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Equipment & Techniques => Medium Format / Film / Digital Backs – and Large Sensor Photography => Topic started by: JerryReed on April 30, 2007, 04:16:37 pm

Title: Auto-focus Macro MF lens Rollei?
Post by: JerryReed on April 30, 2007, 04:16:37 pm: I am using a Mamiya 645 AF until the Hy6 becomes available with the SINAR 58H. From time to time I need a macro lens, and I have too much trouble manually focusing, so am looking for an auto-focus lens. Is there such a lens, or is one anticipated. I just returned the Mamiya Macro, since I could not focus it even with the add on eyepiece magnifier.

Jerry Reed
Title: Auto-focus Macro MF lens Rollei?
Post by: thsinar on May 01, 2007, 05:53:42 am: Dear Jerry,

There is no Macro AFD lens planed at this stage. However, one can use the "Zeiss Makro Planar 4/120 HFT PQS" on the Sinar Hy6: I never heard any problem with focusing with this lens, although did not myself used it.

Here the list of the AFD lenses planed for the Hy6:

AFD Xenotar 2.8/80 PQS
AFD Super-Angulon 2.8/50 HFT PQS
AFD Tele-Xenar 4/150 HFT-PQS
AFD Tele-Xenar 2.8/180 PQ
AFD Variogon 4.6/60-140 PQS
AFD 35mm

Best regards,
Thierry

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I am using a Mamiya 645 AF until the Hy6 becomes available with the SINAR 58H. From time to time I need a macro lens, and I have too much trouble manually focusing, so am looking for an auto-focus lens. Is there such a lens, or is one anticipated. I just returned the Mamiya Macro, since I could not focus it even with the add on eyepiece magnifier.

Jerry Reed
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Title: Auto-focus Macro MF lens Rollei?
Post by: BJNY on May 01, 2007, 07:05:39 am: Thierry,
I asked recently about the availability of the 35mm and the 120mm, and you replied "September 2007". So, now it's changed?
Billy
Title: Auto-focus Macro MF lens Rollei?
Post by: BJNY on May 01, 2007, 07:07:21 am: Oh, and what's a 58H?
Title: Auto-focus Macro MF lens Rollei?
Post by: thsinar on May 01, 2007, 07:20:31 am: Dear Billy,

No, nothing changed in these dates and still valid, although there is no 120mm planed and although I said that the mentioned new AFD lenses (50, 80, 150, 180, 60-140) are planed in September '07 AND the 35mm AFD shortly after, if I'm right.

Best regards,
Thierry

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Thierry,
I asked recently about the availability of the 35mm and the 120mm, and you replied "September 2007". So, now it's changed?
Billy
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Title: Auto-focus Macro MF lens Rollei?
Post by: thsinar on May 01, 2007, 07:21:46 am: I guess that Jerry meant the Sinarback 54 H?

Thierry

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Oh, and what's a 58H?
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Title: Auto-focus Macro MF lens Rollei?
Post by: JerryReed on May 01, 2007, 08:46:45 am: Perhaps, I should look at using the normal focal length lens with an auto-extension to allow closer focusing. How close can the 80 mm lens focus?

Jerry Reed