demian
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Hello
New to the forum. Appreciate and enjoy the people here from what I have seen. The air is not insecure, bitter, and cynical as others that will remain unmentioned....<grin> It's a pleasure.
That said, I have researched all I can find online regarding this lens. (searches, forums, etc). I use an Mp and Leica lenses only for what I do and although I have friends with Contax, I have schooled myself only recently on Zeiss optics and therefore have no direct experience.
From all I have been able to gather online and what I have read:
This lens compares rather well to the pre ASPH 35/2 Summicron.
It is not as contrasty as teh Summicron and not as sharp at center as the Summicron but retains a flat field better than all other compared lenses (that is Leica, Voigt, Canon).
Also what is interesting (apparently) is how it renders out of focus objects with very nice transitions and corner to corner sharp focus.
As a note, I do not prescribe to the ideas and/or logic of "pixel counting," mtf graphs and the like.
And i realize these things are so subjective and one really needs to try for themselves. It is a very personal choice how a lens "draws" and the qualites one is searching for.
That all said, and information being rather difficult to come by on these lenses from users that is, are there any who would be willing to describe their experiences with this lens? Confirm what has been said above? Its performance wide open *in the real world*?
I would also be very interested how the results appeal *above all* emotionally to you. Do you feel there are some subtlties that make it simply not cut it with you personally? (those personal qualities which feign description...)
Also, I recall reading *somewhere* that Zeiss black lenses had a reputation for wearing fast. That is, the finish was not very strong and was prone to wearing prematurely. True / false?
Can anyone substantiate this. I read it somewhere online (a review or something) but after a while as you know it all becomes mush in the brain where you viewed this and that...
Thanks in advance all who reply. I do genuinely appreciate it.
I realize it isn't easy these sort of Q's.
D
New to the forum. Appreciate and enjoy the people here from what I have seen. The air is not insecure, bitter, and cynical as others that will remain unmentioned....<grin> It's a pleasure.
That said, I have researched all I can find online regarding this lens. (searches, forums, etc). I use an Mp and Leica lenses only for what I do and although I have friends with Contax, I have schooled myself only recently on Zeiss optics and therefore have no direct experience.
From all I have been able to gather online and what I have read:
This lens compares rather well to the pre ASPH 35/2 Summicron.
It is not as contrasty as teh Summicron and not as sharp at center as the Summicron but retains a flat field better than all other compared lenses (that is Leica, Voigt, Canon).
Also what is interesting (apparently) is how it renders out of focus objects with very nice transitions and corner to corner sharp focus.
As a note, I do not prescribe to the ideas and/or logic of "pixel counting," mtf graphs and the like.
And i realize these things are so subjective and one really needs to try for themselves. It is a very personal choice how a lens "draws" and the qualites one is searching for.
That all said, and information being rather difficult to come by on these lenses from users that is, are there any who would be willing to describe their experiences with this lens? Confirm what has been said above? Its performance wide open *in the real world*?
I would also be very interested how the results appeal *above all* emotionally to you. Do you feel there are some subtlties that make it simply not cut it with you personally? (those personal qualities which feign description...)
Also, I recall reading *somewhere* that Zeiss black lenses had a reputation for wearing fast. That is, the finish was not very strong and was prone to wearing prematurely. True / false?
Can anyone substantiate this. I read it somewhere online (a review or something) but after a while as you know it all becomes mush in the brain where you viewed this and that...
Thanks in advance all who reply. I do genuinely appreciate it.
I realize it isn't easy these sort of Q's.
D
