Meyer Gorlitz Trioplan 100mm f/2.8 : Specifications and Opinions

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Zeval

sent on 12 Marzo 2023

Pros: Soap Bubble Blurred - Very Interesting Macro and Portraits

Cons: Who likes this kind of soap bubble effect Do not have it in your kit. The model Meyer 100mm f2.8 Exakta mount on Canon SLR goes slam in the mirror (I recommend the change)

Opinion: This lens is fantastic... I tried before the Trioplan 100mm the 50mm always Trioplan ... but the effect "soap bubbles" as beautiful as the 100mm there is neither ... If you like this type of effect is to have in your photographic kit ..... very nice for macro but also for close-up portraits. I also tried the new 100mm RF Canon that has the ring that allows you the effect Meyer soap bubbles but sins in sharpness ... you give you the effect to soap bubbles but the subject in the foreground is blurred .... RF 100 macro is suitable for macro photos... Another test I did was to check in Portrait of people the blurred mile and among the optics I had " 300mm f2.8 - 50mm f0.95 - 24-105 - and 100mm Trioplan " the winner was the 100mm Trioplan. As written in the cons the version with Exakta mount if not modified on Canon SLR goes to slam the mirror and this is not good ... in the link below you can see the edit for Canon and do not slam the mirror . http://www.zeval.org/zeval/Modifiche.html It would be interesting to try the new 100mm trioplan and see if it is better than the old Meyer Trioplan .....

Kenzo_jo

sent on 18 Agosto 2022

Pros: Bokeh, light, very funny, bubble effect... and also small-canvases.

Cons: Nothing, apart from the price.

Opinion: You only have to buy the aluminum version 100 2.8 with the 1 in the triangle . Forget more (like the 50 or the 100 2.8 black). The price is what it is... but having patience ... I state that I am still experiencing it. For me it is an extraordinary lens for the dreamy portrait. With small extension tubes you can also get closer to the subject (the smallest will be 3 mm). The optimal distances for the bubble effect are, from what I have seen so far, subject to 1 meter in diffused light / backlight and vegetation about 3 meters behind in full direct light. Then you have fun experimenting. The thing that surprised me and that I did not expect is that closed by f8 is sharp and not even a little (even more so at f11), even if it lacks a bit of contract (to be added in PP). The yield is vintage, but the sharpness is all there.

PietroSca

sent on 14 Aprile 2022

Pros: Bokeh, construction, lightness, fun.

Cons: No one if you know what you're buying

Opinion: Without repeating to sciovinare all the peculiar characteristics that have made it the object of desires for a certain type of photography, I dwell briefly on the fact that there are no cons for two aspects: 1) the lack of sharpness for a lens that practically has to work at 2.8 does not have to be a suffering indeed, those who buy this lens look for that artistic effect characterized by softness. If you are looking for a razor you buy more 2) The prices found on the Italian market are unjustified. In 20 minutes of research I found a specimen in excellent condition on the foreign market in a famous photo shop at 250 euros so affordable. Ultimately, if the purchase is conscious and if you like the features of this lens it becomes a real toy for pure fun.

Gianni Aggravi

sent on 14 Dicembre 2021

Pros: fun and light

Cons: cost

Opinion: lens really fun, requires practice and time, you can certainly not think that you buy it mounts shots and comes out the masterpiece, it must be understood studied and used in different light situations. I would buy it again because I am one who likes to experiment but too often I leave it at home. The photos that come out do not have a unanimous response, there are those who like them and those who do not, but I assure you that if you are looking for something different to do it will fascinate you.

user92328

sent on 01 Gennaio 2021

Pros: Bokeh with soap bubble effect, creamy blurry, color rendering for me beautiful, lightness of optics to be a 100mm, sharpness is not as poor as often read around, or at least my specimen has good sharpness and if closed to f8 it always goes better and you can do landscape quietly .....

Cons: A little price, but on the other hand he is the undisputed king of his kind, as the bubbles do he, to this day, no one succeeds ...

Opinion: I am simply in love with the specific feature of producing a bokeh with soap bubbles so well defined and homogeneous, I love the type of photo that allows you to do and all the study and research that is upstream to find the right light conditions to do this photographic genre, in short, here we talk about a very precise and defined photographic genre , so there is little to say or you love or pass over, I love him deeply and I am sorry that lately I am not being able to find time for him ...

