My inner geek woke up last night and inspired me to look into some of the hype I've been hearing about the 110mm SuperSymmar xl. Has anyone actually compared results from this lens to to the old 120 super angulon (the more recent multicoated one)? I compared Schneider's own MTF curves for these lenses. They're both remarkable performers, but the old Super Angulon appears to be a little sharper in almost every way at infinity. The new lens is better at 1:5 magnifications, so for studio work. At 1:10 it's a toss up ... maybe a slight edge to the new lens.
It seems with the new model you gain an extra stop, and the joy of a lens that weighs less than a brick, but no measured performance increase except at close distances (at the expense of performance at infinity). Distortion is also a bit worse with the new one. I expected the wide open performance to be better, but not so ... neither lens seems suited for use wide open.
Compared to a 115 Grandagon N (curve only available for 1:30) both schneiders are better at f22, but worse wide open.
Thoughts?
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