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Comparison of Lenses for UV Photography

This was a test of three dedicated lenses for reflected UV Photography:
1) Nikon UV Nikkor 4.5/105mm
2) Coastal Optics Ultra Micro Apo 4.5/105mm
3) Zeiss UV-Sonnar 4.3/105mm for Hasselblad

Page I:
Mini images show performance in consecutive order:
f4.5(4.3)/f5.6/f8/f11/f16/f32
LEFTmost column: visual performance
2nd to left column: reflected UV performance (300..400nm)
Right column: comparison visual - UV performance
Rightmost column: Vignetting

Page II:
These three images on page show the difference due to shift in
focal length between visual and UV etc. UV Nikkor leftmost,
Ultra Micro Apo middle, UV Sonnar right.
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Technical info on special lenses, filters etc. for UV can be found on my site:
http://www.macrolenses.de/objektive_sl.php?lang

>> All images (C) Dr Klaus Schmitt, Weinheim. Any copying, download, print, use, etc. prohibited<<
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UVNikkor105mm_cp.jpg
UVNikkor105mm_cp.jpg
UVNikkor105mm_UV.jpg
UVNikkor105mm_UV.jpg
UVNikkor105mm_res.jpg
UVNikkor105mm_res.jpg
UVNikkor105mm_vig.jpg
UVNikkor105mm_vig.jpg
UMA105mm_cp.jpg
UMA105mm_cp.jpg
UMA105mm_UV.jpg
UMA105mm_UV.jpg
UMA105mm_res.jpg
UMA105mm_res.jpg
UMA105mm_vig.jpg
UMA105mm_vig.jpg
UVSonnar105mm_cp.jpg
UVSonnar105mm_cp.jpg
UVSonnar105mm_UV.jpg
UVSonnar105mm_UV.jpg
UVSonnar105mm_res.jpg
UVSonnar105mm_res.jpg
UVSonnar105mm_vig.jpg
UVSonnar105mm_vig.jpg
UVN32_DSC0696k_t1.jpg
UVN32_DSC0696k_t1.jpg
UMA32_DSC0662k_t1.jpg
UMA32_DSC0662k_t1.jpg
UVS32_DSC0636k_t1.jpg
UVS32_DSC0636k_t1.jpg
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