Hello everyone,
I just want to share this information with everyone. I recently purchased a lens which is so amazing that it has become my number one used lens. It is awesome! It made me get rid rid of my 110XL. Which lens is this?
It is the Schneider "Digitar" 120mm lens. I had never even heard of this lens up until recently. At first I thought it was for the big studio professional digit al cameras. As it turns out, it is no different than any other large format lens . It has a Copal 0 shutter and the likes.
Why do I love it? Because it is so small, so sharp, and much cheaper than the Su per Symmar 110 XL I had. It weighs less than 200 grams! It is dwarfed by the len sboard. I have never seen a lens this small before.
Schneider's web site says that the image circle is 150mm. But that is NOT true. I have maxed out the movements of my camera and I conclude that it is at least 2 00mm and probably more so. It will easily make any 4x5 shooter more than happy w ith lots of movements.
When I don't need depth of field, I shoot it at f11 and the sharpness is beyond belief. It is sharper than any medium format lens I have ever used and that incl udes Hasselblad's Zeiss line up. Under a Peak 22x loupe I use, I have seen it sh arper than most 35mm lenses.
Anyway, for anyone looking to get a small and super sharp, moderate wide angle l ens check out this baby. It will be quite a surprise!
Happy shooting...
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