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charley5
Joined: 11 Feb 2020 Posts: 346 Location: India
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Posted: Mon Sep 06, 2021 8:04 pm Post subject: Zeiss Luminar 16mm f2.5 Macro Lens |
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charley5 wrote:
Has anyone ever owned this lens? Apparently it has a 1:2.5 magnification. I was considering purchasing it, but I needed more information on it. Very sparse details to be found online. Can someone please help me out and give me more information... sharpness, ease of use, mount, etc?
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Max78
Joined: 14 Oct 2011 Posts: 74
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Posted: Mon Sep 06, 2021 8:40 pm Post subject: Re: Zeiss Luminar 16mm f2.5 Macro Lens |
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Max78 wrote:
charley5 wrote: |
Has anyone ever owned this lens? Apparently it has a 1:2.5 magnification. I was considering purchasing it, but I needed more information on it. Very sparse details to be found online. Can someone please help me out and give me more information... sharpness, ease of use, mount, etc?
Thanks,
-Charles |
Hello Charles,
unfortunately I have never tried any luminar. You may however possibly find some information here:
http://www.savazzi.net/download/manuals/Zeiss_Luminars_1.pdf
http://www.savazzi.net/download/manuals/Zeiss_Luminars_2.pdf
http://www.savazzi.net/download/manuals/Zeiss_Luminars_3.pdf
Regards Maksim |
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charley5
Joined: 11 Feb 2020 Posts: 346 Location: India
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Posted: Wed Sep 08, 2021 11:07 am Post subject: Re: Zeiss Luminar 16mm f2.5 Macro Lens |
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charley5 wrote:
Thanks, Maksim. Very interesting.
-Charles |
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JMC
Joined: 29 May 2018 Posts: 178 Location: London, UK
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Posted: Wed Sep 08, 2021 1:37 pm Post subject: |
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JMC wrote:
Thanks for those links Maksim, very useful, I'd not seen those before.
Charles, I have one but got it mainly to try it out for my UV imaging work (as some of the Luminars have pretty good UV transmission). Simple enough to mount, as it is RMS threaded. Easy to use, but you'll need a good tripod or stand, because depth of field as would be expected is tiny. Some of my work with its brother, the 25mm, is here - https://jmcscientificconsulting.com/uv-macrophotography-with-zeiss-luminar-25mm/
As it turned out the 16mm didn't have as good UV transmission as the 25mm (still ok for 365nm work though) - https://jmcscientificconsulting.com/uv-transmission-of-zeiss-luminar-lenses/
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charley5
Joined: 11 Feb 2020 Posts: 346 Location: India
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Posted: Fri Sep 10, 2021 7:20 am Post subject: |
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charley5 wrote:
Great. Thank you for the link. It looks like an interesting lens! Still would like to see more samples in visible light.
-Charles |
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JMC
Joined: 29 May 2018 Posts: 178 Location: London, UK
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Posted: Fri Sep 10, 2021 9:25 am Post subject: |
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JMC wrote:
No problem.
Enrico goes into a bit more detail on them here - http://www.savazzi.net/photography/zeissshootout.htm - but unfortunately does not give examples from the 16mm, although there is a brief discussion about it. According to that it is more optimised for higher magnifications (10x to 40x) that what you're interested in.
A few pictures with the big brother, the 100mm, here - http://forum.mflenses.com/garden-shots-with-zeiss-luminar-100mm-f6-3-t81567.html
All the Luminar lenses are high quality, but they tend to be expensive. |
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kds315*
Joined: 12 Mar 2008 Posts: 16544 Location: Weinheim, Germany
Expire: 2021-03-09
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Posted: Fri Sep 10, 2021 2:06 pm Post subject: |
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kds315* wrote:
The 16mm Luminar is the "diva" of them and rather difficult to use for photography, except you have a very heavy and stable setup. The last version III (blue dot) is the best version of it.
