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This may well be old news to this group but it is the first time I have heard of it.
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The 1:2 magnification ratio is common for Zeiss Rik. With the older manual Zeiss focus line made by Cosina Japan the focus was also limited to 1:2.rjlittlefield wrote:News to me too. Interesting that both of the macro lenses have maximum magnification of 1:2.
--Rik
FYI:
Zeiss Makro-Planar T* 50mm f/2
min. focus distance 0.24 m, max. magnification ratio 1:2
Zeiss Makro-Planar T* 100mm f/2
min. focus distance 0.44 m, max. magnification ratio 1:2
Mag ratios for the older Voigtlander lenses also made by Cosina Japan in the same factory as the Zeiss. The 125mm and 180 had very nice image quality!
Voigtlander APO-Lanthar 90mm f/3.5 SL
min. focus distance 0.5 m, max. magnification ratio 1:3.5
Voigtlander APO-Lanthar 125mm f/2.5 SL
min. focus distance 0.38m. max. magnification ratio 1:1
Voigtlander APO-Lanthar 180mm f/4 SL
min. focus distance 1.2 m max. magnification ratio 1:4