jmahto Posted March 25, 2017 Share #1 Posted March 25, 2017 Advertisement (gone after registration) My longest lens for backpacking use has been 90mm macro-elmar and it is excellent. However I wanted a longer lens. I toyed with the idea of 180 APO 3.4 (never tried) and even Voigtlander 180APO Lanthar (a wonderful lens with close focus ability) but both are heavy for my use. Then I found the lightest 135mm MF lens ever made, A Minolta MD tele-rokkor-x f/3.5. It was cheap so there was no harm in trying it. Boy, I was surprised. It was sharp enough corner to corner at f/3.5. You can look at the pics yourself and judge... it has some CA which can be fully eliminated in PP. I am happy. Only issue I see is not so small close focus distance. But I can live with it for such a small and light lens. Welcome, dear visitor! As registered member you'd see an image here… Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! It is focused on top left corner tree (focus and recompose using EVF). Link to post Share on other sites Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! It is focused on top left corner tree (focus and recompose using EVF). ' data-webShareUrl='https://www.l-camera-forum.com/topic/270724-quest-for-backpacking-tele-lens-resolved/?do=findComment&comment=3241647'>More sharing options...
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jmahto Posted March 25, 2017 Author Share #2 Posted March 25, 2017 It was wide open at 3.5. Look at the corner 1:1 crops. Unprocessed and processed (CA and sharpening) Welcome, dear visitor! As registered member you'd see an image here… Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! Link to post Share on other sites Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! ' data-webShareUrl='https://www.l-camera-forum.com/topic/270724-quest-for-backpacking-tele-lens-resolved/?do=findComment&comment=3241649'>More sharing options...
jmahto Posted March 26, 2017 Author Share #3 Posted March 26, 2017 I meant it was focused on top right (not left as I sad in my first post) corner on the tree... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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