I received a nice copy of an APO-Rodagon D 75/4 1:1 Macro lens in the mail recently and have taken some more comparison pictures. I had to adjust the lighting a bit given the shorter focal length and re-took photo of my scarface 57D Lincoln Toner with the Printing Nikkor in same lighting setup for comparison. Also took same photo with another acquisition, a second copy of the Vivitar 90/2.5 Series 1 macro (without adapter). My other copy of the 90VS1 did not show good contrast. Great resolution, but poor contrast.
Well, what I can say is that the second copy of the 90VS1 shows just as poor contrast as my first copy. A very usable lens with great resolution though!
And boy what a gem the 75ARD 1:1 is! It has great contrast and color rendition. I did not white balance it vs the 95PN so they are not directly comparable for color but it looks gorgeous. Resolution is just barely noticeably lower in center and edges compared with the 95PN. Overall I love this lens, especially given its price tag compared with the exotic Nikons. I think it holds its own against both my APO-EL-Nikkors for both color and resolution. I've added links to the 3 new photos for comments.
Here are (all) the links:
75mm f/4.0 APO-Rodagon D M=1:1:
http://s943.photobucket.com/albums/ad27 ... /75ARD.jpg
95mm f/2.8 Printing-Nikkor with same lighting as 75ARD:
http://s943.photobucket.com/albums/ad27 ... /95PN3.jpg
90mm f/2.5 Vivitar Series 1 with same lighting as 75ARD:
http://s943.photobucket.com/albums/ad27 ... /90VS1.jpg
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95mm f/2.8 Nikon Printing-Nikkor:
http://s943.photobucket.com/albums/ad27 ... t=95PN.jpg
105mm f/5.6 Nikon APO-EL-Nikkor:
http://s943.photobucket.com/albums/ad27 ... 105APO.jpg
100mm f/4 Asahi-Pentax Bellows Takumar:
http://s943.photobucket.com/albums/ad27 ... =100AP.jpg
90mm f/4.5 Schneider-Kreuznach APO-Componon HM:
http://s943.photobucket.com/albums/ad27 ... t=90HM.jpg
105mm f/2.8 VR Nikon Micro-Nikkor:
http://s943.photobucket.com/albums/ad27 ... =105VR.jpg
105mm f/4 AIS Nikon Micro-Nikkor:
http://s943.photobucket.com/albums/ad27 ... 105AIS.jpg[/quote]