What kind of lens is the APO-LANTHAR? A personal explanation from someone who is crazy about APO-...
Iwanaga, whose photography life has been invaded by the APO-LANTHAR series from COSINA, talks about it.
There may be some inaccuracies. This article includes speculation, particularly on the impact of axial chromatic aberration on image quality, so please use it as a reference only.
The APO-LANTHAR series is a manual focus lens. Please note that autofocus is not possible.
However, it does provide the best possible image quality (subjective).
In the first part, Iwanaga will discuss the lens design philosophy behind its creation, with reference to COSINA's website and other sources.
In the second part, Iwanaga will talk about the photos that first got him hooked on APO-LANTHAR, showing RAW data at over 100% magnification.
[Reference Material]
"The History of the Birth of APO-LANTHAR"
https://www.cosina.co.jp/news/apo-lan...%E 3%82%89%E7%B4%84%E5%8D%8A,%E3%81%82%E3%82%8B%E3%81%93%E3%81%A8%E3%82%92%E7%A4%BA%E3%81%97%E3%81%BE%E3%81%99%E3%80%82
[Voigtlander Website]
https://www.cosina.co.jp/voigtlander/