Meyer görlitz trioplan test
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I used cheap manual extension tubes ad tube, and the original lens holder and lens - one for all three alternative lenses. Meyer Optik 58mm F1.9 II Review
Here a small simple review of the Meyer Görlitz Trioplan 100mm f/2.8 lens
First some samples - made with a Canon EOS 5D - wide open at 2.8.
Most or all images are linked to bigger versions - may have ~2 MB file size!
And here an image stopped down - the unique bokeh is away - but now the lens is sharper.
All images are processed in Adobe Lightroom, but no pixel harmed with Photoshop.
The better pictures are in my nature-gallery!
The crops below give you an idea of what you should expect in a worst-case scenario. To adapt it to my Z cameras I used both a dumb EXA-to-Z adapter and the Techart autofocus Leica M-to-Nikon Z adapter.
Furthermore the Pentacon 100mm f/2,8, the Pentacon AV 140mm f/3.5 needs more testing, not sure about that. It’s built rigidly, reflecting the high standards of old-school German mechanical craftsmanship.
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The Meyer-Optik-Goerlitz Trioplan 50mm f/2.9 lens mounted on a Sony A7R II body
The Meyer-Optik-Goerlitz Trioplan 50mm f/2.9 lens mounted on a Sony A7R II body
The Meyer-Optik-Goerlitz Trioplan 50mm f/2.9 lens mounted on a Sony A7R II body
The Meyer-Optik-Goerlitz Trioplan 50mm f/2.9 lens mounted alongside a Sony A7R II body
The Meyer-Optik-Goerlitz Trioplan 50mm f/2.9 boasts superb build quality.
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Alternatives
I’m only going to mention lenses regarding the bubble bokeh effect.
However, the corners are quite weak and won’t improve significantly even when stopped down.
Sharpness (Portrait)
Let’s look at the points of interest for portraits: the center, the center’s inner periphery (1/3 rule intersection), and the center’s outer periphery (1/4th intersection).
It seems that this lens performs better at longer distances, as it suffers from softness and low contrast at portrait distance wide open at f/2.9.
It is not too bad but not so little that can be neglected either. This allows you to get closer to your subject for bigger bokeh balls, in addition to offering autofocusing.
I used the first two tricks myself.
Wide open, there’s a slight amount of vignetting, but it’s not bothersome.
One can use the lens very good with extension tubes - but for sharp contrasty macro images it is probably not the best choice.
Ebay-Sold-Pricing for chrome version:
6/2010 Europe: ~ 60 Euro for the M42 version
6/2012 Europe: ~140 Euro for a M42 version (not collector quality) seems normal, ~100 Euro for Exacta mount.
With no need for a zoom ring, the manual focusing ring spans a significant width of the lens barrel and is exceptionally smooth to operate, complete with a useful depth of field scale. The precise engravings in meters and feet help make manual focusing a veritable pleasure, especially in conjunction with the excellent Peaking feature offered by the Sony A-series cameras.
Firstly, light falloff (vignetting) is influenced by several factors. But it is very helpfull to get a focus carrier for better DIY focus mounting. It consists of two biconvex lenses on the outer edges and a biconcave lens in the middle.
This seemingly simple design offers some surprising characteristics that have attracted both manufacturers and photographers for decades.
The lens exhibits severe flare across the spectrum, from ghosting to veiling glare. This Trioplan 100 lenses have reached their original value now again, like some of the better old Zeiss or Leica lenses. The big focus throw helps with precise manual focusing.