Hibiscus - 2025

[bobfriedman]

FujiFilm GFX100S ,Schneider Macro Varon 85mm f/4.5 CAS Type -0002
1/50s f/5.6 iso200 200-stack

[Dr Klaus Schmitt]

WOW that Macro Varon!! What a great lens (that I also have...) and it excells in your hands!!

[bobfriedman]

WOW that Macro Varon!! What a great lens (that I also have...) and it excells in your hands!!

Thank you Klaus.. much appreciated.


my current go-to industrial lenses.

Schneider Macro Varon 85mm f/4.5 CAS Type -0002

Schneider Makro-Symmar HM 80mm f/5.6   M32x0.5
Schneider Makro-Symmar SR 80mm f/5.6 0023 V38 mount
Schneider Makro-Symmar HM 120mm f/5.6  M32x0.5
Schneider Makro-Symmar SR 120mm f/5.6 0080 V38 mount

Schneider Xenon-Sapphire 95mm f/3.9 V70 mount -0.23 beta
Schneider Xenon-Zirconia 91mm f/3.2 V48 Mount -0.5 beta
Schneider Xenon-Zirconia 104mm f/4.0 V48 Mount -0.33 beta

Moritex ML-13538-82V70 135mm f/3.8

Rayfact VF 90mm f/4 L-OVM30093MN
Rayfact GF 80mm f/4
Rayfact VL 1.4x 122mm f/4.87

Linos Inspec.x L 105mm f/5.6 .33x and .76x

Mejiro Genossen FL0530 110mm f/4.0

[Dr Klaus Schmitt]

Impressive - but why the very same lens in two different mounts, if I may ask...?

[bobfriedman]

Impressive - but why the very same lens in two different mounts, if I may ask...?

optical formulas are different.. the V38 mounts have significantly smaller image circles but seem sharper to me..