Lenses for Scanning (film digitizing)

[Peter1111]

Looking for a new lens for scanning 35mm film on a full frame Sony. Since I started using an RGB light source, my Sigma 105 Art lens sometimes shows color vignetting, and generally requires a lot of software correction, so I’m looking for something more optically compatible. I tried a 55/2.8 Micro Nikkor and a 60mm f4 Rodagon (non-WA). The latter was flatter, but neither is as snappy as the Sigma.

Ideally, I would grab an Apo Rodagon D or Apo Componon, but since those are unobtainium where I live, I’m looking for alternatives. Has anyone used the Voigtlander 65mm Apo Lanthar for scanning? I know it is reputed to be excellent in general, but scanning is a special set of constraints. I know it needs some extension to get to 1:1, but that’s no problem. How is the flatness? Any quirks? Other ideas?

Canon MPE 65mm Macro lens. This is the most affordable route with very high quality. This lens is amazing!

 

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Canon MPE 65mm Macro lens. This is the most affordable route with very high quality. This lens is amazing!

It's surprising that in this auto-everything world, that they would produce a lens that lacks auto-focus. For me, macro and auto-focus are not very compatible, but this NON-auto-focusing lens goes for $1,000. You can get a lot of great, non-auto-focusing, macro glass for a 5% of that.