Zeiss ZE/ZF.2 Distagon T* 35mm f/1.4 : Specifications and Opinions

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Jörg Beschmann

sent on 27 Settembre 2020

Pros: Value when bought used. Bulid quality.

Cons: It's definintely not a point and shoot lense!

Opinion: The lense is not an easy to use. One have to figure out the right application. The background blur is visible from 0,30 to 1,50m. After 1,50m the out of fokus areas are sharp, too. It's possible to reduce the mininum focus distance with the Nikon Auto Extension Tube PK-11. Other Auto Extension Tubes do not work for me, when I'm using my Sony A7II. The lense shows purple fringing in some contrasty situations. When I use my D810, setting the focus is an issue. Nikon's magnifying Eyepies DK-17M should be helpful. The Multi-field exposure metering on D810 does not work very well with this lens. Switch to center weight exposure metering. Currently it's the less expensive Zeiss 35mm f1.4. The lenses build for Rollei medium format cameras and Contax SLR are more expensive then this one. At the moment I cannot say much more, cause I have not an exposure about I can say, this is it. It seems that the perfect use are low light situations. My recommendation is when you like Zeiss look to compare it against the Zeiss ZE/ZF.2 Distagon T* 35mm f/2. It might be for many of us the better lense ;-)

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Pepe23

sent on 18 Dicembre 2023

Pros: Very high quality of the product and its rendering in images

Cons: Nobody

Opinion: This is a lens for real photography, a jewel, a real pearl for those who love to condense reality with shots. Photographing with this Zeiss, and not all Zeiss are like that, means becoming a craftsman as soon as you hold the lens; In fact, you have full control of the image you are "preparing". With this Zeiss you can only play clean, you can't cheat. The manual focus and the astonishing rendering, given by the lens, of the world around us implies great attention on every level of the thinkable in making composition. The depth of the shadows is disarming, the contrast always measured, never vulgar, never coarse, elevated in the metaphysical sense of the term, the lights looking like the gaze of a generous and benevolent god, delicate and evocative. This is a pure, non-egoic, fresh lens, with a rich but detached character capable of translating reality into images as it presents itself through the eye to man. Post-production can become unnecessary. This is the lens of no return, it is the qualitative leap from which there is no escape. Seeing is believing. Andrea

Momiziano

sent on 10 Luglio 2018

Pros: It's fascinating

Cons: Weight and size. Poor value hold.

Opinion: In the lab, he's not the best of 35/1.4, not even lower-ranking ones. Chromatic aberration, a little flare and TA vignetting, important weight, high price (in acceptable used). But it's very charming especially at TA. It is also thanks to this lens that I realized that behind the optical engineering of some rank companies there are alchemies that add something that goes beyond the numbers, create atmosphere. I recommend it.

Fabio1951

sent on 10 Febbraio 2016

Pros: impeccable construction, as zeiss tradition; exceptional optical quality

Cons: weight, size, price

Opinion: I have this light now for a year, having preferred the Zeiss f: 2 after a field test, and use with Nikon Df and 810. It has many drawbacks, such as weight, excessive dimensions, price, a curvature of field appreciable Aperture 1,4 and 2; but, being careful in focheggiatura, gives absolutely fantastic images, far more attractive than allow others 35mm; not so much for the sharpness (still excellent throughout the golf f: 2.8 and up), but because of the color rendering, the ability to enter into the shadows, following the dispute which assures the filming scenes for the pleasure the focus. It also gives an absolute pleasure when handling it and use it. Of course it is not very suitable when you need a particular speed of action, because with reflex today the focus manually is not easy. In my opinion a way that gives a lot of satisfaction. For the diaphragms 1,4 and 2, in which the sharpness at the center is high however, also it allows a considerable creativityA just taking advantage of the field curvature is suffering.

