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[OM] Re: Favorite portrait lens for OM

Subject: [OM] Re: Favorite portrait lens for OM
From: Moose <olymoose@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Tue, 18 Oct 2005 19:24:49 -0700
usher99@xxxxxxx wrote:

>Hmmm.  As I was shopping with my gift certificate to B&H for all the mentioned 
>lenses, ran across the Voigtlander 125mm f2.5 macro (apo-lanthar) for OM.  
>This really appears made by Cosina the Rodney Dangerfield of manufacturers. It 
>probably does not have rare earth elements and the name appears to be a 
>leftover.  I think it has two full turns from close focus to infin and is 
>capable of 1:1.  Found no easily available comments in the archives, Gary's 
>site or photodo MTF rankings--though a good number of the older Cosina MF were 
>quite crummy.  The lens is supposed to be good MTF wise though I could not 
>stumble upon the data on the Japanese Cosina site.  
>
More info here <http://cameraquest.com/inventor.htm>.

>More interested in actual use opinions anyway.  It looks pricey but not 
>outrageous.  Hope someone has tried it or has an opinion.  I would rather 
>stick to tried and true.  PS.  Noticed very nice macro pics posted from Moose 
>a while back---I believe with the Tamron and a teleconverter.  
>
Wasp,  actually 
<http://moosemystic.net/Gallery/tech/Tam902.5/pages/wasp.htm>.

Moose


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