Zeiss 35mm f/1.4 Distagon T* ZM photos
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Huss
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Great stuff! Are you still using Kodak Pro 100? And getting the film developed in Europe or are u back in Thailand?
Leica All Day
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Thanks Huss, I used Kodak proimage 100 and Kodak Portra 400 in Europe. I got everything developed at my lab in Bangkok. I got back last week.
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Michael
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A couple of recent photos from the local boat pier by my place.
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A couple of recent ones from my neighborhood. The more I use this lens wide open, the more I like it.
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the_jim
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Here are some other snaps:
Guitar on Powerline by Jim Fischer, on Flickr
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Pinot Noir by Jim Fischer, on Flickr
Jenny and Savagnin Rose Cluster by Jim Fischer, on Flickr
Jenny During Harvest by Jim Fischer, on Flickr
Jenny, Modeling Grapes by Jim Fischer, on Flickr
What is fun to see (among many things about this lens) is how well it performs with a close-focus adapter. It is really sharp. I wonder how the floating element system works. I might be crazy, but it sounds like the internal focus is moving on a cam rather than helicoid. I am too nervous to take the lens apart and confirm, though. On that note, it's also crazy that this lens has internal focus. People want to talk about how big it is, but the technical feat to achieve this is incredible. I emailed Zeiss and inquired about the design of this lens. I shot the moon and asked a bunch of questions that I didn't expect them to answer (i.e. what is the name of the lens designer...what was your biggest challenge is creating this design...etc). Unfortunately, and unsurprisingly, they gave me the brush-off. Oh well, it will remain a mystery...
Guitar on Powerline by Jim Fischer, on Flickr
Pinot Noir by Jim Fischer, on FlickrJenny and Savagnin Rose Cluster by Jim Fischer, on FlickrJenny During Harvest by Jim Fischer, on FlickrJenny, Modeling Grapes by Jim Fischer, on FlickrWhat is fun to see (among many things about this lens) is how well it performs with a close-focus adapter. It is really sharp. I wonder how the floating element system works. I might be crazy, but it sounds like the internal focus is moving on a cam rather than helicoid. I am too nervous to take the lens apart and confirm, though. On that note, it's also crazy that this lens has internal focus. People want to talk about how big it is, but the technical feat to achieve this is incredible. I emailed Zeiss and inquired about the design of this lens. I shot the moon and asked a bunch of questions that I didn't expect them to answer (i.e. what is the name of the lens designer...what was your biggest challenge is creating this design...etc). Unfortunately, and unsurprisingly, they gave me the brush-off. Oh well, it will remain a mystery...
Huss
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Michael - fantastic as always. TheJim - great set and the pic with the grapes in the mouth is weird and funny!
the_jim
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More at less than minimum focus via Voigtlander close-focus adapter:
Jenny by Jim Fischer, on Flickr
Jazz by Jim Fischer, on Flickr
Jenny by Jim Fischer, on Flickr
Jenny by Jim Fischer, on FlickrJazz by Jim Fischer, on FlickrJenny by Jim Fischer, on Flickr
krötenblender
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I own the lens myself and besides that it is too heavy/big on my Leica and the focus is not as smooth as the Summilux FLE, I think it is optically superior to the Leica. Great lens.
However I don't really like the OOF light shapes in this picture (not bokehlicious enough, as a famous camera-comedian would say...😉 ), but I notice, that they are a perfect match to cat-eye-shapes. Therefore, a creative and original picture. Well done.
the_jim
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I hear you. The cat eye OOF highlights are definitely part of this lenses look (thankfully for me, I like them...bokeh is an awfully subjective thing). The only 35mm lens that I've used that renders more 'smoothly' with more circular highlights is the Sony/Zeiss 35mm 1.4 FE. Unfortunately, the overall impression of that lens is flat and not as characterful...and it's so large/heavy that I only see fit to use for paying gigs.
As to this ZM, I don't personally find the size to be too much, even on rangefinders. Sure, it's bigger than it's direct competition, but it's construction is also more complex lending to its better performance. But, if I had the FLE, I'm sure I'd see to using it 😬 and probably find it's size preferable.
krötenblender
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Indeed, that is, why I would never say, that it is a bad picture. In this specific case, I think, it is more because of the background lights and how they are off-center. I have seen less sharp contours on OOF-lights with my copy. Anyway, it fits the subject.
My favourite 35mm is the Zeiss Biogon ZM, but that is of course one stop slower, so not really a comparison. But that is nearly a perfect 35mm, IMHO. If it only had a real focus-tab instead of the Zeiss nibble... But that also very much depends on personal preferences, I guess.
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A couple of recent photos from Myanmar.
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Erik van Straten
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Fantastic shots, Michael. That woman with the blue face ... the fence on her face is reflected in the background ... incredible. But the others are great too. More please!
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Vincent.G
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Erik van Straten
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Fantastic work, Michael, I love it.
Erik.
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