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Is this the best lens in the world?

Or this one?

There is not one the best, at least 188 are as good or better...

N188. 1/10 sec, 5.8/8. Glass: Nikon/Kenko. Distance: 1.85 m. SmartSharp X2/S5/S3.

Daylight. 12 x 18 inch, 640 ppi. Basic file 6 mpx.

Nikon wanted to beat the Germans with this lens. See below. We think they were challenged by the Schneider Kreuznach lenses... And the winner is ?....

N173. SchneiderKreuznach.

N187. Glass: Zeiss HFT/Optotechnika uncoated. Distance 2.5 m. About f11/1/10 sec.

Daylight. 20 x 30 inch, 360 ppi. Basic file: 6 mpx Pentax RAW. SmartSharp S5/S4.

N156mod. Glass: Meyer/Schneider.

Distance: 2.65 m. 1/4 sec / f11. SmartSharp X2/S5/S4.

20 x 30 inch, 360 ppi. Basicfile: 6 mpx Pentax Raw.

N186. BlackIsBlack.

N186. Colors: OnTheEdge. Glass: TDC/Nikon. Distance 1.35 m. f11/1/8 sec. Daylight. JPEG.

N178. QuadTone.

Lemon#1.....................................................................................................................................Sybrand 2015

14 x 13 inch, 540 ppi (cropped). Glass: Vitacon/Isco (N172)

N185TSRAPO. Glass: Pentax/Voigtlander (old). Distance: 1.7 m. Daylight. 1/13 sec. About f 11.

SmartSharp S5/S4. 13 x 19 inch, 640 ppi.

N184TSR22. Glass: Panagor/Zeiss (old). Distance 1.80 m. 1/8 sec. About f16. Daylight. SmartSharp E4/A3. 12 x 18 inch, 640 ppi. Pentax 12 mp. Slightly cropped.

Where's the logo?

N182tsrAPO. Glass: Zeiss Jena/Schneider/Revu. Distance: 2 m. 1/4 sec. Daylight. SmartSharp S5/S4. Basic file 6 mpx.

Print format: 16 x 24 inch, 486 ppi.

N181TSR APO. Glass: Soligor/Zeiss Jena/Schneider Kreuznach/Revue 2x (Soligor?). This is the N180 with a 2x converter. Makes it somewhat softer, gives the lens a good portraitperspective and makes it more apochromatic. The converter is not bad for the details.

SmartSharp S5/S4. Time: 1/4 sec. Distance: 1.8 m. Daylight. About f16.

N176 TSR APO. Glass: Rodenstock/Wollensak. Distance 1.7 m. SmartSharp S5/S4. 15 x 22 inch, 540 ppi. Daylight. 1/50 sec. f 16/22.

N170.Oil-on-Canvas2

N181. Oil on canvas.

N181. The Paint-module... not for Kings and Queens only...

N180. Glass: Soligor/Zeiss Jena (old)/Schneider Kreuznach. Distance 1.60 m. SmartSharp S2.

N179 TSR APO. Glass: Rodenstock/Staeble. Distance: 1.7 m ******

N178 TSR APO. Glass: Schneider Kreuznach/Beck. Distance: 1.7 m. 1/20/ f8. Basic file 6 mpx.

Printsize 16 x 24 inch, 480 ppi. *****

Below picture with same exposure, but different processing: more contrast, heavy sharpening.

N177 TSR. Glass: Schneider Kreuznach/ISCO. Distance: 1.2 m. 1/6 sec f 45.

SmartSharp S5/S4. 16 x 24 inch, 480 ppi. Good perspective, sharpness and color.***

N176TSR APO. Glass: Wollensak/Rodenstock. Distance: 1.4 m. (cropped).

After further finepolishing and adjusting the lenses, this old heavy scratched reprolens performs fantastic.

Adjusting the distance of the lenses has to be done with nano-precision. That's why these lenses were mounted in heavy brass barrels. Aluminum is more sensible for temperature changes. Note the line of sharpness: from chin to brows to top of head...

SmartSharp S5/S4. Pentax 12 mpx. Daylight, 1/20 sec, about f 11.

N175TSR APO. Glass: Staeble/Minolta. Distance: 95 cm. 1/25 about f8. SmartSharp S5/S1.

16 x 24 inch, 480 ppi.

N174 TSR APO. Glass: Beck of London/Minolta. Distance: 1.3 m. Time: 1/30 sec. about f11. SmartSharp X2/S4. Much softer than the N173, due to uncoated prewar Beck-glass.

Focuslength comes close to the Otis 1.4 /85 mm...

N172TSR APO in Macro-position. Distance 10 cm. Car (the famous 2cv Citroen) is 8 cm long.

N173 TSR APO . Glass: Schneider Kreuznach. Distance 1.2 m. 0.3 sec. 11/16 ****

N172. Distance about 50 cm. Depth of Field about 40...Tungsten with daylight. SmartSharp S1/S4.

16 x 24 inch, 480 ppi. Basic file Pentax 6 mpx.

N172. The trick works...not a trace of chromatic aberration... Pentax 6 mpx.

N172 TSR APO. ISCO/Vitacon. Distance nose/frontlens: 53 cm. 1/10 sec/f16. 16 x 24 inch, 480 ppi.

I succeeded in getting the maximum sharpness and maximum image field at a minimal distance. SmartsSharp S5/S4. Diffuse daylight. Mind you: this was a 6 mpx basic file. Now 'upscaled' to a print format of 16 x 24 inch, 480 ppi.

