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Man, you are killing me. I have the 90mm HR, pink band, and it's also stellar, and needs no back extension. I have shifted it to around 20mm with great results, albeit 60MP.It's a good lens.
The old (blue ring) 90mm was not really good enough for digital, but the 70mm was. Rodenstock acknowledged that and brought out the HRSW 90mm (yellow ring) which is imho, Rodenstock's finest lens, considering its large image circle, but didn't update the 70mm, as it really wasn't worth it.
It's a nice walk-around lens too - lighter weight, easy to use, modest size, yet you can shift/stitch with it, to a reasonable degree. If you do not use rise/fall or shift-stitch, then you could also look at the 60mm, which is a stop faster, but gives no movements at all.
1 went 60mm Sk, gets a bit more space before i get to the 90mm rodie
It is a sad time, in that Schneider will no longer make this lens. One excellent lens. BTW good point on the CF, as I use it all the time also. It makes a big difference as you point out on the large shifts that this lens can make.Paul is correct. I also have the Rodie f=90mm APO SIRONAR DIGITAL with the pink band (no back extension) and I find it to be very sharp.
Incidentally, I just received the center filter for the Schneider 60mm and I do notice an improvement in the light fall off. I got lucky as Schneider stopped producing the CF's along with the lenses, but Linhof Studio still had one in stock... B&H discontinued the item
Stanley
Hey Paul.It is a sad time, in that Schneider will no longer make this lens. One excellent lens. BTW good point on the CF, as I use it all the time also. It makes a big difference as you point out on the large shifts that this lens can make.
I guess that all of the 60XL's may soon be gone from dealer stock and the 70 HR-W will become the standard, (no issues with the 70mm either), but size and mass are larger.
Paul C
Mine too I supposeHey Paul.
Our Schneider 60mm with CF will become very valuable over time
Stanley
Me neither. I thought that my 90 HR killed every other tech lens until I got my 23, 40 and the 32 HRW lenses. I suspect that those saying it never really used it. :chug:I'm not sure why people think the blue band 90mm HR-W is not up to digital, it is one of the sharpest lenses I've ever used on any format. Save for the flare problem–which used to drive me crazy, but I never encountered if I used a hood–I never felt it was lacking.
If you stitch with each lens respectively, then the 32HR will still be wider than the 40HR. The only main reason to choose the 40HR over the 32HR is for standard filters and filter holders. Otherwise just go for the 32HR so leaving no room for itch to upgradeGraham,
You have both the 32HR and the 40HR; I am trying to decide between these two lenses. Do you find you use both of them, or do you favor one over the other, given that they are fairly close in focal length?
Are the unique enough that you find they are really separate lenses, or could you duplicate what the 32HR does with a 3 panel stitch on the 40HR?
Actually I used to have the 23/40 with my IQ260 but when I moved to the cropped sensor IQ150 I traded them for the 32HR which was (a) a better fit for me and (b) the chance to get the very best lens I know of at that wide focal length.Graham,
You have both the 32HR and the 40HR; I am trying to decide between these two lenses. Do you find you use both of them, or do you favor one over the other, given that they are fairly close in focal length?
Are the unique enough that you find they are really separate lenses, or could you duplicate what the 32HR does with a 3 panel stitch on the 40HR?