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p.2 #12 · p.2 #12 · Which wide-angle Zeiss lens would you get for landscape? | |
billsamuels wrote:
UPDATE: I was talking to someone I work with who does professional photography work for my organization, and he suggested that I start with a USED Zeiss even if it doesn't fit a Canon and I have to get a lens adapter. So I should try it out for a while, if I like it, keep it, or if I like it, upgrade to a newer modern one, but regardless, it's an experiment. And I'm not throwing a ton of money into a lens that I may or may not find better than something I already have as far the quality found in a Canon "L" lens, or one of the Mamiya medium format lenses I already have as well, which are very sharp lenses (I was looking at Mamiya lenses on B&H and while mine are MF, they sell AF versions of the same lenses for well over $1500).
Getting back to my original question, what would be a really good and older wide-angle landscape Zeiss lens to get in the used market that would NOT be expensive, perhaps less than $1,000, and would work functionally on a Canon DSLR? Some of you pointed to a Zeiss "Hollywood" lens, but it sounded like that one had some real distortion issues. Also, some mentioned lenses that fit Contax cameras? What else would there be from a few years ago?
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While this may seem like good logical advice, I don't think it's that simple. Consider:
1) a C/Y (Contax) lens will require an adapter, and it's advisable to stick to the higher quality and therefore more expensive ones - extra $100-200 for Rayqual, Fotodiox Pro or Novaflex
2) the better C/Y lenses have retained their value. It may be that for a 'like new' C/Y lens you will pay a similar amount or more than a ZE version. This particularly true of the stars like the C/Y 21/2.8. You can save money on less than perfect lenses, but it's harder to determine if there are issues that may be problem for you.
3) the C/Y lenses can have compatibility issues such as mirror interference that are not present in the ZE line.
4) Metering on adapted lenses on Canon bodies using adapted lenses is temperamental; you often need to use EC to get proper exposure, and the amount will vary by aperture. The ZE do not seem to exhibit this issue.
5) If you do find you like the Zeiss, my experience has been that you often net less on sale than you paid, so in the end the total cost will be more than if you moved directly to the lens you really want.
I think you need to short list the lenses you are interested in, research typical cost, eliminate the economically unfeasible, and then watch for sales of good quality lenses, at reasonable prices, from reputable sellers.
You've been given a lot of excellent suggestions here. You need to determine what would work for you, and is in your budget.
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