porktaco
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hehehehehe
Vics
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Thanks for the laugh. Seriously, they didn't look all that great to me. Save your money.
Thardy
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Now that's funny. Hehehehe
gavinlg
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Zeiss 24mm f1.8 (35mm equiv) on a nex 5:
Canon 35mm f2 on a 5d:
The Canon 35mm looks like it's about a third the size of the Zeiss 24mm.
porktaco
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bert is now staring directly at the giant lensed compact camera
Thardy
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Look at the size of that thing!
douglasf13
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The NEX-5 setup is still considerably smaller than the smallest DSLR, both with kit zooms. Here is a pic of one of the smallest DSLRs (technically SLT,) the A33, with a 28mm prime compared to a NEX-5 and kit zoom. The SLR kit zoom would make the SLR kit even longer.
Courtesy of CTYankee on dyxum.com:
Here's a pic of the 24/1.8 with a better size reference and less distortion:
Courtesy of CTYankee on dyxum.com:
Here's a pic of the 24/1.8 with a better size reference and less distortion:
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Bob Ross
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To satify my curiosity, I downloaded the picture of the blond guy with his bike, more to look at the IQ than the lens performance. The image file responded well to my usual PP routine that adjusts tone & saturation curves, using masks. With some sharpening for printing it made a nice letter size print. No nasties can be seen at 8X mag.
Looking for the lens personality told me I was wasting my time
It is a nice lens, but the IQ in the print is probably mostly due to the sensor. The 24MP is certainly not needed for the print that I made, but it is sort of nice to have it available. It will be interesting to see how photographers from various walks of photography use this Multi Functional Rear Lenscap, AKA MURL
Bob
Looking for the lens personality told me I was wasting my time
It is a nice lens, but the IQ in the print is probably mostly due to the sensor. The 24MP is certainly not needed for the print that I made, but it is sort of nice to have it available. It will be interesting to see how photographers from various walks of photography use this Multi Functional Rear Lenscap, AKA MURL Bob
raid
Dad Photographer
The 35/1.4 summilux is tiny in comparison.
This is illogical; why would SONY have Zeiss make such a monstrous lens for the digital camera?
This is illogical; why would SONY have Zeiss make such a monstrous lens for the digital camera?
gavinlg
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So basically they take up the same amount of room in a bag, but one has a rubbish 18-55mm zoom lens and no viewfinder...
The nex 7 and 24mm f1.8 are quite a bit bigger again too.
What I'm saying is that something like an e-p3/g3 with the panasonic 20mm f1.7 would be less than half the size - maybe a third of the size of the nex 7/24 1.8, and would still be pretty similar in terms of specs - 40mm/1.7 vs 35mm/1.8... nex 7 has better IQ sure, but a 5d + 35L has better IQ again, and it's not much bigger, and would probably handle better + optical viewfinder.
Forgive me for thinking out loud - I realize it's a bit disjointed...
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fotomeow
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yes, its large, but they do have the 1.5 crop factor to deal with. That said, they still could only get it to go as fast as 1.8... ANd dont get me started on dorky oversized hoods. My God, the hoods get bigger and bigger every year.!
gavinlg
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Yeah this is a pet peeve of mine - I don't even use the hood on my 35L - it's like the size of the lens itself.
douglasf13
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The 25 Summilux is a more appropriate comparison, and it is closer in size, and it doesn't have an af motor or auto aperture. Zeiss isn't going to design lenses with massive distortion like m4/3 that need software correction.
Good thread about the design of the new Zeiss: http://forums.dpreview.com/forums/readflat.asp?forum=1000&message=39223743&changemode=1
j j
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"5d + 35L... not much bigger"
Only if the SLR is far away.
Only if the SLR is far away.
Photon42
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Have you seen the other Zeiss lenses in the full format wide angle area. They seem not to be capable (at their price point) to come up with something reasonably compact. I was looking at the 35 mm Zeiss Nikon options. That's a joke. Sorry. The NEX needs neat small native lenses. Can't see any.
Rgds
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gavinlg
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Zeiss generally doesn't care about anything except ultimate IQ - thats why their lenses are usually bigger than the competition. The Zeiss ZE 35mm f1.4 distagon (despite being stunning optically) is a decent bit bigger than the equivalent canon 35mm f1.4L - and the latter has autofocus to boot.
Another good example is in the zm lenses - the 35mm biogon f2 is much larger than the other f2 35mm lenses around.
eleskin
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Nex 7 Should look nice with 40mm Nokton
Nex 7 Should look nice with 40mm Nokton
The 40mm f1.4 Nokton is a small, fast lens that should look really nice mounted on the NEX 7!
Nex 7 Should look nice with 40mm Nokton
The 40mm f1.4 Nokton is a small, fast lens that should look really nice mounted on the NEX 7!
raid
Dad Photographer
Until they figure out how to produce small and high quality small sized fast lenses, use legacy lenses with the NEX.