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Maurizio Marzaro www.juzaphoto.com/p/MaurizioMarzaro  |
The following opinions have been automatically translated with Microsoft Translator. | Sony Distagon T* FE 35mm f/1.4 ZA Pros: Three-dimensionality, colors Cons: Weight Opinion: I'm always a bit intimidated every time I use it because of the weight and size, especially with the hood, which certainly do not go unnoticed, the classic lens that makes people say "watch out for this one who wants to take a picture". But then it returns a three-dimensionality that makes each portrait unique and makes pleasant play with the close-ups, with an evident detachment of the planes and a non-aggressive bokeh that gives a characteristic harmonious and not very sharp note to the images. The Zeiss colors are a certainty, the definition of the subject is impeccable, I repeat: the only difficulty in my opinion is given by weight and dimensions that impose on the photographer an "explicit" role, but so it is, a full-frame requires voluminous lenses and photographing among people it is difficult not to be noticed .. instagram.com/mmarzaro57 sent on March 31, 2023 |
 | Sony FE 55mm f/1.8 ZA Sonnar T* Pros: Small, sharp, fast Cons: I don't know Opinion: I'm using it recently on A7III but the first impressions are really remarkable, small, very sharp, easy to carry because the combo with the A7III is perfect and balanced, a splinter, I found only some uncertainty in the maf but probably because I did not bet correctly, and maybe I could also improve the setting of the machine. The colors for me are fantastic as well as the definition, Zeiss will count for something, the famous loss of definition at the edges so much claimed in other reviews does not seem so obvious to me. I was amazed above all by the almost absent postproduction so much is the quality of the file that you get, paradoxically you have to work a little more passing to the b & w but already how it is born it would be fine. I come from an apsc also of good level, but I must say that there is no comparison. For me very approved, and I would say to evaluate it for what it is, that is, a work tool not a collector's item. instagram.com/mmarzaro57 sent on January 11, 2023 |
 | Fujifilm X-H1 Pros: Stabilization, feeling of reliability given by silence and grip, viewfinder Cons: Battery Opinion: Even now another thing compared to the other Fuji that I tried (I miss the xt4), I use it especially for street and it seems to me the extension of the hands thanks to the intuitive grip and the viewfinder, or the screen, which make any shot easy. Coupled with lenses with a good focus speed it is extremely effective, but also only with the "old" 35 1.4 from great satisfaction. As for the other Fuji (I often use the XPro2) you can easily go to 3200 iso with more than acceptable results in the middle of the night, the grain is not the same as the films but it is always pleasant. Clearly the batteries are not its strong point but if you do not have to do a wedding service you can save the battery grip. Very recommended even now. sent on July 23, 2022 |
 | Zeiss Planar 85 f/1.4 (C/Y) Pros: Bokeh, definition, plan detachment capacity Cons: Weight, of course.... Opinion: After reviewing the brothers 35 1.4 and 50 1.4 I can not avoid giving a small opinion even of this which is the third lens of the series Zeiss Contax that I use most frequently on the Sony A7II. Whether they are brothers you can see and, above all, you hear from the weight and dexterity (identical and very fluid) of the focus ring, they have the same ability to detachment of the planes expressed magically by a definition still spectacular to this day in the area of putting to date and the nuance that in the case of this lens is very gradual and harmonious. Portrait lens by definition that I have in my old photo bag loaded with Contax for many years along with many others, I think it still has its raison d'etre today despite all today's automations of focus because, if it complicates life in a reportage, on the other hand, allows you to choose a "framework" with greater determination. The APSC that I own will never be replaced but the system based on these optics is definitely another thing, it is lost quickly but you acquire awareness. A must to this day. sent on March 19, 2020 |
 | Zeiss Planar T* 50mm f/1.4 (C/Y) Pros: Sharpness, bokeh, size Cons: I don't know Opinion: I join the chorus of congratulations for this 1980s perspective that still makes a splash on modern sensors, both FF and APSC. "Right" dimensions, excellent dexterity, the focus on the Sony A7II is agile with focus peaking although you have to be very careful about the light conditions (in my opinion it is always better to focus on a contrasting point), it has a stunning sharpness to a 40 aa optics ago and, above all, a blurred one to be dosed with caution because the use that is made of the depth of field with these optics is completely different from the digital ones (compared with Fuji, excellent optics). For the rest excellent and vital colors, used on an FF is the classic focal that we used and use in millions of people, on an APSC it becomes a 75mm that makes playing with the shots even more easily. For the price it has today I highly recommend it. sent on March 17, 2020 |
