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Zeiss Planar 110mm f/2
- Thread starter Henry Goh
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KurtKamka
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Hi Henry,
Here are a few examples with the 110/2 on a PhaseOne camera with cheap fotodiox adapter and P45+ back. It's become my favorite medium format lens.
The first one is wide open and the second one stopped down to either f5.6 or f8. It's equally adept at wide open apertures for buttery smooth bokeh and stopped down for very sharp images across the frame.
Kurt
Here are a few examples with the 110/2 on a PhaseOne camera with cheap fotodiox adapter and P45+ back. It's become my favorite medium format lens.
The first one is wide open and the second one stopped down to either f5.6 or f8. It's equally adept at wide open apertures for buttery smooth bokeh and stopped down for very sharp images across the frame.
Kurt
KurtKamka
Subscriber Member
Henry, this is indeed the Hasselblad version of the Zeiss 110mm lens. I simply picked up an inexpensive adapter on ebay to use the lens on my Phase/Mamiya body. Here's a link to the adapters:http://cgi.ebay.com/Fotodiox-Hassel...7|66:2|65:12|39:1|240:1318|301:1|293:1|294:50
Kurt
Kurt
Henry, the Hasselblad F and FE lenses all can be adapted and used on most any focal plane camera ... Mamiya, Contax 645 ... or on a Nikon, Canon or Minolta/Sony.
The 110/2 is quite unique in that it has beautiful Bokeh ... but in fact there are other FE lenses that also deliver a unique look ... two of my favorites are the 250/4FE and the 350/4 FE ... for purposes of use on cameras other than the Focal Plane Hasselblads like the 203FE, you can secure a 110/2F for less cost ... the FE versions are only valuable for use on the Hasselblad 200 series cameras because they have the "E" data bus contacts for the Hasselblad metered cameras.
The 110/2 is quite unique in that it has beautiful Bokeh ... but in fact there are other FE lenses that also deliver a unique look ... two of my favorites are the 250/4FE and the 350/4 FE ... for purposes of use on cameras other than the Focal Plane Hasselblads like the 203FE, you can secure a 110/2F for less cost ... the FE versions are only valuable for use on the Hasselblad 200 series cameras because they have the "E" data bus contacts for the Hasselblad metered cameras.
Thank you very much.
I have seen several 110/2F on offer but most of these were made in 1977 or 1986. If I can find an F version that is made in the 199x, I wouldn't mind. I think those made in 2xxx are all FE version.
Thanks for your input.
Kurt,
Glad you are getting good use out of the 110 f/2. It is a beauty, isn't it? Your photography also doesn't hurt in making lenses like this look good.
David
Guy Mancuso
Administrator, Instructor
The Mamiya 150 2.8 . Absolutely love this lens and yes it has nice bokeh. I shoot this lens a lot. One of my favorites in the Mamiya line
Beautiful Bokeh on that lens also Henry. Most all of the larger aperture F/FE lenses exhibit that Zeiss character and micro detail ... and the big apertures provide pleasing Bokeh when shot wide open.
The 150/2.8 F/FE focuses down to 4.5 ft @ f/2.8, where the 110/2 focuses down to a little over 2 ft @ f/2 ... which can account for some amazing shots
close up and wide open ... but a 75 Summilux or even Noctilux type focusing challenge for sure : -)