bjornthun wrote:
At infinity the Sony 90/2.8 G has field curvature that must be taken into account when focusing, so it's a bit tricky at infinty if you want the best results.
I didn't know that. How bad is the FC? The 110mm has some as well but nothing worrisome.
Fred Miranda wrote:
I didn't know that. How bad is the FC? The 110mm has some as well but nothing worrisome.
You can focus in the mid zone and stop down to f/5.6 if memory serves at the moment for infinity shots. Depending on the focus throw near infinty of the CV 110/2.5, that lens may be just as easy or easier to handle at infinity, is my guess. That's a situation where I like a long focus throw. E.g. Classic Nikkor Ai (not Ai-S) lenses with 5m, 10m 15m, 30m, inf on the focus scale
bjornthun wrote:
You can focus in the mid zone and stop down to f/5.6 if memory serves at the moment for infinity shots. Depending on the focus throw near infinty of the CV 110/2.5, that lens may be just as easy or easier to handle at infinity, is my guess. That's a situation where I like a long focus throw. E.g. Classic Nikkor Ai (not Ai-S) lenses with 5m, 10m 15m, 30m, inf on the focus scale
Just like with the CV 65/2, the CV 110 is focus sensitive. (perhaps even more)
Any tiny rotation will make a huge difference and if not careful, it could throw the subject slightly out of focus. One thing is for sure, you will know when your subject is tack sharp!
For the CV 110, I also recommend focusing towards the mid-zone and stepping down to at least f/4 for the best IQ across the frame.
The CV 110/2.5's specular highlights are clean and pleasant with only a minor outlining. It's an optical design free of aspherical lenses and this contributes to a pleasant bokeh rendering
Flare Resistance and sunstar rendering at infinity
This morning I was able to capture an aperture series at sunrise with the sun in the frame. This would be a typical landscape use for this lens. The CV 110/2.5 APO did very well for this focal length with no serious ghosting or veiling.
At f/2.8, the CV 110/2.5 renders a pleasant sunstar but it only gets well defined starting at f/4. (Perhaps optimal at f/5-5.6)
What would you all recommend for a tripod for the CV 110? I've also got the CV 40 if that matters...Was looking at the RRS Rocket Pod TGA-01 Ultra, but not sure if there are better options. I think some folks went with the BC-18 head whereas I saw more mention of the BC-25 though.
Fred Miranda wrote: Flare Resistance and sunstar rendering at infinity
This morning I was able to capture an aperture series at sunrise with the sun in the frame. This would be a typical landscape use for this lens. The CV 110/2.5 APO did very well for this focal length with no serious ghosting or veiling.
At f/2.8, the CV 110/2.5 renders a pleasant sunstar but it only gets well defined starting at f/4. (Perhaps optimal at f/5-5.6)
Here is the sequence from f/2.8 until f/11:
Thanks Fred - that's exactly how I would use this for sun-sets/rises.
fredjohnson wrote:
What would you all recommend for a tripod for the CV 110? I've also got the CV 40 if that matters...Was looking at the RRS Rocket Pod TGA-01 Ultra, but not sure if there are better options. I think some folks went with the BC-18 head whereas I saw more mention of the BC-25 though.
I use the RRS TFA-01 Ultra Pocket 'pod with the BC-18 ball-head and it works nicely with the CV 110/2.5 when adjusting the legs in macro mode. I prefer the BC-18 ball head because of its compactness. It fits in my Peak Design Everyday Sling 5L bag with all my travel lenses.
Fred Miranda wrote:
I use the RRS TFA-01 Ultra Pocket 'pod with the BC-18 ball-head and it works nicely with the CV 110/2.5 when adjusting the legs in macro mode. I prefer the BC-18 ball head because of its compactness. It fits in my Peak Design Everyday Sling 5L bag with all my travel lenses.
Thanks, Fred! Sounds like that was an easy decision to make since the usability with the larger and heavier lens was my only concern. I can always just get the BC-25 later I suppose...as long as my wife doesn't notice .
fredjohnson wrote:
Thanks, Fred! Sounds like that was an easy decision to make since the usability with the larger and heavier lens was my only concern. I can always just get the BC-25 later I suppose...as long as my wife doesn't notice .
They don't notice the little things. Just be worried if you bring that 105/1.4 home.
Is it me or the CV 65/2 APO got more enthusiasm when first released? I remember we all wanted to get one and soon enough we had an explosion of samples.
Perhaps the new CV 110/2.5 APO is not as well desired or maybe its focal length makes it a more specialist lens?
Slow time the year for me and photography. Too many other things going on between Thanksgiving and Christmas/New Years.
I'm very happy with mine and I think it will see more use than my CV 65.
