thomas_faust Posted October 5, 2008 Share Posted October 5, 2008 Rodenstock 135mm f5.6 Apo Sironar N has anyone had any experience with this lens? sharpeness, coverage etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bob_salomon Posted October 5, 2008 Share Posted October 5, 2008 It is one of the best lenses available. Surpassed only by the Apo Sironar S series. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dave_s Posted October 5, 2008 Share Posted October 5, 2008 LOL-- Mr Salomon is a salesman for the U.S. distributor of Rodenstock lenses. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michael_morris3 Posted October 5, 2008 Share Posted October 5, 2008 Mr. Salomon may be a salesman but I am not and wholeheartedly agree with his statement. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bob_salomon Posted October 5, 2008 Share Posted October 5, 2008 And Dave, I am not a salesman for HP Marketing. We don't have any "salesman". We have independent sales reps only and none are employees of HP Marketing. And our sales are not to the public. We sell only to camera stores in the USA. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
victor_loverro Posted October 7, 2008 Share Posted October 7, 2008 For those lol at Mr. Soloman's input, let me say that I have the Calumet version of the Sironar N and it is a superb lens. It the Sironar S is any better, it must be a heck of a lens. Most of my work these past years has been with a 5x7 and enlargements with the 135 Sironar N on 4x5 match anything from my 5x7, much of it done with Apo lenses. This lens is compact and lightweight and has good coverage for this focal length. I highly recommend this lens or the Sironar S. The rated image circles are 208mm vs 200mm. But the N series lens has a 40.5mm front filter compared to 49mm for the S series lens. If your purpose is to set up a lightweight system for hiking, the N series may be a better choice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dasblute Posted October 8, 2008 Share Posted October 8, 2008 I have the rodenstock 135 sironar/s and it's my 'best' lens, the one I pull out most of the time, the one that I rely on... unsurpassed? I'm a hack and Bob is very enthusiastic... but... "...the worst camera is better than the best photographer..." with guitars, once you get even a low-end Martin, it's good enough... it's up to you to make it sing, but you can't blame the instrument... these lenses are plenty 'good enough' [i.e. better than my skills] some examples with this lens: http://www.photo.net/photo/7571152 http://www.photo.net/photo/7585794 http://www.photo.net/photo/5968623 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
claude_sapp Posted October 8, 2008 Share Posted October 8, 2008 This is a superb 4x5 lens. It was my first LF lens, and even though I now own dozens of LF lenses, this one still gets used often. Downside is that it does not offer much coverage (plenty adequate for landscape though), but the real beauty is that it is so small and compact it folds up into many camera bodies. As for sharpness, you would be hard pressed to find better. I think my 150 Apo-Sironar S is sharper, but it is bigger and costs more too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
laurentbaig Posted October 14, 2008 Share Posted October 14, 2008 Most all modern lenses are going to be good. I have both a Rodi N and a Fuji CM-W 135mm lens. I can't really tell the difference between them, though I haven't done any rigorous tests. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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