New lanthar macro lens

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New lanthar macro lens

Post by austrokiwi1 »

I wonder if this will be in other mounts. Certainly as an E mount user I will be looking forward to reviews of this new offering:

https://voigtlaender.com/65-mm--f2-macr ... nthar.html
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Post by Lou Jost »

Wow, a new Apo-Lanthar!!!! I just wet my pants!

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Post by Lou Jost »

I have never seen a lens with a negative-concavity front element before.

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Post by austrokiwi1 »

I have never seen a lens with a negative-concavity front element before.
OLympus ED 50mm F2 Macro ( for 4/3 DSLR) also has a front element with, as you put it, negative concavity.
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Post by Lou Jost »

I suppose it is a positive concavity if the front of the lens is regarded as the positive direction... Thanks for the info about the Oly, I didn't know that.

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Post by Troels »

Just noticed austrokiwi1 answerede while I was writing.
But here is a picture:
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Front element to the left.

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Post by Lou Jost »

Yes, that's the weird concavity I was referring to.

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I have never seen a lens with a negative-concavity front element before.
not uncommon with microscope objectives although not usual in camera lenses...
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Post by austrokiwi1 »

A picture of the new lens is out. The lens is planned for release next year:

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Apparently this website claims Voightlander is aiming to keep up with the reputation of the 125mm, and are designing the new issue to be the best macro available

http://dc.watch.impress.co.jp/docs/news/1021566.html
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According to Google Translate:
"The focal length of the macro not only the normal shooting and portrait also want to take 65mm tickle the mind."
Consider me tickled.
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Post by Lou Jost »

Looks like it only goes down to 1:2 (though maybe the number means 2:1?). If so, that would be disappointing. Nowadays almost all the good macro lenses go to 1:1.

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Post by austrokiwi1 »

I am saving my pennies, but won't pull the trigger on the lens until I have seen some decent educated reviews. I like lou Jost am a little concerned about the probable 1-2 maximum magnification. Knowing some of the recent issues from voigtlander if it is 1-2 then they may go "old-school" and offer a 1-1 adapter separately.
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Post by Lou Jost »

I think they once offered a special front close-up lens for one of their older lenses (maybe the 90?). A close-up lens would not lower the effective aperture, so that would be the preferred solution if it were well-made and matched to the lens. The big attraction of the lens is its large aperture, f2, and it would be nice to preserve that as much as possible in our never-ending quest to cheat diffraction.

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Post by austrokiwi1 »

Looks like its finally arrived. I will still be awaiting reviws as sometime back a review of the prototype suggest some issues with CA:

https://voigtlaender.com/65-mm--f2-macr ... nthar.html
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Post by Lou Jost »

Wow, relatively afffordable! But only in E-mount? Was hoping for an MFT or Nikon mount though....
Also that deeply recessed front element greatly limits working distance and makes it hard to reverse-mount on another lens.

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