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Has anyone had extensive experience with this lens. Iam interested in the optics quality of macro photography.
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Iam thinking of purchasing a 120mm for macro work. Does anyone have experience with this lens? Additionally besides B&H, does anyone have a better outlet to purchase?
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What do you expect ? In one word, it's a great lens. I even use it in combination with the Mutar 1.4 (Body - Mutar 1.4x - extension tube 26mm - 120mm macro) to get a higher magnification ratio than 1:1, or to increase the working distance a little bit.
The only thing I miss is a tripod collar ...
Uli
The only thing I miss is a tripod collar ...
Uli
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The 645 APO macro 120mm lens is the best money can buy!! Its very expensive but worth any penny! Its works also with a special adapter on the 35mm N-cameras with full automatics except the macro bracketing! If you can afford it, buy it. Its up to now the best macro lens on the MF market.
Regards, Rainer
Regards, Rainer
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It is a great lens, I use it constantly. I usually have to shoot it at f32 to f45 to get the depth of field I need for product shots but it looks great even stopped down that far.
Remember it is manual focus only.
Remember it is manual focus only.
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I've been thinking about a 120mmm for a while. I think Danny Burk's website has just convinced me...it looks great wheather in macro or not.
http://dannyburk.com
http://dannyburk.com
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Dear John and William,
By all means, get the 120! I am a professional nature photographer and the lens is superb. I own the 645, with 35, 45, 80, 120 and 210 lenses. The 120 is the lens I use most, but not just for macro. The sharpness and color rendition of this lens are just unbelievable for landscapes as well.
You can see images with this lens at my website www.guyharrisonphoto.com. My images do not carry technical info, but most of the "intimate world" photos were with this lens. Also, check out the Yellowstone sunset with geyser and bison in the western landscapes gallery--again with this lens. You want sharpness? Check out the totem image in the Alaska gallery, it doesn't get any sharper than this--every grain of wood shows.
Best of all, the lens still gives high quality at f45, where I shoot all the time.
It is slow to manually focus, with a beautiful but heavily d&ed feel--but remember this is a specialty lens, and slow, deliberate changes in focus are the norm for macro shooting. I rarely use AF in medium format so this is not a big drawback for me--but portrait or wedding specialists might prefer the AF 140 mm model, with its faster aperture facilitating handheld shooting.
I recommend this lens without qualification as to its image quality. You will not be disappointed!
Guy Harrison
By all means, get the 120! I am a professional nature photographer and the lens is superb. I own the 645, with 35, 45, 80, 120 and 210 lenses. The 120 is the lens I use most, but not just for macro. The sharpness and color rendition of this lens are just unbelievable for landscapes as well.
You can see images with this lens at my website www.guyharrisonphoto.com. My images do not carry technical info, but most of the "intimate world" photos were with this lens. Also, check out the Yellowstone sunset with geyser and bison in the western landscapes gallery--again with this lens. You want sharpness? Check out the totem image in the Alaska gallery, it doesn't get any sharper than this--every grain of wood shows.
Best of all, the lens still gives high quality at f45, where I shoot all the time.
It is slow to manually focus, with a beautiful but heavily d&ed feel--but remember this is a specialty lens, and slow, deliberate changes in focus are the norm for macro shooting. I rarely use AF in medium format so this is not a big drawback for me--but portrait or wedding specialists might prefer the AF 140 mm model, with its faster aperture facilitating handheld shooting.
I recommend this lens without qualification as to its image quality. You will not be disappointed!
Guy Harrison
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Guy Harrison wrote: "You can see images with this lens at my website www.guyharrisonphoto.com. My images do not carry technical info, but most of the "intimate world" photos were with this lens. Also, check out the Yellowstone sunset with geyser and bison in the western landscapes gallery--again with this lens. You want sharpness? Check out the totem image in the Alaska gallery, it doesn't get any sharper than this--every grain of wood shows."
You don't expect us to judge the sharpness of a lens from inspection of 500x300 pixel images, do you?
W.
You don't expect us to judge the sharpness of a lens from inspection of 500x300 pixel images, do you?
W.
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I got my 120 thru e-bay from "amhlee" - HongKong dealer. Paid 1450 plus shipping plus wire fees.
got it no problem and was happy with the price. My 2c.
got it no problem and was happy with the price. My 2c.
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Can the 645 120mm lens use the Zeiss Mutar 1.4x tele-converter? Contax web-site does not indicate so.
I wonder if it is better off to buy the 210mm instead since the Mutar 1.4x itself is not cheap and I will lose 1 f/stop over the already slow f/4 120mm lens. Besides, there are some reasonable C645 lens deals on eBay lately.
Any suggestions will be welcomed!
I wonder if it is better off to buy the 210mm instead since the Mutar 1.4x itself is not cheap and I will lose 1 f/stop over the already slow f/4 120mm lens. Besides, there are some reasonable C645 lens deals on eBay lately.
Any suggestions will be welcomed!