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The following opinions have been automatically translated with Microsoft Translator. | Zeiss Sonnar 85mm f/2.8 (C/Y) Pros: Crisp lightweight, compact, has itself a double character, a TA pleasing bokeh, gradually yield between center and edges, as well F4 becomes a razor, has a very strong contrast type, more than 135 brother f2.8 similar to the central area of Sonnar 180, but UNIFORM as surrender between the center and edges. Cons: 2.8 out of a 85mm is a bit 'closed for certain portraits ..... Opinion: Lens that I "dodged" for a long time, crushed in the park between the Contax Planar Planar 100 85 F1.4 and F2, it happened to me in hand recentemnte and I upped very gritty finding it even at TA, my weak for chronic tele media made me buy less than a bancomat.rnrnNon I knew resist removal, a small "made in West Germany" which from the first shots did see what you can design with only five lenses in four groups (but classy) .rnSe can be found in a flea market not miss it, for two money you bring home a gem and if like me you have some trouble focusing with 1.4 goals with this you will not have problems, an optical antique flavor and the exemplary performance ..... rnrnPS cercatevi MTF curves of this point in the network, you'll understand what I mean ..... rn sent on January 19, 2017 |
 | Samyang 100mm f/2.8 ED UMC Macro Pros: NITIDO, neutral color yield, Internal focusing, very well balanced (on my old 5D) easy to shoot up to 1/30 freehand, good anti-reflection treatment, price Cons: pretty bulky Opinion: I have had this optics for a couple of weeks now and I have not been able to try it except in the home or almost, but I got a pretty precise idea of how it works, I needed a macro optics longer than my excellent Zeiss (for contax) 60 macro , I wanted it to reach the 1:1 magnification ratio and not being a fan of autofocus "at all costs" my choice fell on this glass. I paid 380 euros on Ebay transport included, I own a large set of Zeiss optics for Contax, I know what it means sharpness, contrast and the feeling of cleanliness that return each in their own way and with a character full of nuances, but I must say that this 100 macros surprised me, sharp and defined at the same time, well built, heavy, I found excellent internal focusing , with the 60 macro in ratios close to 1:2 the machine-optic system was strongly unbalanced, here it's all under control, it also amazed the good hold to the backlight without excessive loss of contrast and without flare slit and intrusive Ghosts. A 100 macro Zeiss F2 also used is not found at less than 1000/1300 Euros, with the difference I will buy a used 6D body. PS after hundreds of shots in the most disparate conditions, I must add that the mechanics of this optics is at the height of the expectations, never a hardening of the diaphragm dialing diaphragm..... the thing is really interesting, this optics gave me right away the impression of solidity and brilliance of yield that I had not tried in my approach to other houses (ephanate) and that's why I held tight my zeiss optics for Contax , but here I FINALLY found something that reminds me up close without having to make a lease for the purchase..... After the first hundred shots I decided to look for reviews and I found the laboratory test of the TF magazine, this optic is very close to the yield of the Zeiss 100 macro, certainly has a stop opening in less (but the Planar reaches "only" the ratio of magnification 1:2), but it costs a third and in the field for now provided me only and exclusively satisfactions and... Amazement. It certainly won't be the only Samyang optics in my slow park... PS after hundreds of shots in the most disparate coonditions the mechanics of this optics proved to live up to expectations, never a hardening of the diaphragm diaphragm diaphragm diaphragm diaphragm diaphragm or focus.... sent on January 16, 2017 |
 | Zeiss Planar 85 f/1.4 (C/Y) Pros: A very high quality optics, and with two distinct personalities, at room temperature and up to 2.8 provides a very unique bokeh, almost dreamy, fantastic plans detachment and clear depth of field limited the use of which (although complicated by bad slides focus of current camera bodies) gives great satisfaction, by F 4 onwards he begins to show excellent micro and macrocontrasto, made of neutral colors. Cons: If the Zeiss Lady did not alter the optical design in new products (and you can see also from the MTF curves) it means it was fine the way it is, but I would have preferred a color rendering a bit 'brighter, though nothing you do not it can fix quickly PP, AC TA hints. Opinion: A point of view that in