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Lens Talk / Re: Voigtländer Macro Apo Ultron 35/2 (APS-C)
« Last post by ColinM on January 16, 2026, 23:26:28 »
I'm really curious about short focal length macro lenses.

Airy, can you tell us what sort of shooting distance was involved with the shot of the watch?
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Lens Talk / Re: Voigtländer Macro Apo Ultron 35/2 (APS-C)
« Last post by Airy on January 16, 2026, 23:22:39 »
Now the only one thing that disturbed me is the overcorrected spherical aberration. If you look at the small lights, you will see "O"s suggesting a mirror lens, just smaller. Here is the full shot and a 100% crop at f/2. I got as close as possible to the crow; ten centimeters closer it would have flown away.

Also, you get an idea of the vignetting.
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Lens Talk / Re: Voigtländer Macro Apo Ultron 35/2 (APS-C)
« Last post by Airy on January 16, 2026, 23:19:53 »
Apo correction is fine. There is a wee hint of LoCA to be seen on this shot near minimal focussing distance (100% crop ; the original embraces the whole watch). On the Lightroom display the left stroke of the capital "A" is ever so slightly greenish ; on this JPEG export it seems gone. Shot at stupid f/2.
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Lens Talk / Voigtländer Macro Apo Ultron 35/2 (APS-C)
« Last post by Airy on January 16, 2026, 23:18:09 »
Not so happy with the 23/1.2 (I'll resell it), I decided to buy the 35/2 and indeed it is a different animal. Not perfect, but... judge for yourself. All pics SOOC.

For one thing, it has near-zero distortion and very good overall sharpness.
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Your Weekly Blog / Re: January 2026!
« Last post by ARTUROARTISTA on January 16, 2026, 23:18:05 »
Frank, a gorgeous portrait, no matter the convoluted technique used.
John and Arturo, two great shots and two very different painters, if you look at the background. The Rokkor (wide open I guess) uses a squirrel quill while the other one (which lens?) an airbrush.
Hello, the lens is AF.S MICRO NIKKOR 105mm 2.8G ED
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Your Weekly Blog / Re: January 2026!
« Last post by Airy on January 16, 2026, 22:50:51 »
Frank, a gorgeous portrait, no matter the convoluted technique used.
John and Arturo, two great shots and two very different painters, if you look at the background. The Rokkor (wide open I guess) uses a squirrel quill while the other one (which lens?) an airbrush.
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Themes, Portfolio Series, PaW, or PaM / Re: [Theme]Red is the rule here
« Last post by KarlMera on January 16, 2026, 20:57:43 »
Withered
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Your Weekly Blog / Re: January 2026!
« Last post by ARTUROARTISTA on January 16, 2026, 18:01:52 »
We live indeed on different planets (?)

The conifers around here are unhappy about being weighted down by thick coats of frozen snow. I can understand their feelings.
I like that photo of the German-Jewish genius, his enigmatic and observant gaze.

I believe the language of the future is being formed; humanity still has to evolve. Sometimes I think we're almost primates.
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Themes, Portfolio Series, PaW, or PaM / Re: [Theme] Show us your self-portraits
« Last post by Zang on January 16, 2026, 17:58:36 »
Different for sure  -  but nice.  I like this a lot.

Thanks Hugh!
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Your Weekly Blog / Re: January 2026!
« Last post by ARTUROARTISTA on January 16, 2026, 17:35:11 »
Some like being in the opposition.
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