Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/10/02
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Dan I noticed that too. And there have been many with the 150mm also. I am wondering if I made the right choice going for the 180mm. It is so incredibly sharp that a Softar is almost a neccessity and, seeing the quality from the 120 Makro Planar and the 150 Sonnar I may trade it in. Probaly go for the 120 I think as it is a stunning lens and as mark r said, it is to medium format what the 90AA is to 35mm. Simon Dan Cardish wrote: > The latest issue of Hasselblad Forum magazine has what appears to be a > dissproportionate number of portraits taken with the 120/4. It is the only > Hasselblad lens I have (other than the ubiquitious 80) and I agree it is a > great lens. > > To keep this on topic, I'm going to test my APO 90 with Infrared film and > my 89B filter to see just how apochromatic the thing really is. I am > rediscovering the beauty of this film. I use it mainly for nudes, so I'm > not certain if I should post the URLs here, but maybe I can find some > scenics or something to post at my site. > > dan c. > > At 12:48 PM 02-10-00 -0700, Mark Rabiner wrote: > >Austin Franklin wrote: > >> > >> > there is no medium/large format equivalent to the 35/1.4 ASPH, > >> > or the 90/2 ASPH... > >> > >> The closest I have seen are the Hasselblad 50/2.8 and the 110/2. Damn, > damn fine lenses. > > > >The 120 f/4 macro on a Hasselblad is an awesome hunk of glass. I would > think it > >would be said to serve it's format as well as the 90/2 ASPH APO does for > 24x36 > >mm. Plus it gets right in there to the nubbies! > >I've LOVING my 90/2 ASPH APO by the way, it's balance and feel and results. > >And i don't have the 120 for my Blad system yet. > >The Distagon CF 3.5/60 mm lens is a fast, light and compact wide-angle > lens for > >the Hasselblad not ultrafast like the 35/1.4 for Leica but an awesome > performer > >none the less. And so is a 50, Fle or no fle's. > >Lately i hear the reason faster lenses are not made for medium format is > lack of > >flatness of the neg. > >It's certainly a viable different ball game. > >Markwr > > > >via ball via nota duck? > > > > >