This equals the quality of 16.000 euro medium format 50 mpx camera.

Smart Parking................................................................................................................................Sybrand 2015

N171.

N172 TSR APO (rized). Glass: Vitacon/ISCO. Distance: 36 cm.

Basic file: Pentax 6 mpx. 22 x 15 inch 480 ppi. SmartSharp S5/S4.

Made in JAPAN.......................................................................................................................Sybrand 2015

Interesting crop of same image (later in the afternoon) blown up to 18 x 22 inch, 480 ppi. Growshopped from basic 6 mpx-file...Is the sky the limit?

Space Age.........................................................................................................................................Sybrand 2015

N170 TSR APO. Glass: Staeble/Voigtlander* (Germany).

Distance: frontlens/nose 1.5 m. 1/25 sec, about f8. Daylight, with the support of reflective elements. SmartSharp S5/S4. 16 x 24 inch, 480 ppi. Basic file: Pentax 12 mpx.

* This is the original Voigtlander glass of Braunschweig, Germany. The Voigtlander brand (knowhow?, name) was sold to Cosina Japan.

(Wikipedia) Voigtländer (German pronunciation: ['fo?ktl?nd?]) is an optical company founded by Johann Christoph Voigtländer (de) in Vienna in 1756 and is thus the oldest name in cameras. It produced the Petzval photographic lens (the fastest lens at that time: f/3.7) in 1840, and the world's first all-metal daguerrotype camera (Ganzmetallkamera) in 1841, also bringing out plate cameras shortly afterwards. It set up a branch office in Braunschweig in 1849. Schering sold its share of the company to the Carl Zeiss Foundation in 1956, and Zeiss and Voigtländer integrated in 1965. In 1972 Zeiss/Voigtländer stopped producing cameras, and a year later Zeiss sold Voigtländer brand to Rollei. On the collapse of Rollei in 1982, Plusfoto took over the name, selling it in 1997 to Ringfoto. Since 1999, Voigtländer-branded products have been manufactured and marketed by Cosina; for these, see Cosina Voigtländer.

Now Cosina is also working for Carl Zeiss...

Ivory & Iron..............................................................................................................................Sybrand 2015

N171 TSR APO. SuperMacro. Glass: Vitacon*/Schneider. Distance 30 cm. Tungsten light.

16 x 24 inch, 480 ppi. Basic file: Pentax 6 mpx. SmartSharp X2/S5/S1.

*Vitacon is a brand name; glass probably made by Kobori or Cosina Japan.

Nowadays the 1.4 Planar 85 mm ZE of Carl Zeiss is made by ...Cosina Japan.

And Tokina Kenko makes lenses for Pentax (Ricoh). So it's becoming a small world after all.

N169 TSR APO. Glass: ISCO/Voigtlander. Distance: 1 m. 16 x 24 inch, 480 ppi. Daylight 1/15 sec.

Yes!, this must be the best lens in the world. SmartSharp X2/S5/S3.

N168 TSR APO. Glass: Schneider/Voigtlander.

N167TSR APO. Glass: Schneider/Zeiss Jena. Skin good, red good, is this the best one?

N166 TSR APO. Glass: Wollensak/Zeiss Jena. Distance: 2.0 m. 1/13 sec.

Zeiss is a little bit warmer than the Voigtlander.

N164TSR APO. Screenshot @25% 480 ppi 16 x 24 inch.

N164 TSR APO. Distance 1.25 m (nose/frontlens). PCPlus/Extreme Sharp (X2/S5/S1). Daylight, 1/15 sec.

16 x 24 inch, 480 ppi, Pentax 12 mpx.

N165TSR APO. Glass: ISCO/Olympus. Distance 1.8 m. SmartSharp X2/S3.

Terrific resolution, magnificent color. Is this the best one? The (re)search continues...

N164TSR APO. Glass: Wollensak/Voigtlander. Distance 1.85 m. SmartSharp X2/S3.

Is there a better one?

Minor Scratches..............................................................................................................................Sybrand 2015

N162TSRAPO. Pentax/Voigtlander. Halogen light. Cropped. 24 x 24 inch, 360 ppi.

Gripz.................................................................................................................................................Sybrand 2015

Daylight. Pentax/Zeiss.(N163TSAPO)

N154TS75APO. Distance 1.4 m. SmartSharp X2/S5/S3 (a superb combination to highlight the beardhairs...)

N154TS75APO. Distance: 2 m.Daylight, morning. About f8/1/20 sec. SmartSharp X2/S1. 16 x 24 inch, 480 ppi.

N154TS75APO. Glass: Rodenstock/Nikon. Distance 1.8 m. DoF about 55 cm.

N163TS65APO. Glass: Zeiss Jena/Pentax. Distance 2.4 m. Daylight. About f8/ 1/15 sec ISO 200. 16 x 24 inch 487 ppi. (12mpx basic file). Same concept as the N162, but different glass. There's always a way to improve... SmartsSharp X2.

N162TS55APO. Glass: Voigtlander/Pentax. Distance: 1.30 m. We can stop now. This is the NonPlusUltra. I've to clean my nails before taking pictures... 16 x 24 inch, 480 ppi. 269 mb, 12 mpx Pentax-basic file. SmartSharp X2. (f8/11- 1/13 sec. (very bad grey afternoon light; colorcraft gave my a healthy look...)

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