 | Zeiss Distagon 35mm f/1.4 (C/Y) Pros: Definition, blurred, three-dimensionality Cons: Weight Opinion: What to say, probably a lens that comes from one of the periods of maximum expression of film photos, a piece of history that is clearly perceived by the weight and the dial of the manual focus. Using it on a 24 mp ff sensor is actually like going back to film photography, "but better" thanks to the beautiful definition that a current sensor returns. The great thing is that this lens, and the sisters of the same generation, give an unexpected three-dimensionality to the image thanks to the blurry that is much more pronounced than the apsc, precisely because the ff sensor is wider and uses all the capacity of the lens in especially when you use the most open diaphragms. Even to have a very large pdc you have to use only the most closed diaphragms otherwise, even if it is a wide angle, a nuanced part there is always... Lens that takes away speed from the shots, of course, and imposes forgotten rhythms in the era of autofocus, but that has a whole reason of its own because it is probably underestimated. Remarkable anti-reflective treatment but you have to pay attention to the lights and protect the shot, even manually, better to have a lampshade even if it increases considerably the size of the whole. sent on February 02, 2020 |
 | Sony A7 II Pros: Manuality, sensor, body quality, ability to "digest" virtually all manual and vintage optics Cons: Using it only in manual I can not make judgments about the capabilities of af and automatisms, modest battery, crosshairs... Opinion: Review that refers to only manual use with my old Zeiss Contax-Yashica lens set, so I can not and do not want to make comparisons with other editions of the same body, various automations or reflex. I wanted to stay on a non-stellar budget and after various considerations I agreed that a mirrorless with a good sensor was the most honest choice to recycle my old Zeiss that made me return to the pleasure of manual focus (let me tell you, it is important for us photographers born with analog... but maybe a little for everyone) and they still have a lot to say in terms of blurry, definition, color, "breath" of a full frame shot. Size and weight: they are the same as my old analog Contax, it seemed to me to go back in time but without the feeling of handling a Kalashnikov as when I was shooting in film, the adaptor ring only unbalanced it a little forward especially when I use the 35 1.4 or the 85 1.4 which are a piece of history. Sensor: does very well his work (1 raw 49.7 mp), gives a good recovery of the highlights but when you raise the iso leaves a noticeable background noise if you discover too much the shadows. I certainly did not compare it to the work of 40 sensors and mp passes, but using it with lenses of the 70s only in raw and passing the images almost invariably in b&n I get images that have a detail and a definition of respect. Battery: depressing, in order to use the car with a little peace of mind I uneven the screen and use it only with the viewfinder, which made me return once more to the old reflex. With this system does not collapse after a few hours. Crosshairs: compared to the Fuji I usually use... there is just none, especially with the focus peaking that is necessary with all the vintage lenses and that I find inaccurate (long live the mirrors of the reflex), but it is saved with the zoom that, set with the button that you have more to shoot with your fingers, helps a lot. The comparison with the Fuji, which remain my basic set, is merciless in terms of weight and scope, but the use I make of it is very particular and I think it is more than justified in the light of the images I can obtain. In this way I returned to my steps in a territory of manual photos, necessarily slower. The speed of a current car in autofocus is a beautiful thing and allows you to steal many shots in the street, but sometimes that's not all and anyway with the old lenses you can predict depth of field and timing easily. Such a composed system can certainly not replace the automatic maf of a mirrorless or a reflex, but, to those who look for it, it completely returns the pleasure of choosing a photo and looking for it in manual, compose it in all facets also thanks to the bokeh that in the full frame lenses is necessarily more expressed than in an apsc, and sometimes slow down in their own search for the best images. Definitely a completion that has a logic and a pleasure all its own. PS strangely there is an unexplained delay (for a normal user) at the first ignition after a rest period... I don't know the explanation though there's definitely. PPSS also add that I noticed a strange "flicker" effect to the use of focus peaking for manual focus, very annoying for the inability to fix a detail for a long time, I do not know if in later models it has been improved... https://www.instagram.com/mmarzaro57/ sent on January 22, 2020 |
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