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David, your D3 looks good on any good lens and the 110 is also a great choice.Great shots Son... now you need to design an adapter so I can use the lens on my D3
hmmm...what am I missing here?great at all focal lengths.
Great shots Son... now you need to design an adapter so I can use the lens on my D3
Marc,Have to try my 110/2 FE on the 1DsMKIII. Thanks for the reminder.
Gotta try the 250/4 FE also : -)
Eric,Stuart,
Saw the second two previously on photo.net ... picked up the 110mm shortly afterwards for my Rollei. Honestly, I think if I only could have one lens for my Rollei this would be it. Its a fantastic optic...fast and sharp, easy to focus, great bokeh, close minimum distance, not flare prone and, great at all focal lengths. The only thing this lens does not do well is macro with tubes.
Eric
Stuart, you are fine with your Hasselblad version and you got a great deal on the FE version. You pointed out all the benefit of one over the other and in the end if you have both you are covered on all ground.I wish I had the Rollei version as well, but I have only the Hasselblad version. I got it for 1100 dollars when I was in Japan (yes, the FE!), and I have not seen the Rollei version for less than a 3000, so I am not that interested in spending that much to duplicate a lens I already have. Another nice thing about the hasselblad version is that it is significantly smaller and lighter since it does not have a built in shutter. You can also shoot at 1/2000th of a second which makes it easier to shoot wide open outdoors. The downsides are that if you work with strobes, you are stuck with a 1/60th (or is it 1/90th?) sync speed. Also, the Rollei has better film flatness than the hasselblad, and this is the sort of lens where that actually matters...at f/2 and close up, even the curvature of the film can leave you with less than optimal sharpness.
I see. That makes sense. Another parameter where the hassy lens excels.Tom,
What I mean is that some lenses are optimized for certain focal lengths, such as a macro or portrait lens which will be optimized for closer up, while other lenses such as the Leica 180 f/3.4 Telyt (which was designed for military use) was designed to be its best at infinity focus. The 110 f/2.0 seems to perform equally well at all distances.
Also, the Rollei has better film flatness than the hasselblad, and this is the sort of lens where that actually matters...at f/2 and close up, even the curvature of the film can leave you with less than optimal sharpness. QUOTE]
Has any of you guys ever had his Hasselblad backs tested and corrected for
optimum filmplane?
This is what I wonder whenever I read about Rollei or any other make having better film flatness the same goes for vacuum backs.
Sofar I have not seen one Hasselblad back with a 5 or more years of use that was spot on.
A back that was dropped will show misalignment 5 to 10 times more than is allowed.
A total of 35 backs were tested, mine and some from friends, and the results recorded.