Pkkleopard

sent on 02 Giugno 2015

Pros: Construction, Defocused, Magic brings

Cons: Weight, dimensions, Vignette to TA

Opinion: It 's my first lens Zeiss after long possessed and tried every Nikon lens catalog, besides my fourth 35mm f / 1.4 G after Nikon, Sigma and Samyang Art. I will not repeat the happiness at finding herself in his hands a lens finally built to last, which does not give the impression of having to break at any moment, that is worth all the money it costs every cent, which once mounted on the machine not staccheresti more. But its merits obviously come out when you start to photograph them: though less etched TA of the other three mentioned above by f2 on I did not find differences in sharpness even with the much praised Sigma Art that should be the best of the 4. There a huge difference as regards the overall performance of the scene, with shadows much more open and slightly higher contrast to other (always talking about RAW file). Returning to the chapter TA that is ultimately the reason why you buy a lens like this I find it magical albeit not incisissimo and veryvignetting is perhaps the first time that I do not put the tick to the correction lens and almost not touch sliders on LR. The weight and size can be a counter, but given the level constructive accettabili.rnPurtroppo are addictive and once tried Zeiss everything else is true plasticaccia: be careful ...

Piermaria Zannier

sent on 24 Maggio 2015

Pros: one piece

Cons: If you try it, do not let the most

Opinion: I agree with all other comments, particularly the total potting. It 'a jewel that I had dreamed about for 40 years, since the Contax 139, for which I had obtv yashica. But then I could not afford one Zeiss. At the dawn of the 60 years, I got there. It 's just fantastic. I used it in different situations, mainly landscapes, but also in travel situations. It must become proficient in the focus (I wear glasses, and this obviously more complicated). But then as' incredible satisfaction. In particular, the color rendering is not comparable to any other obtv. The comments described by the other photographer friends are all true. Especially I share fanaticism and exaltation of a single lens, the true passion for photography. The shooting studio, composition, search lights, everything is photography, where the much praised (and too used) post-production finally becomes just an accessory.

Mevill

sent on 07 Novembre 2014

Pros: It makes you shoot like crazy to anything

Cons: The counter is that you need another body to use other lenses, I wont pull more

Opinion: This opinion is not reliable, I write in a state of total potting. It 's my fourth Zeiss lens but I can not stop falling in love with these wonderful glass. It has amazing colors, a 3D beyond belief. As exciting as a few other purchases in life ... Then the MAF TA easily makes mistakes, but mistakes you learn! RnSe want a 35 character over really think about it, even if the competition (especially in Canon mount) is very agguerrrita ...

Wazer

sent on 10 Agosto 2013

Pros: It just does not want to go out to take pictures, the construction is incredibly solid and guarantees unmatched focus fluency, the colors are typical zeiss and excel those nikon.

Cons: Challenging focus due to non-complete longitudinal chromatic aberration correction (LOCA) responsible for some kind of focusing of the focusing field, mirrored with focus peaking but at full aperture it forces you to use the live view (it would be better to Zacuto) to have a high number of photos in focus; Alternatively an aftermarket focus screen like the katzeye.

Opinion: Once handled, it is difficult to position it and make it want to shoot like no other autofocus optics despite the difficulty of focusing may sometimes be frustrating. Focusing screens of autofocus reflexes worsen a situation already made difficult by the non-correction of Locas. There are several solutions to the problem, but all go against the operating speed by actually orienting the user to "think" photographs. If you need to bring home the job without error, you should use a solid high-fidelity autofocus. It's very clear , Not as the new sigma art, but the yield is overall outstanding. The field curve is very well controlled, showing a slight propensity for the "U" forward, very often confused with loss of edge sharpness (speech that applies to all optics). I find her best in landscapes and movies she thinks, while portraits can make the defects too high;)

Dariun

sent on 17 Maggio 2013

Pros: Construction MAF ring, all glass and metal, hood compreso.Nitidezza, color rendering.

Cons: Weight, size, costo.A TA just a trifle to misplace the MAF.

Opinion: As with all Zeiss, even the 35/1, 4 is impeccably constructed of glass and its quality are metallo.Le color rendition and sharpness throughout the frame already excellent TA.Chiudendo a couple of stop becomes a razor . The only drawback is the possibility of making a mistake if the fire used to TA freehand ... Make no mistake it is preferable to use it with LW (perhaps magnified by 10 times) on a beautiful ring cavalletto.Della MAF, do I have to mean???