Stuart Richardson
Active member
I agree...the 100-120mm focal length is lovely on medium format, in the same way that 70-100mm is on 35mm. A long standard lens or a short tele is a very fundamental lens for me. I also made many of my favorite images on the Hassleblad with the 110mm f/2. I always thought of it as a wonderful lens with beautiful bokeh and very sharp stopped down. I was surprised when I tried it on the S2 to compare to the 120mm S...the S was sharper across the frame at 2.5 than the Hasselblad was at f/8!!! It was in focus, just the degree of micro-contrast and freedom from aberrations in the Leica lens lifted the performance to a great degree.
Technical performance is not everything though, and I certainly would not hesitate to use the 110/2 on the Hasselblad.
Technical performance is not everything though, and I certainly would not hesitate to use the 110/2 on the Hasselblad.