the 80's was the subject of discrimination by "only Made in West Germany", this light was produced in both versions (lens made in W. Germany and Lens made in japan), of course the alleged differences not led to anything that could be objectively seen on a press 40 x 60 cm, "feelings", "three-dimensional" differences that I have never risconstataato, my Japanese works wonderfully well and as mentioned paradoxically if "mom" Zeiss no l 'redesigned markedly in the new "classic" series, there must be a reason .... optical rnrnQuesta provides a yield BN very special, I struggle to define it, I find it beautiful, for example, in "street" report because it helps very well to pull off a proper subject for its quality of work well "unplugging" now diversi.rnReperibile floors in both versions (pardon the joke, but you mark the new 85mm serie classic with "lens made in Japan" must have put your heart at rest to Germanists believe) on the 400 Euro; It is a gem that you should treat yourself ..... rnrnrn sent on December 18, 2016 |
 | Zeiss Tele-Tessar 300mm f/4 (C/Y) Pros: color rendering Zeiss, beautiful plasticity, good overall contrast, exemplary required to flare and backlit thanks to the reduced number of lenses (5) and the incomparable T * anti-reflection treatment Cons: almost historical project, the absence of aspherical lenses or anomalous dispersion limits the general feeling of sharpness. The MF on certain subjects is certametne a limit .... Opinion: After many years of using a Sigma APOMACRO 300 F4 (in a rare attack Contax MF version) I went back to the old Tessar 300mm f4 in MM version with a recent numbering use with appropriate adapter to an old Canon 5D, perhaps as surrender MTF will inferiroe to Sigma, but the images that returns are brilliant, with a nice macrocontrasto and holding the backlight (the contrast decline in frontal light in Sigma was really a problem) I have done regret ... Very suitable for the landscape, returns almost "pictorial" images and have an intriguing appeal.rnrnAnche definitely pass if a 300 / 400AF this glass I did not take off more from the cabinet of the optical ..... rnrn sent on August 31, 2016 |
 | Zeiss Planar T* 50mm f/1.4 (C/Y) Pros: A stunning performance optics, excellent blurry, great sharpness from F 2.8 to F 11 Cons: A TA great difference in sharpness between center and edges, but in the portrait is not necessarily a defect. Opinion: I have used for 20 years the little brother 1.7 which I think is more engraved with the intermediate diaphragms, but the blurring and the plasticity of the 1.4 are priceless. It is an extraordinarily light lens, easy to find in the used, but absolutely not to be underestimated, a feature that I tested in the field is the "hold" to the very closed diaphragms, at F 11 presents a sharpness still excellent, I used it in macrophotography with extension tubes and while being less "brought" than his brother Planar 100mm F2 (which has a floating lens just to optimize the shots at the minimum focus distance) offer more than good results. But the speciality of this optics is to place the subject in relief by beautifully defining the three-dimensionality of the subject well highlighted by the splendid blurry. You can find it in the second hand on the 250 Euros, once you have put on your camera you will forget about the autofocus and automation, and you will be YOU again who decide HOW to write with light.... You will throw away the first 50 shots, the next 40 will not please you, but then it will be just love..... sent on June 27, 2016 |
 | Zeiss Distagon 35mm f/2.8 (C/Y) Pros: The classic all-rounder optics, excellent optical features, nice general contrast, very faithful color rendering. very modest distortion (about 1.5%). Cons: It should be used from F4 onwards, at TA the yield at the edges is not exciting and the obvious vignette limits the use of this diaphragm, to F5.6 the vignette disappears and the edges improve a lot. Opinion: An optics that I have been using for many years (welcome gift from my companion way back in 1986) I use it as a notebook god trip, the reduced weight makes it a valuable ally during the skirmishes in the mountains, less boisterous than the "brother" 28mm, more suitable for discreet reportage. On the second-hand market it costs a maximum of two hundred Euros, if you consider the fantastic hold in the backlights, and the brilliance of the yield I would say that it is certainly worth putting it in your photographic kit. sent on March 28, 2016 |