Data of all Luminars may be found on my site http://macrolenses.de _________________ Klaus - Admin
"S'il vient a point, me souviendra" [Thomas Bohier (1460-1523)]
http://www.macrolenses.de for macro and special lens info
http://www.pbase.com/kds315/uv_photos for UV Images and lens/filter info
https://www.flickr.com/photos/kds315/albums my albums using various lenses
http://photographyoftheinvisibleworld.blogspot.com/ my UV BLOG
http://www.travelmeetsfood.com/blog Food + Travel BLOG
https://galeriafotografia.com Architecture + Drone photography
Currently most FAV lens(es):
X80QF f3.2/80mm
Hypergon f11/26mm
ELCAN UV f5.6/52mm
Zeiss UV-Planar f4/60mm
Zeiss UV-Planar f2/62mm
Lomo Уфар-12 f2.5/41mm
Lomo Зуфар-2 f4.0/350mm
Lomo ZIKAR-1A f1.2/100mm
Nikon UV Nikkor f4.5/105mm
Zeiss UV-Sonnar f4.3/105mm
CERCO UV-VIS-NIR f1.8/45mm
CERCO UV-VIS-NIR f4.1/94mm
CERCO UV-VIS-NIR f2.8/100mm
Steinheil Quarzobjektiv f1.8/50mm
Pentax Quartz Takumar f3.5/85mm
Carl Zeiss Jena UV-Objektiv f4/60mm
NYE OPTICAL Lyman-Alpha II f1.1/90mm
NYE OPTICAL Lyman-Alpha I f2.8/200mm
COASTAL OPTICS f4/60mm UV-VIS-IR Apo
COASTAL OPTICS f4.5/105mm UV-Micro-Apo
Pentax Ultra-Achromatic Takumar f4.5/85mm
Pentax Ultra-Achromatic Takumar f5.6/300mm
Rodenstock UV-Rodagon f5.6/60mm + 105mm + 150mm
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danfromm
Joined: 04 Sep 2011 Posts: 576
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Posted: Mon Sep 20, 2021 11:32 pm Post subject: |
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danfromm wrote:
Klaus, for what it is worth when I was trying out all sorts of lenses I borrowed Charlie Barringer's 16/2.5 Luminar and shot his Edmunds USAF on glass target with it. Resolution was best at f/2.5, not surprising, and peaked at > 228 lp/mm at 27:1.
I had one that appeared to have been baked front down. It had a ring of balsam around the front of the front element and horrible gaps between the inner cemented elements. It di ~ 144 lp/mm wide open at 30:1. Sent back to the seller. |
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kds315*
Joined: 12 Mar 2008 Posts: 16544 Location: Weinheim, Germany
Expire: 2021-03-09
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Posted: Thu Sep 23, 2021 8:49 am Post subject: |
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kds315* wrote:
danfromm wrote: |
Klaus, for what it is worth when I was trying out all sorts of lenses I borrowed Charlie Barringer's 16/2.5 Luminar and shot his Edmunds USAF on glass target with it. Resolution was best at f/2.5, not surprising, and peaked at > 228 lp/mm at 27:1.
I had one that appeared to have been baked front down. It had a ring of balsam around the front of the front element and horrible gaps between the inner cemented elements. It di ~ 144 lp/mm wide open at 30:1. Sent back to the seller. |
Hmm, quite good - never heard about balsam separation on those, but as it is aTessar design, it can happen of course. _________________ Klaus - Admin
"S'il vient a point, me souviendra" [Thomas Bohier (1460-1523)]
http://www.macrolenses.de for macro and special lens info
http://www.pbase.com/kds315/uv_photos for UV Images and lens/filter info
https://www.flickr.com/photos/kds315/albums my albums using various lenses
http://photographyoftheinvisibleworld.blogspot.com/ my UV BLOG
http://www.travelmeetsfood.com/blog Food + Travel BLOG
https://galeriafotografia.com Architecture + Drone photography
Currently most FAV lens(es):
X80QF f3.2/80mm
Hypergon f11/26mm
ELCAN UV f5.6/52mm
Zeiss UV-Planar f4/60mm
Zeiss UV-Planar f2/62mm
Lomo Уфар-12 f2.5/41mm
Lomo Зуфар-2 f4.0/350mm
Lomo ZIKAR-1A f1.2/100mm
Nikon UV Nikkor f4.5/105mm
Zeiss UV-Sonnar f4.3/105mm
CERCO UV-VIS-NIR f1.8/45mm
CERCO UV-VIS-NIR f4.1/94mm
CERCO UV-VIS-NIR f2.8/100mm
Steinheil Quarzobjektiv f1.8/50mm
Pentax Quartz Takumar f3.5/85mm
Carl Zeiss Jena UV-Objektiv f4/60mm
NYE OPTICAL Lyman-Alpha II f1.1/90mm
NYE OPTICAL Lyman-Alpha I f2.8/200mm
COASTAL OPTICS f4/60mm UV-VIS-IR Apo
COASTAL OPTICS f4.5/105mm UV-Micro-Apo
Pentax Ultra-Achromatic Takumar f4.5/85mm
Pentax Ultra-Achromatic Takumar f5.6/300mm
Rodenstock UV-Rodagon f5.6/60mm + 105mm + 150mm
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