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Voigtlander APO-Lanthar 90mm f/3.5 SL (Nikon) - Review / Test Report - Sample Images & Verdict |
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Lens Reviews -
Nikon / Nikkor (APS-C)
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Sample Shots
OK, finally here're some quick'n dirty sample shots taken with the Nikon D200
(converted RAWs via RawShooter Premium 2006).
Click on a thumbnail to view the original file (opens in a separate window). Please note that the originals are FULL SIZE samples
(=several megabytes) thus requiring a significant amount of bandwidth so please take care of the limited resources here.
| Make |
NIKON CORPORATION |
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| Model |
NIKON D200 |
| ISO Speed |
200 |
| Focal Length |
100.0mm |
| Exposure Data: |
f/3.5 @ 1/1000s |
| Size |
3898x2613 |
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| Make |
NIKON CORPORATION |
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| Model |
NIKON D200 |
| ISO Speed |
200 |
| Focal Length |
100.0mm |
| Exposure Data: |
f/8.0 @ 1/1600s |
| Size |
2613x3898 |
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| Make |
NIKON CORPORATION |
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| Model |
NIKON D200 |
| ISO Speed |
200 |
| Focal Length |
100.0mm |
| Exposure Data: |
f/3.5 @ 1/4000s |
| Size |
3898x2613 |
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| Make |
NIKON CORPORATION |
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| Model |
NIKON D200 |
| ISO Speed |
200 |
| Focal Length |
100.0mm |
| Exposure Data: |
f/3.5 @ 1/2500s |
| Size |
2613x3898 |
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| Make |
NIKON CORPORATION |
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| Model |
NIKON D200 |
| ISO Speed |
200 |
| Focal Length |
100.0mm |
| Exposure Data: |
f/3.5 @ 1/1000s |
| Size |
2613x3898 |
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| Make |
NIKON CORPORATION |
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| Model |
NIKON D200 |
| ISO Speed |
200 |
| Focal Length |
100.0mm |
| Exposure Data: |
f/3.5 @ 1/1250s |
| Size |
2613x3898 |
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Verdict
The Voigtlander APO-Lanthar 90mm f/3.5 SL is another excellent lens made by
Cosina and it's a pity that it is no longer available due to the
ceased production. This tiny lens is capable to produce extremely sharp images
specifically at "large" aperture settings. Distortions and CAs are non-issues
and vignetting isn't really field-relevant even at f/3.5. Typical for all
Voigtlanders the quality of the bokeh (the out-of-focus blur) is superb.
However, the effect is relatively underdeveloped due to the rather small
max. aperture. A real weakness of the Voigtlander is flare in contra light
situations. In very critical scenes you can also force the lens to produce
traces of purple fringing at f/3.5 although the degree of the problem is
still comparatively harmless. The build quality of the Voigtlander is excellent
and it was a joy to use the lens on the D200. Just like the rest of its old
gang it is not a mainstream lens due to manual focusing and the lack of
electronic coupling but if you appreciate its classic handling the Voigtlander
90mm f/3.5 is still worth a deeper look.
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