Fred Miranda Offline Admin Upload & Sell: On
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Jack Thompson wrote:
I just received my teacart, shot with it a little bit on the c/y 35-70, and even in some dim light, it worked brilliantly. Obviously not perfect as you all know, but damned good. I can't say thank you enough to Fred and this community, so much generosity on this site, so much great information shared.
I found the (incredible) alt lens forum here, I want to say in 2008 and was struck by the beauty and character of so many legacy lenses, especially the c/y and ZE/ZF Zeiss lenses. Fast forward, and sadly, My ZE 50 1.4 has been gathering a lot of dust lately because the FE 55 is just so much more practical for me, as is the FE 35 2.8. But with the tech art adapter in hand and operating well, my gears started turning and the compromise game we all play with alt lenses fired up again after being dormant for a while. Sell the ZE 50 1.4 and pick up a ZF 50 1.4? Or c/y 50 1.4? Not great wide open, but none of the M to E weirdness? Or is the character of those ZM's worth the optical compromises? Can I leverage the strength of those lenses to my advantage like Chad? That's not one I can answer at the moment.
In the end, I realized that while I like the bold Zeiss look, I'm pretty familiar with it, have it in spades with my c/y lenses but I have not yet shot with Leica glass. So my first is now on the way--Leica R Summicron (55) in excellent condition. Getting in for $500 plus adapter with the ability to autofocus seemed worth it to me...gotta see what the fuss is all about Thanks again to everyone in here, so much goodwill...fantastic. ...Show more →
Hi Jack,
Thanks for your kind words!
I'm also surprised how well the CY 35-70/3.4 works with Techart. It's not a fast lens but it's no problem for the adapter even in lower light. Try the lens macro mode combined with the adapter macro mode. It gets really close!!
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