Rodenstock APO-RODAGON D 75mm 1x f/4 :)

[MattiasN]

Hi i did buy a new lens from ebay it´s called Rodenstock APO-RODAGON D 75mm 1x f/4 and i have to say it´s sharper then my Linos MeVis-C 50mm lens

here are some pictures

Rodenstock APO-RODAGON D 75mm 1x f/4 TEST
http://www.flickr.com/photos/94271811@N ... otostream/


Linos MeVis-C 50mm TEST
http://www.flickr.com/photos/94271811@N ... otostream/

and i have some other new pictures to of my diy telecine here
http://www.flickr.com/photos/94271811@N03/?details=1
or
http://www.flickr.com/photos/94271811@N03

i did buy this lens to Schneider Componon-S f/2.8 50mm and i did use it in reverse it was very close to the Linos MeVis-C 50mm sharpnes but Linos MeVis-C 50mm was beter but it look´s like Rodenstock APO-RODAGON D 75mm 1x f/4 is the best lens i have now for telecine

[MattiasN]

Here is one more compare

Rodenstock APO-RODAGON D 75mm 1x f/4(i did use f4.0 for even sharpness)
http://www.flickr.com/photos/94271811@N ... otostream/


Linos MeVis-C 50mm (i did use f5.6 for even sharpness)
http://www.flickr.com/photos/94271811@N ... otostream/

[carllooper]

Yes - I found those Apo Rodagon's are very sharp.

I acquired one myself from ebay. And I had the same experience as yourself - the image captures turned out so much sharper than all the other lenses I had been experimenting with. It was Friedemann Wachsmuth that put me onto those lenses. I haven't looked back.

Carl

[MattiasN]

ok:)

i did find this site http://coinimaging.com/Lens_tests.html
it was from there i did get the info about Rodenstock APO-RODAGON D 75mm 1x f/4

i did find this lenses are maby good to but not sure if there are good to super 8mm capture and they are very expensive

Printing-Nikkor 105mm f/2.8
Leica Focotar-2 4,5/50mm (did read somewhere that corner sharpness was not so good maby it´s good on super 8mm)
Apo-EL-NIKKOR 105mm

here i did learn little about how to read MTF Charts http://photographylife.com/how-to-read-mtf-charts

[PyrodsTechnology]

well, to be correct these tests should be performed always on the same image, better if it is a test chart, not a S8 frame (that in this example appears to be sligthly out of focus) .Anyway, in my tests ( not so scientifically rigorous to be honest) i have found that the Leitz Macro elmarit 60mm easily outperform especially in color rendition lenses like Scheider Componon S 50mm and 80MM, Edmund macro gauss 75mm, Canon macro MP-E 60mm, Nikon 50mm, all these lenses normal and reversed oriented. I must say that i have done a "little" customization on the Leitz Elmarit : i have totally dismounted this lens to replace the iris with a perfectly circular fixed iris set at about 5.6, gaining a bit of performance. Here a picture from a SMPTE S8 frame ( that seen on an optic microscope appears to be not perfectly on focus, may be that is is not original shoot but a print )
http://www.flickr.com/photos/110086566@ ... /lightbox/

[MattiasN]

That look´s very sharp i mean the image here http://www.flickr.com/photos/110086566@ ... otostream/ much better then mine with Rodenstock APO-RODAGON D 75mm 1x f/4

i gess i maby need beter camera to get more sharpen image

but im going to build a better camera mount maby i then get little better image