holmes Posted January 25, 2010 Share #1 Posted January 25, 2010 Advertisement (gone after registration) Since its introduction, this Summicron-R lens was shown in 1970. It will accept the Elpro 3 for closer work. I find it extremely handy and it fits nicely in my bag, although truth be known it's usually on one of my Rs. I saw an ad for the R 100 f 2.8, APO-MACRO. Keeping in mind I already have an excellent R 60 f 2.8 macro. Can anyone explain why I should buy the R 100? versus my R 90? I can't, but then I don't buy glass just to have. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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wildlightphoto Posted January 26, 2010 Share #2 Posted January 26, 2010 Since its introduction, this Summicron-R lens was shown in 1970. It will accept the Elpro 3 for closer work. I find it extremely handy and it fits nicely in my bag, although truth be known it's usually on one of my Rs. I saw an ad for the R 100 f 2.8, APO-MACRO. Keeping in mind I already have an excellent R 60 f 2.8 macro. Can anyone explain why I should buy the R 100? versus my R 90? I can't, but then I don't buy glass just to have. APO is another world. I've been using the 90 Summicron-R since about 1979, sometimes with the ELPRO, but the detail and color rendition from the 100 APO is several steps beyond the 90 'cron (with a small sacrifice in the bokeh department). Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
tobey bilek Posted January 26, 2010 Share #3 Posted January 26, 2010 I did comparison photos by studio strobe light of my 4 year old daughter. The 100 picked up skin texture on a young girl the 90 did not see. The experience was shocking and the 100 is a lens I will never sell. The down side is do not photograph a woman with it or she will dislike you forever. I kept the 90 2.0 for that work. While the 90 and 60 both go th 1:2 or 1:1 with accesories, the 100 gives more working distance and narrows the amount of background seen. The 60 is a fine lens, and somtimes better than the 90, it is no match for the APO. All the APO lenses are in a class by themselves. Both 180`s, both 280`s are delicious. The 280 4.0 is a diffraction limited lens which means it is as good as it gets at 4.0 and stopping down only increases debth of field. I can assure you , for nature work the 100 is the lens to beat. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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