 | Canon 5D Pros: Optimum general ergonomics, also produces delicious files to ISO average, easy controls and intuitive, effective customizations (for those who like to work a little in post production) easy to find a good price on the used market, Cons: Not tropical conditions, if you do a lot of macro as I prepared to frequently clean the sensor, viewfinder disappointing, not up to my old Contax and my first Nikn FE ....., I had to provide for the purchase of a slide focus with split image microprism and split-image, but they are one of the few that uses esclusivmente in MF. Opinion: My first SLR camera, I adapted my park Zeiss optics for Contax also filing (in my own risk) the mirror in the bottom center to use the 18mm f4. The beginning was not very happy, I obtained the images that were very distant from Slide I achieved with the trusty Fuji Velvia, but as with a new car you always understand each other a bit ', at the end of an apprenticeship a bit' troubled me is giving great satisfaction with what it costs a good used worth its procurement and having fun taking. sent on August 25, 2015 |
 | Zeiss Sonnar 180mm f/2.8 (C/Y) Pros: Beautiful chromatic yield and plasticity, excellent in portraits, used with a green filter in BN gives remarkable results, gives the best of itself in the center of the frame and being an optics designed for sports shooting this is certainly not a defect, from F 5.6 onwards the yield at the edges improves a lot. Focus ghiera (270-degree run) very comfortable and wide, made at TA excellent at short distances thanks to a floating lens that optimizes this type of shooting, it is equipped with a very practical extractable lampshade. Cons: Non-exceptional micro-contract. Opinion: A lens with which I took a lot of shots on Fuji Velvia film, useful to isolate a subject thanks to the 8-bladed diaframnma allows a very pleasant blurring, the somewhat dated design and the lack of abnormal dispersion lenses place it one step below other optics of equal focal length (Leitz Apotelyt f3.4 on all) but digitally works very well requiring little PP work always returning images from the neutral and neutral lls Very eye-catching plasticity, it is found among the used around 400 Euros, easily adaptable on Canon bodies will give you beautiful images. sent on August 24, 2015 |
 | Zeiss Distagon 18mm f/4 (C/Y) Pros: Distortion entirely absent, excellent color rendering, high-contrast images with excellent overall balance. Cons: Vignetting up to F5.6 microcontrast not great, lightweight AC up to 5.6 F Opinion: Hundred degrees always open to dsposizione in a compact, lightweight lens. great in interior shooting, architecture and situations where it is essential to embrace a wider angle. The design is not very modern, but I realized that using the field offers a lot of satisfaction that I did not expect seeing the test published by various riviste.rnrnCome wrote the main flaw is a certain weakness in the micro-contrast, but with an angle of field so wide the defect is related, in any case, the great macrocontrasto makes very brilliant images and excellent color rendering does the resto.rnrnAdattabile with some difficulty to the body Canon (I had to shave all linkages lens referral , the ring protruding beyond the rear lens and eventually I had to shave lightly the mirror of my Canon 5D, but a couple of hours of work are nothing compared to the satisfaction of using I lost shots quest'ottica.rnrnQuante times (all 'interior of palaces, museums-provided you have the autorizzazione- archaeological excavations) because the 78 degrees I had available were too few .... rnrnL'ottimo overall contrast also helps in perspective corrections, when due to inability to move away from wanting sogggetto resume in full you are forced to accept the falling lines, is a goal so pleasant to use that finsico ePR hold them on my Canon throughout the giorno.rnrnNon is faultless, but the advantages far outweigh any limitazione..rnrnReperibile on the second hand market on the 400 Euro I thoroughly recommend it ..... RNPs I recently got to try for a few hours the new Distagon 18mm F3.5, more nitiezza, more micro-contrast, color rendering belissima, but an unbearable distortion that forces ARCHITECTURE fOR EVERY TRIP OR INTERIOR to corrections PP, rnrnrnrnrnrn sent on January 26, 2015 |
 | Zeiss Vario-Sonnar 35-70 f/3.4 (C/Y) Pros: Goal from the splendid performance, allows use without any limitation to any diaphragm, rather compact offers a constant aperture to vary the focal length. Cons: excursion a bit 'limited Opinion: A perspective that I have long avoided owning a large fleet of fixed lenses, yet loves nature photography one "short" zoom in addition to a "long" (the 80-200f4 for Contax) allowed me to shoot with greater accuracy avoiding the frame to crop the files.rnrnHa a truly remarkable performance, is the zoom range is limited, but compared al28-85 weighs VERY dmeno and offers the highest performance in the center of the diaphragm which makes it perfect epr fei portraits educated at flight.... sent on July 27, 2014 |
