Bronica PE 100-220mm f4.8

Review Date
February 17, 2003

Overall Rating
 5 of 5

Value Rating
 5 of 5

Used product for
1 to 3 months

Visitors rate this review
5.00 of 5, 2 votes

Reviewed by
drleung , Casual , from Bethesda,Maryland

Price Paid
$570.00 at EBAY

Photography Experience
6-10 years , Other

Summary
The best tele-zoom in medium format history! This marvelous lens beats all other 6X4.5 format tele-zooms in every performance category. Highly successful optical and mechanical design - as perfect as any MF zoom lenses can get!

Strengths
Razor-sharp delineation.
Vivid, clean, accurate color.
Fluid and rich tones/gradation.
Outstanding contrast and beautiful bokeh.
Non-existent distortion and flare.
Built-in tripod mount and lens hood.
Leaf shutter. Internal focus and zoom.

Weaknesses
Large and heavy.
Justifiably Expensive.
Relatively slow aperture (Pentax 645 and Mamiya 645 offer larger aperture mid and full-tele lenses.

Similar Products Used
Pentax 645 80-160mm zoom
Mamiya 645 100-200mm zoom
Bronica PE 125-250mm (Schneider) zoom

Customer Service
Excellent service. Fast turnaround. Reasonable service charge.

Review Date
July 5, 2000

Overall Rating
 5 of 5

Value Rating
 5 of 5

Reviewed by
Wendell Franks , Professional , from Dallas, Texas USA

Photography Experience
21+ years , People

Summary
This lens is an excellent addition to the Bronica 645 line. It's sharp, it's well made, and it balances well for its size and weight. And, of course, being able to zoom from almost normal to a couple of different portrait tele lengths is most convenient. Downside? I've
come to consider it a tripod lens because of the weight. Also, decide what you want in the way of filters and vignetters before buying, because the 95mm filter size becomes
a greater frustration the longer you deal with it.

Strengths
extremely sharp
well made

Weaknesses
weight
95mm filter size

Similar Products Used
none

Customer Service
no experience

Review Date
February 16, 2000

Overall Rating
 5 of 5

Value Rating
 5 of 5

Visitors rate this review
4.00 of 5, 1 votes

Reviewed by
Wally Pinn , Professional , from Granada Hills, CA USA

Photography Experience
2-5 years , People

Summary
The only other lens I need to complete my system is the 30mm fisheye.

Strengths
This zoom lens has great sharpness. And its internal focusing, coupled with it being a leaf shutter lens makes it a super buy.

Weaknesses
None

Similar Products Used
Mamiya and Hasselblad