05-14-2011, 11:18 AM
[quote name='dave9t5' timestamp='1305318397' post='8298']
The APO Lanthar 125mm is a different animal.
I heard some conjecture that it was discontinued because it was too similar to the Zeiss 100/2 Makro, except it was a bit better (going to 1:1 and was truly apochromatic), so Cosina discontinued it in deference to their customer. The other Voigtlaender SLR lenses don't compete with Zeiss as the compact offerings (20, 40, 90mm) complement their customer's faster larger optics. (The exception is the Nokton 58/1.4 but it's difficult even for Zeiss to complain about a nifty-fifty, I suppose?)
As great as the Lanthar 125mm is, it's a massive, slow focusing beast. I've never owned one, but I've had the chance to handle my friends' and it's unwieldy if hand-held on even the bigger Pentax bodies. My friends even prefer the compact metal Pentax DFA100/2.8 WR Macro. If you don't need 1:1, the APO Lanthar 90mm SLII goes to 1:3.5 or 1:1.8 (with the included close-up lens) and it's even smaller than aforementioned Pentax lens.
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Well...so if the conjecture is true, we'd never expect to see any new phenomenal lens from Voigtlander to live up with its reputation in the old days.That's just not fair... <img src='http://forum.photozone.de/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/angry.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt=':angry:' /> Maybe Cosina should really focus only on Zeiss OEM and sell Voigtlander to some more ambitious party...
The new DFA100/2.8 WR Macro is indeed a lovely creature. In my opinion it is the most "beautiful" 100 Macro currently in the market. Maybe I'll end up with it any way. But then I'll still need another mid-tele for portraiture...Uhhhh, my girl is right, I always need one more lens to go with <img src='http://forum.photozone.de/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/tongue.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt='
' /> .
The APO Lanthar 125mm is a different animal.
I heard some conjecture that it was discontinued because it was too similar to the Zeiss 100/2 Makro, except it was a bit better (going to 1:1 and was truly apochromatic), so Cosina discontinued it in deference to their customer. The other Voigtlaender SLR lenses don't compete with Zeiss as the compact offerings (20, 40, 90mm) complement their customer's faster larger optics. (The exception is the Nokton 58/1.4 but it's difficult even for Zeiss to complain about a nifty-fifty, I suppose?)
As great as the Lanthar 125mm is, it's a massive, slow focusing beast. I've never owned one, but I've had the chance to handle my friends' and it's unwieldy if hand-held on even the bigger Pentax bodies. My friends even prefer the compact metal Pentax DFA100/2.8 WR Macro. If you don't need 1:1, the APO Lanthar 90mm SLII goes to 1:3.5 or 1:1.8 (with the included close-up lens) and it's even smaller than aforementioned Pentax lens.
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Well...so if the conjecture is true, we'd never expect to see any new phenomenal lens from Voigtlander to live up with its reputation in the old days.That's just not fair... <img src='http://forum.photozone.de/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/angry.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt=':angry:' /> Maybe Cosina should really focus only on Zeiss OEM and sell Voigtlander to some more ambitious party...
The new DFA100/2.8 WR Macro is indeed a lovely creature. In my opinion it is the most "beautiful" 100 Macro currently in the market. Maybe I'll end up with it any way. But then I'll still need another mid-tele for portraiture...Uhhhh, my girl is right, I always need one more lens to go with <img src='http://forum.photozone.de/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/tongue.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt='
' /> .