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The Rodenstock Apo-Grandagon 4.5/35mm, which became the Apo-Sironar digital 4.5/35mm, and the Zeiss Biogon 4.5/38mm are other symmetrical wides that come to mind.

However, I found the Rodenstock Apo-Grandagon 4.5/35mm very disappointing on the IQ4.
 
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Paul Spinnler said:
Symmetric lenses are perfect representations of reality and this is visually pleasing to see, I feel.
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Perfection is a high claim. I wouldn't even take that granted for a pinhole camera in combination with a digital sensor, as you have cover glasses (atmospheric sealing, filters, ...) in front of the sensor, that distort the light path for big FoVs. Don't know, if it's still a geometric perfect representation.

Like Iktinos gave the Parthenon some inclination to look straight, it's maybe also well pleasing to do the same with photography. But that's essentially a matter of taste.
 
miriquidi said:
Perfection is a high claim. I wouldn't even take that granted for a pinhole camera in combination with a digital sensor, as you have cover glasses (atmospheric sealing, filters, ...) in front of the sensor, that distort the light path for big FoVs. Don't know, if it's still a geometric perfect representation.

Like Iktinos gave the Parthenon some inclination to look straight, it's maybe also well pleasing to do the same with photography. But that's essentially a matter of taste.
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Outside of a mathematically rectified orthophoto, no image from a lens represents reality perfectly. We know that.

The statements that Paul and I made were from the perspective of observing the match between the image and the building from the camera position using our naked eyes.
 
I took this one with a new-to-me lens, an S-K Apo-Symmar 100mm that I bought on the recommendation of @rdeloe. I'm just back from spending four days in NZ's Southern Alps where I gave it a thorough test out and am very happy with its performance. It came in a full Copal-0 shutter but I rehoused it into an S-K BL-0 aperture shutter from a Componon-S 100mm, which was a perfect fit. This below was taken in a high sub-alpine valley that flows off the north face of Mount Rolleston. GFX 100s/F-Universalis with 2.5 degrees of front tilt, two images taken with +/-15mm of rise and fall, stitched in LR, with final processing in PS and Nik Silver-Efex.

-John

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Another monochrome image from the Otira River, this time in its lower gorge - not the easiest place to get to with a technical camera and tripod, but stimulated by the early impressionist paintings of Petrus van der Velden. GFX 100s/F-Universalis/Grandagon-N 65mm, 4 degrees of front tilt, three image stitch with left-right shifts of 20mm, processed in LR, PS and Nik Silver-Efex, cropped to X-Pan.

-John

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Life is funny at times. I went to Spain and had to spend 2 months there. It has not rained more since they started measuring 100 years ago. Not once could I have a day out for photography. Certainly has never happened before. Now I am back in Sweden and the second day is really nice so I went for a drive along the cooast. Walking the beach and liked this spot. 90 seconds exposure @ f11.
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rdeloe said:
I like the warm light on the building, the contrasting cool tones, and the way you used the zig-zag pattern in the plaza. Nicely done!

What's not to like from that lens? Looks great!
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Rob, thank you for your feedback and the kind words!
I tried to keep as much plaza as possible, especially for that zig-zag pattern. Maybe a bit of more air above the top of the buildings would have been better.

I've also done a wider version by stitching 3 vertical images done with the same SK AD 47 and an 1° down tilt in order to keep the area of the plaza close to me in better focus.
Here is that version, not yet finalized. A bit of vertical keystone is necessary. And I think I can crop it like the preceding one but keep more air at the top.

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Indeed I'm reapply pleased with this Apo-Digitar 47 XL, I'm also glad I had it installed in a tilt/swing adapter.
 
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anyone said:
It's a skill to arrange a messy world into a picture where everything is in order. Very well done!
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Thanks Thomas, I really appreciate your kind words.
I can say from personal experience that arranging a landscape is even more difficult, because nature is messier than city architecture, and you do it brilliantly. :)
 
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