Mike,
Will you be p[osting some comparison shots with the other lenses you have in
that range ?
I'm particularly interested in how it compares to the Kiron which I'm quite
impressed with.
...Wayne
> usher99@xxxxxxx wrote:
>
>
> Yes, Big Foot is quite a nice character once you get to know him and
> become accustomed to his heft.? He is quite compact with no extension
> however, and beautifully constructed.??? It is the fastest, longest lens
> that goes to 1:1 in OM that I know of.
> He works nicely chasing critters with flexibility in the Mag, good
> working distance and background control.
>
> I had related the story of Big Foot a few weeks ago.? I had scoured the
> planet for one.? Stephen Gandy at Camerquest responded to my inquiry
> regarding the chance of his obtaining one with the one word e-mail
> "none."? The Mayalsian dealer in passing stated he had spotted one in a
> store in Tokyo a few months back.? Keiji Kato an optics tech at Cosina
> amazingly went and picked it (? 3 now) and sent it to me with billing
> via Camerquest.?
> It has beautiful bokeh, very sharp and is APO except when getting close
> to 1:1 when the pixel peepers would call the Viv s1 90mm better with
> little to no CA.? The light loss at full extension is about 2 stops (I
> have not made out my chart yet) which the Viv S1 loses just with the
> matched TC.? The Kiron is no slouch and I am not selling my Zuiko 135
> which is lighter though only goes to 1:2.? Perhaps Moose can personally
> compare them with his next N Eng trip.? I have some photos of Big Foot's
> very first field trip that still need to be scanned.
>
> Here is one review:
> http://www.photozone.de/8Reviews/lenses/voigtlander_lanthar_125_25/index.
> htm
>
> I have the MTF curves from Keiji which I posted as my 3rd post after
> joining the list a couple years ago.? I can prolly dig up the FF tests
> (in Spanish) if someone is interested.
>
> Mike ( with lighter wallet but no regrets)
>
> ?
>
>
>
>
> The recent link posted to cameraquest turned up some interesting OM
> mount info. It appears that Mike's exhaustive search for an OM mount
> Voigtlander 125mm f2.5 macro lens which focuses 1:1 turned up more
> than just the one he bought. At the bottom of the page there is a
> comment that there are TWO Olympus mount lenses available. If anyone
> thinks they want one, they should probably act. Mike looked everywhere
> imagineable to turn one up.
>
> http://www.cameraquest.com/inventor.htm
>
> (Mike apparently found the den where the last big foot family was hiding
> out)
> -jeff
>
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