get purple fring

IAZA · Joined: 16 Apr 2010 Posts: 2587 Location: Indonesia

56 DIN · Expire: 2021-11-18

have only a not so serious definition:

APO was in the 60´s and 70´s the A ausser P parlamentarische O opposition
means extra-parliamentary opposition, maybe Voigtländer tries to do that with the Leica owners Very Happy

IAZA · Joined: 16 Apr 2010 Posts: 2587 Location: Indonesia

Very funny Thomas... I got one too, maybe APO means APOlogy Very Happy

anyway I took shots yesterday, here's what I like, this lens handle light very nice. like Leica did
very strong back light? no problem I still got detail

my nephew's ear got sun light

original B/W from NEX, I think it's stepped down

BTW; if you want to see boring comparison of this lens with Leitz ELmar 90/4
CLICK HERE

56 DIN · Expire: 2021-11-18

looked at your comparison and don´t think that the result of a serious shot is depending which of the 2 lenses you take - thanks for sharing

the bw picture is interesting