Krosavcheg wrote:
I am vignetting junkie... lol
And drawing style for me wins over curvature.
There should be ZF of it? Or perhaps CY would be wiser, as I plan to get a mirrorless some time later?
Yes, mine is a ZF.2. The photo which I just couldn't get out my mind, and which ultimately led me to buy it (along with some other great shots by Cyra) was by Hrannar:
Frank: 5DMk3 got a smaller mirror compared to 5DMk2 afaik at 0.45mm. No clearance issues on CY35/1.4 and 35-70/3.4, even 45/2.8 nearly clears and only hangs at infinity.
Heannar's photos are inspiring indeed. I still can't get most of his Zuiko 18/3.5 out of my head!!
Well, I got ZE21/2.8 already. It's great for landscape and at infinity, but it's close up performance isn't much to write home about in terms of bokeh (naturally).
28/2.8 Nikkor sounds like a great lens and so does zeiss 28/2. Just wish I could test Oly 28/2 soonest.
Peire: amazing shots. Disturbingly, I haven't been able to match your 21/2.8 result in terms of PP. back to school for me...
carstenw wrote:
Yes, mine is a ZF.2. The photo which I just couldn't get out my mind, and which ultimately led me to buy it (along with some other great shots by Cyra) was by Hrannar:
Krosavcheg wrote:
Frank: 5DMk3 got a smaller mirror compared to 5DMk2 afaik at 0.45mm. No clearance issues on CY35/1.4 and 35-70/3.4, even 45/2.8 nearly clears and only hangs at infinity.
Good to hear. I am surprised to hear about the 45 Tessar, I though it was impossible. Just be careful so it's not the glass the mirror hits. It's a neat little lens!
If you want the unusual mix of top quality and cheap you can always get the CY 28/2.8 which is almost a steal still. Dont have that many digital shots yet as it is currently glued on a Contax S2 so I apologize for those that have already seen these:
carstenw wrote:
I don't know, sorry. I don't think I have ever seen one.
There is. My copy was a ZF1. It was cheap, too. I think I picked it up for $700 or so. That's one I wish I had held on to when I made the switch to Sony, and one I'm debating picking up again to go in a two lens kit if the 135/2 is what I'm hoping it will be.
Another lens that belongs on this list is the Elmarit-R 28/2.8 vII. Very impressive, very high resolution lens. It's probably a better all-around lens than the Zeiss, but it's slower (f/2 is very usable on the Zeiss) and the Zeiss can produce eye-popping visuals with the right light (as evidenced above).
I was well impressed with Olympus 24/2.8 MC today. It can be bought well below £100 these days. I remember 16-9 had some good words to say about it too.
Just found ZF1 for auction in Japan, but I think one of the shops got them on the shelve for about $700. Going there tomorrow to have a look.
Haven't found any Series II Leica 28/2.8 sadly - all copies for sale here have serial under 300.000.
Zuiko 24/2.8 is also available, but for a little more than I would like.
Here is 16-9 hall of fame for 28mm: http://www.16-9.net/lens_tests/best28mm.html
Perhaps I should just stick to OM 28/2 then? Really, really curious about Hollywood 28 though.
Frank: Gamla Stan never been looking better...already miss it.. Out of curiosity, at what aperture did you shoot that dashing vehicle?..
checked the rear of my 45/2.8 and it seems just fine. It's a 100Jahre edition, so I make it a habit to only shoot in LV mode..
Edgards: I think Oly 24/2.8 lost to Canon 24/1.4L in terms of performance...though of course, the price difference is too much of a factor.
The best 24mm lens I ever owned was the 24 f/1.4L II from Canon, that was simply superb in all ways.
Naturally the Zeiss lenses are rather exceptional, and I quite liked how the ZE 21mm drew with close up subjects.
Lately though I've been shooting quite a bit with a Nikkor 24mm AI with close range correction (CRC) on my F3 body and it is really quite good for such an inexpensive lens!
I am not sure Jena has 24mm or 28mm lens, the 28mm Jena lens is a rebranded Cosina from old days if I remember correctly, and usually sell for cheap. You might have confused it with Yashica ML lens? (the other half of C/Y) which is of good reputation.
Krosavcheg wrote:
I am also really curious about Zeiss Jena at 24-28mm there was one highly regarded, but I can't seem to find reference to it..
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At 28mm I really like the Minolta MC Rokkor 28 f/2 that I had. It is a nice all around lens, but does well close-up. The bokeh is a little funky wide open, but gets very nice from f/2.8. Here are a couple of examples. The first is f/2; the second is f/2.8. Either way, I always liked the painterly drawing style of this lens. I didn't keep it when I got the ZE 35 f/1.4, but I regret that decision fairly often.
aleksanderpolo wrote:
I am not sure Jena has 24mm or 28mm lens, the 28mm Jena lens is a rebranded Cosina from old days if I remember correctly, and usually sell for cheap. You might have confused it with Yashica ML lens? (the other half of C/Y) which is of good reputation.
Perhaps I am confusing with Jena 35/2.8 which seems to be sought after?
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