 | Zeiss Distagon 25mm f/2.8 (C/Y) Pros: A good compromise, very faithful color reproduction, excellent contrast and negligible distortion I do prefer it to the "brother" 28mm f2, 8 Cons: The models of the 80's had a less than optimal yield up to f5, 6, in those years I have often used this lens (thanks to a friend), starting from 90 years (roughly since it was introduced versioneMM) things are certainly improved, on certain occasions the tone returned may seem a bit '"cold," but just a little in post production epr resolve it. Opinion: An optical largely underestimated compared to the 28mm f2, 8 offers a few degrees more and less distortion, I have the MM version for four years and gives excellent test of whether, for architecture and urban environments certainly preferable to the 28mm f2, 8.rnrnIl weight limited size and small all things considered make it useful in the reportage of the street, the resulting images are very "engaging". sent on March 27, 2014 |
 | Zeiss Vario-Sonnar 80-200mm f/4 (C/Y) Pros: It has a striking contrast, excellent color rendering and excellent risoluione, handy one-touch dial, flawless mechanics, can be found on the 250 Euro as used and we will give you beautiful images throughout the course of use, only 80mm at the edges to yield TA is lower than the center, but being the focal length suitable for portraits is perhaps even good. Cons: F4 is a little 'bit would have been enough even half wider aperture to make it almost perfect Opinion: It 'a faithful companion on excursions. trips, relatively lightweight (680g) lets you shoot with confidence that the quality will be excellent already at RT. F8 to give the best of themselves, to 200mm is definitely the most handsome Sonnar 180mm f 8 (even if a little 'less "plastic") as micro and macro contrast, I highly recommend it. sent on March 21, 2014 |
 | Zeiss Planar 100mm f/2 (C/Y) Pros: Sharpness breaking, a perspective that I have used for years with macro extension tubes and thanks to the lens floating rear has always provided great results in the portrait is beautiful wide open, superlative when you want to give prominence to a subject as a senior or a hard-featured face, with this lens I made hundreds and hundreds of shots and has always been able to return saturated images and great sense of clarity in the use of general, fluid mechanics and the large focus ring to make the fire 'use extremely pleasant. A wonderful travel companion. Cons: On some types of picture too sharp evenly from the center to the edges, but if you need a bit of gradually blurred and the contrast is the Planar 85F1, 4. It 'a heavy lens, lots of glass and metal. Opinion: A lens must for those who love the media canvases, unparalleled sharpness, lack of distortion and great uniformity of yield making it a great tool for work and diletto.rnrnPiù times I was tempted to remove it from my collection in favor of some more specialized optics (Planar 85 f1, 4 and Makro Planar 60 f2, 8) but the temptation has always been kept back by the superb performance of this light that I use with great pleasure for over twenty five years. sent on January 08, 2014 |
 | Zeiss Makro-Planar 60mm f/2.8 C (C/Y) Pros: Optics uncompromising, the use for two years on a Canon 5D and I've never been disappointed, the yield at the center is notable already at full aperture, the edges will equate the middle by F 5.6, which is not a ptoblema for a macro perspective, reaches the magnification ratio 1: 1 without adding extension tubes. Cons: Weight, for those photographing insects is certainly a little "short" but for macro flora and reproductions is a great workhorse, to be able to utilize the infinite remember to focuse urilizzando depth of field sharp because it tends to lock the mirror of 5D, but being a macro .... Opinion: A perspective that has solved many of the problems I had with the excellent despite Planar 100f2 I used with extension tubes, greater resilience to small apertures and contrast and sharpness esemplari.rnrnSpesso overvalued in used I bought 400 euros in excellent condition Hold rpesente that surface scratches on the front lens are effectively invisible because of the use in optical diaphragms chiusi.rnrnUn recommended for those who fear him stop down, coupled with the use of a ring flash Sigma (EM 140DG) and used with due corrections and a little 'break-in provides excellent results. sent on January 06, 2014 |
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