Home

Please support mflenses.com if you need any graphic related work order it from us, click on above banner to order!

SearchSearch MemberlistMemberlist RegisterRegister ProfileProfile Log in to check your private messagesLog in to check your private messages Log inLog in

Voigtländer 90 f/3.5 SL II APO-Lanthar lens test
View previous topic :: View next topic  


PostPosted: Tue Sep 07, 2010 5:44 am    Post subject: Voigtländer 90 f/3.5 SL II APO-Lanthar lens test Reply with quote

Recently acquire Voigtländer 90 f/3.5 SL II APO-Lanthar

Here are some boring lens test samples using D40, all wide open

Flowers, ISO 200, 1/250s, f/3.5


Water droplets (with close focus lens), ISO 200, 1/250s, f/3.5


PostPosted: Tue Sep 07, 2010 6:00 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Application, PP using lightroom



PostPosted: Tue Sep 07, 2010 6:07 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Wow. That is really nice. Youve got a real a gem there!


PostPosted: Tue Sep 07, 2010 6:36 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

more water droplets, close focus lens, ISO 200, 1/250s, f/3.5


PostPosted: Tue Sep 07, 2010 8:21 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Those look realy good.
I'm also planning to get this lens soon.

Can you post some pics with maximum magnification please.

Thanks,
Stefan


PostPosted: Tue Sep 07, 2010 9:00 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

This is a great little lens. I suspect the newer SL II version brings even more use, with the close-up lens attached.

My take on boring test photos, uploaded original size to Flickr
http://www.flickr.com/search/?q=90mmf35&m=tags&w=50441299%40N00&s=int

I so need a break and vacation, this is one of those lenses I take with me the rare moments when I have time to shoot for myself. Tiny, very good IQ, handles wonderfully.


PostPosted: Tue Sep 07, 2010 9:03 am    Post subject: Re: Voigtländer 90 f/3.5 SL II APO-Lanthar lens test Reply with quote

kopimorning wrote:
Recently acquire Voigtländer 90 f/3.5 SL II APO-Lanthar

Here are some boring lens test samples using D40, all wide open



Lovely shots Smile Thx for sharing. Bet this is an expensive lens Sad


PostPosted: Tue Sep 07, 2010 9:04 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

std wrote:
Those look realy good.
I'm also planning to get this lens soon.

Can you post some pics with maximum magnification please.

Thanks,
Stefan


this 800x532 pix image is actually a 100% magnification of a cropped image, no resizing


you can just follow the link, at the coupled images, click the right image
then click Actions - All available sizes

PS. attaching close focus lens makes images softer and shallower dof, IMHO, CMIIW


PostPosted: Tue Sep 07, 2010 9:45 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Nice, thanks for sharing.

Is the SL I version different optically from the SL II?


PostPosted: Tue Sep 07, 2010 10:42 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Optically identical. SL II comes with dedicated close-up lens (attachment).


PostPosted: Tue Sep 07, 2010 11:34 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Esox lucius wrote:
This is a great little lens. I suspect the newer SL II version brings even more use, with the close-up lens attached.

My take on boring test photos, uploaded original size to Flickr
http://www.flickr.com/search/?q=90mmf35&m=tags&w=50441299%40N00&s=int

I so need a break and vacation, this is one of those lenses I take with me the rare moments when I have time to shoot for myself. Tiny, very good IQ, handles wonderfully.


I've seen your samples for a couple times before, and for your information, I bought this lens because of your boring test photos Mad

Been rainy for whole these days, can't wait for bright sunny day to take this lens a further test.


PostPosted: Tue Sep 07, 2010 11:36 am    Post subject: Re: Voigtländer 90 f/3.5 SL II APO-Lanthar lens test Reply with quote

martyn_bannister wrote:
kopimorning wrote:
Recently acquire Voigtländer 90 f/3.5 SL II APO-Lanthar

Here are some boring lens test samples using D40, all wide open



Lovely shots Smile Thx for sharing. Bet this is an expensive lens Sad



You bet. That's why I still keep my D40 Crying or Very sad


PostPosted: Tue Sep 07, 2010 11:43 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Esox lucius wrote:
Optically identical. SL II comes with dedicated close-up lens (attachment).


SL II also a cpu-ed lens and has electronic contacts, so aperture can be set using camera body


PostPosted: Tue Sep 07, 2010 11:57 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

kopimorning wrote:
Esox lucius wrote:
Optically identical. SL II comes with dedicated close-up lens (attachment).


SL II also a cpu-ed lens and has electronic contacts, so aperture can be set using camera body


Very good point! The handling improves a lot, you will find that setting lens aperture from body while focusing with your other hand allows you to use this lens for more rapid shooting and street photo, where bracketing of shots is useful.

kopimorning wrote:
I've seen your samples for a couple times before, and for your information, I bought this lens because of your boring test photos Mad


Laughing Laughing Laughing


PostPosted: Tue Sep 07, 2010 12:45 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

I would be interested in seeing a comparison of the old lens with the new, with regards especially to:

- wide open performance
- potential CA situations
- backlight


PostPosted: Tue Sep 07, 2010 3:59 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Orio wrote:
I would be interested in seeing a comparison of the old lens with the new, with regards especially to:

- wide open performance
- potential CA situations
- backlight


You think there would be a significant difference? Not that much time has passed and it's still Cosina making them.

I've only seen some shots with slight blue fringing on contours of overexposed objects.
I don't know about veiling flare (in backlight situations), but it's probably not much of an issue with the small front element.


PostPosted: Tue Sep 07, 2010 4:04 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

AhamB wrote:

You think there would be a significant difference? Not that much time has passed and it's still Cosina making them.


I don't know. I am just curious.


PostPosted: Wed Sep 08, 2010 6:42 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Whats the price of this beauty?


PostPosted: Wed Sep 08, 2010 7:19 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

I have got this gem in a perfect condition for 450 USD including shipping.


PostPosted: Wed Sep 08, 2010 9:35 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Arctures wrote:
I have got this gem in a perfect condition for 450 USD including shipping.


Nice to see russian ppl here Smile
You got on the local market? Cause the prices here in russia are way higher then on ebay.


PostPosted: Wed Sep 08, 2010 12:33 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

does anyone know the best place to get on of these within the eu? i'm on the lookout for one of these, but am not in a rush, so am happy to bide my time for a very good price.


PostPosted: Wed Sep 08, 2010 2:00 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Cheapest I've found on ebay (HK): Click here to see on Ebay (444 euros). In Germany lowest ebay price I see is 459,99 euros.

So USD450 is really a good price!

There's a SL I version in Pentax mount on ebay now. So much nicer looking than the SLII. Smile But for Canon shooters the extra money for the SLII is worth it for the native mount (no messing with adapters and auto aperture+correct EXIF).


PostPosted: Wed Sep 08, 2010 4:20 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

vulko wrote:

You got on the local market? Cause the prices here in russia are way higher then on ebay.

I was really lucky and I have got mine from one guy from Siberia. But I have seen some interesting deals on fotoru forum. The most annoying thing with MF lenses is you cannot just buy something but you should hunt it (sometimes hardly) instead.


PostPosted: Wed Sep 08, 2010 4:51 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Here's my page on the lens.
Not a real test this time, because I was conviced immediately: Wink

http://www.informatik.uni-bremen.de/foto-ag/Lanthar/index.html


PostPosted: Thu Sep 09, 2010 8:02 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Very nice shots, blende! Showing Voigt as is.