AlfioLadisa

sent on 04 Novembre 2020

Pros: soap bubbles effect

Cons: low sharpness, excessive price

Opinion: I borrowed one, and I would say that I did more than well, since it is absolutely not worth the money they ask for: on Ebay it is also inserted at 6-700 €. A price from modern optics for what is basically a more than vintage lens that has the peculiarity of the soap bubbles effect. Effect that however can only be achieved in particular conditions with illuminated background and subject in backlight. The goal, for the rest, is all you would expect from a slow 40s-50s: low sharpness just acceptable, lots of metal and hard rings, inaccurate focus

Vinss

sent on 05 Luglio 2017

Pros: Light and simple lens with character and the famous "soap bubbles" effect on out of focus lights

Cons: Price, not sharp

Opinion: My personal opinion is that having recently increased considerably in price, it is worth evaluating the purchase of a Nikkor 105 f / 2 DC, which maneuvering on the ring of spherical aberration can achieve the same effect and also other effects, but With the advantage of having a super sharp lens and AF, on the proper bodies.rn

Ivan.pirina

sent on 25 Febbraio 2017

Pros: Bokeh, construction.

Cons: Price

Opinion: Used both on 5d2 with at least an extension tube to avoid the touch of the mirror that, recently, the Olympus E-M1, I consider this a great lens if you love the particular blurry who knows draw out. The construction is typical of vintage metal, although it remains a lightweight lens though not tiny. My specimen is in showcase condition and complete with rigid leather case; I was lucky to get it at a relatively good price, but the prices have now reached important figures. The bokeh is so particular to divide opinions, either you love it or hate it; in any case it allows to realize unique shots both in portraiture that in macro, especially if associated with some extension tube. I can assure you that the 2x sensor keeps the characteristics of the lens wide open, although the "bubble effect" is slightly reduced compared to FF. It remains an objective timeless and its use did not make me regret buying.

Ithopios

sent on 16 Agosto 2016

Pros: sfucato with dream bubbles effect

Cons: average price for a used almost 70 years ago

Opinion: the uniqueness it pays, but considering that Meyer was back on its feet for the production of this model, I'd rather spend more and get a new: rnhttp: //www.meyer-optik-goerlitz.com/kickstarter_/rnrnp. s. I also had the zebra pattern is not at all the same and also has a very modest sharpness rispello the gray metal model

Etabeta64

sent on 23 Novembre 2014

Pros: The bokeh and phantasmagorical light effects, also due to chromatic aberrations of the lens. Light

Cons: Expensive / Optics demanding from the point of view of focus, in particular if used with extension tubes macro.

Opinion: Slow-paced to use for close-ups. Since 'the maximum yield and' to the 2.8 maf and 'challenging and often the focus plane is not' the one you want, for eyeglass wearers, like myself, and 'really cool;-) I had to take both ways model silver zebra with that, no difference at f2.8. To get the magic bubbles serves that the background is strongly illumiato and the first floor dimmer.

Bordo911

sent on 04 Novembre 2014

Pros: Bokeh that speaks for itself, sharpness by stopping construction, adaptability to modern bodies.

Cons: it may be a counter has no af (but I like that)

Opinion: I decided to buy it after a few months of observation, in the end they are cornered me at a fair price and when it arrived it was love .. it is not easy to focuse 2.8, especially when the boundaries of very small subjects are blurry but gives fuzzy filling with excitement! seems to paint oil on canvas! just love it! RNLA is my version exakta, easily adjusted with a ring-m39 nikon and o-ring from 34mmX2mm! I do not ever sell it!

Walter Dall

sent on 23 Maggio 2013

Pros: Blurred and effects guaranteed

Cons: Hard to find and not easy to use!

Opinion: As I wrote in Against a lens is not easy to use but I think its nice. Once we take the hand is a lens really interesting. Used in TA gives to the shots of the unique effects: the blurred "pennellatto" is truly remarkable, some photos look like paintings, also when used in backlighting, you can create effects such as "spallinato." RnOramai difficult to find on the market, the ' only solution is to buy through an online auction, particularly attenzone then requires the coupling lens because not all adapters are available on the market