Schneider Symmar 150 vs. Rodenstock Sironar-S 135 for B/W Landscapes in Large Format Posted November 20, 2000 Hi Roger, <p> based on years of fooling around comparing lenses, I'd assert the only practical "$-on-the-counter" LPM or colour difference you'll see between good examples of these lenses, is under Lab style repeatability testing, not so much with mellow lit landscapes. Personally, I prefer Rodenstock lenses. And I prefer 135mm as a GP landscape length, there's an immediate difference in the look between 135mm and 150mm, a lot more than the 10% difference would seem to imply. The perspective change by itself maybe worth the money to you. <p> Borrow the one you don't have and do your own comparsion, but a word of Warning, Lens testing can be addictive ... <p> Kind regards.
Schneider Symmar 150 vs. Rodenstock Sironar-S 135 for B/W Landscapes
in Large Format
Posted
Hi Roger,
<p>
based on years of fooling around comparing lenses, I'd assert the
only practical "$-on-the-counter" LPM or colour difference you'll see
between good examples of these lenses, is under Lab style
repeatability testing, not so much with mellow lit landscapes.
Personally, I prefer Rodenstock lenses. And I prefer 135mm as a GP
landscape length, there's an immediate difference in the look between
135mm and 150mm, a lot more than the 10% difference would seem to
imply. The perspective change by itself maybe worth the money to you.
<p>
Borrow the one you don't have and do your own comparsion, but a word
of Warning, Lens testing can be addictive ...
<p>
Kind regards.