-Tim
Fred Miranda wrote:
Is it me or the CV 65/2 APO got more enthusiasm when first released? I remember we all wanted to get one and soon enough we had an explosion of samples.
Perhaps the new CV 110/2.5 APO is not as well desired or maybe its focal length makes it a more specialist lens?
Fred Miranda wrote:
Is it me or the CV 65/2 APO got more enthusiasm when first released? I remember we all wanted to get one and soon enough we had an explosion of samples.
Perhaps the new CV 110/2.5 APO is not as well desired or maybe its focal length makes it a more specialist lens?
I would think that the 65 was the first APO Lanther for E-mount and the Otus like quality pleased everybody.
This 110 has got similar rendering but its not the first child and the bar is now very high for Cosina already.
Moreover I would think, with the presence of 90 macro and Batis 135 lot of people are covered in macro, portrait, landscape and all that with AF already. So to them, getting this lens will be a matter of G.A.S., passion for that buttery manual feel or being Voigt fanboys..
I had neither the 90 or 135, so 110 was an easy choice. Such an awesome lens.
Also a lot of people are waiting for comparisons from you and others to make decisions because we have more choices now
sauravdg wrote:
I would think that the 65 was the first APO Lanther for E-mount and the Otus like quality pleased everybody.
This 110 has got similar rendering but its not the first child and the bar is now very high for Cosina already.
Moreover I would think, with the presence of 90 macro and Batis 135 lot of people are covered in macro, portrait, landscape and all that with AF already. So to them, getting this lens will be a matter of G.A.S., passion for that buttery manual feel or being Voigt fanboys..
I had neither the 90 or 135, so 110 was an easy choice. Such an awesome lens.
Also a lot of people are waiting for comparisons from you and others to make decisions because we have more choices now ...Show more →
Only the first APO child is exciting!
I agree. For landscapes, the Batis 135/2.8 APO is just as good and the 100-400GM @110mm did a superb job as well. There is also the Loxia 85/2.4 coming super close to the 110/2.5's IQ and pretty much equal at f/5.6.
For portraits, we have 85/1.4 GM, Batis 135, Batis 85....and so on....
So, the CV 110/2.5 is doing everything well and on par with the CV 65/2 APO. We just have so many options right now making it more difficult to decide on what's best and how a new lens fits with our current ones.
I've been waiting 5 years for this lens, to replace my CV 125. I kept the faith....
-Tim
sauravdg wrote:
I would think that the 65 was the first APO Lanther for E-mount and the Otus like quality pleased everybody.
This 110 has got similar rendering but its not the first child and the bar is now very high for Cosina already.
Moreover I would think, with the presence of 90 macro and Batis 135 lot of people are covered in macro, portrait, landscape and all that with AF already. So to them, getting this lens will be a matter of G.A.S., passion for that buttery manual feel or being Voigt fanboys..
I had neither the 90 or 135, so 110 was an easy choice. Such an awesome lens.
Also a lot of people are waiting for comparisons from you and others to make decisions because we have more choices now ...Show more →
for me decission between this or the batis 135 may depend on size. it is much smaller than batis? because it is like 150g heavier...
Fred Miranda wrote:
Only the first APO child is exciting!
I agree. For landscapes, the Batis 135/2.8 APO is just as good and the 100-400GM @110mm did a superb job as well. There is also the Loxia 85/2.4 coming super close to the 110/2.5's IQ. For portraits, we have 85/1.4 GM, Batis 135, Batis 85....and so on....
So, the CV 110/2.5 is doing everything well and on par with the CV 65/2 APO. We just have so many options right now making it more difficult to decide on what's best and how a new lens fits with our current ones.
DavidBM wrote:
Nice!
I have a review sample coming from the Australian CV distubutor (Scott from Mainline Photographic) and Phillip (Reeve) and I will be doing a joint review; Phillip concentrating on landscape and general use, and me on the macro side (maybe comparing to the G90).
Unfortunately CV who usually ship to us first, won't have any in Australia until the week before Christamas. So you'll get Phillip's general take before my macro take.
What interests me includes:
OOF shapes compared in same circs between it and Sony 90
Resolution and contrast at 1:2 and 1:1
Handling on and off tripod at high mag.
Smallest aperture you can use with nice OOF shapes for focus stacking
Comparative flare in macro conditions (I've often found flare performance to vary a lot between infinity and very close focus with these lenses with complicated rearranging of the elements at close focus.
Perhaps some comparison with the CV 125? The 110 should handle better off of tripod as the distance encoder allows for 5 axis image stabilization vs 3 axes. X/Y stabilization should be imp't for macro. The bokeh of the 125 is usually lovely but it can loose its magic above f5.6 so I try and stack if possible. At 1:1 the Lo CA of the110 already seems better than what I recall with the 125. Look forward to the analysis.
and the bar is now very high for Cosina already.