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I have an IQ1 60, so that fits quite well. Would love to hear about some more opinions on it. I expect about 10mm shift, similar to the 35mm?
Thank you!
Here are the data sheets. I grabbed as many as I could from Alpa's site before they updated to their new site:Thank you all for your answers so far. Still would be interested about image quality opinions (and also weight). I couldn't even find a Schneider data sheet for the lens.
How about using the lens without the CF? It seems to be pretty rare nowadays (or: impossible to get).
Yeah for preserving and sharing knowledge!
Great idea! What would be handy is if the thread was a "sticky"Rob,
I will start a thread with links to all the data sheets I have.
Dave
This question creates an infinite loop! Pardon me...Does anyone use this lens on a large sensor? How well does it perform, particularly without the CF?
The 43XL has very good IQ on 44x33 CMOS backs with small to moderate movements, however the colour cast becomes hard or impossible to remove (your mileage may vary of course) at around the 12mm mark. 25mm shift has fairly extreme vignetting and was outside of what I would consider useable due to extreme colour cast. Centre filter would help with the vignetting, but not the cast. I don’t have the Centre filter for this lens.Anyone knows the image quality of 43XL and 120ASPH on 44x33 CMOS digital backs? Is color cast hard to remove, especially when shifting to extreme (like 25mm, or even more)?
Thank you so much for your reply. It seems that a 44x33 CMOS is wasting the large IC of 43XL. I will probably purchase this lens when I can afford a pre-owned IQ4 150mp in the future.The 43XL has a very good IQ on 44x33 CMOS backs with small to moderate movements, however, the colour cast becomes hard or impossible to remove (your mileage may vary of course) at around the 12mm mark. 25mm shift has fairly extreme vignetting and was outside of what I would consider useable due to extreme colour cast. Centre filter would help with the vignetting, but not the cast. I don’t have the Centre filter for this lens.
The 43XL sings on an IQ4 150!Thank you so much for your reply. It seems that a 44x33 CMOS is wasting the large IC of 43XL. I will probably purchase this lens when I can afford a pre-owned IQ4 150mp in the future.
I think the main issue with 43XL is where to find one. Superb Schneider lenses are nowhere to find now!The 43XL sings on an IQ4 150!
On a 44x33mm 50MP CMOS back, the Rodenstock 40 HR has a bigger useable image circle than the 43XL in my experience, along with another stop of light and better performance wide open if that’s important to you, but with a few trade offs... namely size, weight, distortion, and possibly cost. I’m not sure what 43XLs go for now that they are back en Vogue on BSI sensors. I did a head to head with the 40 HR and 43XL last year on a 44x33 CMOS back last year and I would be happy to share the files if you like.
Please send me a PM if you would like the files or have any other questions about the 43XL... Sorry to OP and others for derailing the thread!