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Equipment & Techniques => Medium Format / Film / Digital Backs – and Large Sensor Photography => Topic started by: rethmeier on November 30, 2009, 01:19:58 am

Title: Alpa lens gone overboard?
Post by: rethmeier on November 30, 2009, 01:19:58 am

http://cgi.ebay.com.au/Zeiss-BIOGON-T-38mm...5#ht_5949wt_941 (http://cgi.ebay.com.au/Zeiss-BIOGON-T-38mm-4-5-fit-Alpa-12TC-12WA-12SWA_W0QQitemZ380159770789QQcmdZViewItemQQptZCamera_Lenses?hash=item588349c0a5#ht_5949wt_941)

Title: Alpa lens gone overboard?
Post by: bradleygibson on November 30, 2009, 02:47:49 am

Cheap!  A bargain at twice the price!  

Title: Alpa lens gone overboard?
Post by: filmcapture on November 30, 2009, 02:59:54 am

As far as I know, the lens used to be owned by a photographer in Florida. He sold the lens to a reseller in China for about $9K. Now the Chinese reseller listed it again on eBay for about $19K!   Good business!

Title: Alpa lens gone overboard?
Post by: rethmeier on November 30, 2009, 06:05:35 am

And the sad thing is that it will be so so with a P65+.
It was designed for the good old film days.

But there is hope,don't look at the files at 100%(LOL)

Title: Alpa lens gone overboard?
Post by: ixpressraf on November 30, 2009, 06:10:32 am

The 38 biogon is totally useless on a digital back of more the 1,5 Mp. I tried it years ago with a CFV but it was horribly bad, but not to say totally unexpected.

Title: Alpa lens gone overboard?
Post by: filmcapture on November 30, 2009, 03:03:38 pm

Quote from: ixpressraf

The 38 biogon is totally useless on a digital back of more the 1,5 Mp. I tried it years ago with a CFV but it was horribly bad, but not to say totally unexpected.

 I use my 903SWC with Sinar 75LV DB, and the pictures are stunning! I also compared it with Alpa's Schneider 35XL digitar and Hasselblad 40IF, and 40IF is the sharpest one. 38 Biogon is as sharp as 40IF in center, but shows softness at corners. 35XL digitar is still not as sharp as 38 Biogon on 75LV. In terms of color fringing, 38 Biogon is the worst, but it can be corrected. 38 Biogon also has least distortion, which is great for architecture.

The one listed on eBay is a redesigned 38 Biogon used on 905SWC. It uses environmentally friendly glass and is less attractive.