Hi, I'm wondering if anyone has any experience with the 2020 version of the Trioplan 100 or Trioplan 50 lenses, specifically on MFT.

https://www.meyer-optik-goerlitz.com/en/lenses/trioplan-100-f2.8-ii

https://www.meyer-optik-goerlitz.com/en/lenses/trioplan-50-f2.8-ii

 

I'm thinking that they may lose much of what makes them distinctive when shot on the smaller sensor as you're only get the sharper center of the frame, losing a lot of the "bubbles", which is the whole point...

 

Anyway, hoping someone has some first hand experience!

On 7/23/2024 at 7:09 AM, Whiskeyjack said:

Hi, I'm wondering if anyone has any experience with the 2020 version of the Trioplan 100 or Trioplan 50 lenses, specifically on MFT.

https://www.meyer-optik-goerlitz.com/en/lenses/trioplan-100-f2.8-ii

https://www.meyer-optik-goerlitz.com/en/lenses/trioplan-50-f2.8-ii

 

I'm thinking that they may lose much of what makes them distinctive when shot on the smaller sensor as you're only get the sharper center of the frame, losing a lot of the "bubbles", which is the whole point...

 

Anyway, hoping someone has some first hand experience!

 

I have no experience with the Trioplan lenses on MFT, but if you want to find out for yourself, you might want to consider the TTArtisan copy of the Trioplan lens:

https://www.ttartisan.com/?list_9/185.html

 

I bought one and use it on a full frame camera. It is much (much!) cheaper than the new Trioplan and might be an option, as those lenses are a very special and difficult to use underwater. Being fully manual and having not the best image quality anyway, I don't think the TTArtisan copy is worse than the original. At least it can create the bubble bokeh effect. Given the price difference, it was a no-brainer for me. 

But I think there is only the 100mm version, at least I have not found the 50mm from TTArtisan.

Thanks. maybe I'll take the plunge, though I think 100mm on MFT might be a bit difficult to use in practice. I agree the Trioplan lenses are expensive, and I'm hesitant without any sort of reviews for MFT.

 

I'll try to find someone who has at least shot one of them topside on the MFT format!

Just found your question 🙂.  

 

I have an original Meyer Optik Görlitz Trioplan 50mm on my Olympus 5III.  I use it with a MEKE 10mm Expansion Tube Ring and an Exacta–m4/3 mount, the combintion extends nearly 7 cm from the body. At f/8 it focusses from 18 to 30 cm off the top of the lens, depending of the position of the focus ring . The DOF is shallow then, just some cm's.

 

Although I created a zoomring  for my Naticam , I did not use it under water yet.

 

Here's an example above water.

 

Although it will be a bit of chalenge to focus underwater, I think it can be nice addition. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

On 8/2/2024 at 5:16 AM, Floris Bennema said:

Just found your question 🙂.  

 

I have an original Meyer Optik Görlitz Trioplan 50mm on my Olympus 5III.  I use it with a MEKE 10mm Expansion Tube Ring and an Exacta–m4/3 mount, the combintion extends nearly 7 cm from the body. At f/8 it focusses from 18 to 30 cm off the top of the lens, depending of the position of the focus ring . The DOF is shallow then, just some cm's.

 

Although I created a zoomring  for my Naticam , I did not use it under water yet.

 

Here's an example above water.

 

Although it will be a bit of chalenge to focus underwater, I think it can be nice addition. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Thanks, this is really helpful. That shot looks quite nice so maybe my fears are unfounded.