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Mort54
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Hi all.
From time to time I entertain the notion of replacing my Mamiya 645 II system with an Alpa 12TC and a few Schneider or Rodenstock lenses. So, in that vain, I'm wondering whether I really need a center filter with the Schneider 35 when used with a P45+ and NO shifts or tilts. Without the center filter, how bad is the vignetting? Is it so bad that it degrades image quality in the corners after post processing it away? If you've used this lens in the way I'm describing, I'd love to get your take on the center filter.
Also, as long as I'm posting about this, I'll also ask for your comparisons between the Schneider 35 and the Rodenstock 35. If I get this kit, I'll be using it to shoot landscapes from a tripod, usually between f/5.6 and f/11, so the f/4 max aperture of the Rodenstock probably isn't required. On the other hand, it for sure doesn't need a center filter. I've also heard that the Rodenstock probably is a bit sharper.
I vaguely recall reading somewhere that Rodenstock recommended not stopping down their 35 beyond f/11. Does image quality really drop off at f/11 and up?
Finally, for those of you that have shot a MFDB on both an Alpa and a Mamiya system, am I really going to see a difference in sharpness and contrast between the Mamiya lenses vs the Schneider or Rodenstock lenses?
Thanks,
Mort.
From time to time I entertain the notion of replacing my Mamiya 645 II system with an Alpa 12TC and a few Schneider or Rodenstock lenses. So, in that vain, I'm wondering whether I really need a center filter with the Schneider 35 when used with a P45+ and NO shifts or tilts. Without the center filter, how bad is the vignetting? Is it so bad that it degrades image quality in the corners after post processing it away? If you've used this lens in the way I'm describing, I'd love to get your take on the center filter.
Also, as long as I'm posting about this, I'll also ask for your comparisons between the Schneider 35 and the Rodenstock 35. If I get this kit, I'll be using it to shoot landscapes from a tripod, usually between f/5.6 and f/11, so the f/4 max aperture of the Rodenstock probably isn't required. On the other hand, it for sure doesn't need a center filter. I've also heard that the Rodenstock probably is a bit sharper.
I vaguely recall reading somewhere that Rodenstock recommended not stopping down their 35 beyond f/11. Does image quality really drop off at f/11 and up?
Finally, for those of you that have shot a MFDB on both an Alpa and a Mamiya system, am I really going to see a difference in sharpness and contrast between the Mamiya lenses vs the Schneider or Rodenstock lenses?
Thanks,
Mort.