Regarding Voigtlander, I have evaluated the Ultron 40/2 and 58/1.4 Nokton (both the new "SL II" lenses). I've commented on both in my June 10th blog, and will be offering a more in-depth look soon. (Stephen Gandy of CameraQuest loaned me eval units of both).
Those two lenses are excellent, and the price is right. I like both for different reasons: the 40/2 is superb as a compact lens, perfect when you want to travel light. The 58/1.4 offers wonderful bokeh, and is very crisp (my first sample had a obvious problem, but the 2nd was excellent). Both are very similar to the Zeiss ZF lenses in build quality, and optical quality is very high, very similar to the Zeiss ZF lenses, though I'd rate the Zeiss 35/2 higher than the 40/2 Voigtlander.
I am tempted to get both, but they are not free, and I already own all the ZF lenses, so they would be redundant. Wait, no lens is redundant!—every lens offers its own “look”.
Jammy Straub wrote:
Thank you sir for doing the review in the first place. Its good to know you've stumbled upon this thread and are good with an open community discussion of the review.
Cheers!
Thank you. My policy is to address user concerns with anything I write. Nothing is perfect, but I try to cover all the bases in advance, and if I miss something, add it as a revision. Reader feedback in any form is extremely helpful in improving my work.
BTW the 18/3.5 Distagon is arriving today and it will be incorporated into the review.
Happy to have "found" you over here!! We have been Emailing back and forth about the focus of my 100/2 and the D3.
You have been super helpful... Looks like Nikon did something to "fix" the problem as the focus seems dead on now!!
I have not yet subscribed to the Zeiss site... but I intend to tonight.
Thanks, Don Krieff
Thanks Don.
Unfortunately I still cannot focus the 100/2 Makro reliably with my D3 (I mostly backfocus), though it's fine on my Canon 1Ds Mark III with the same lens. I suppose I have to send the D3 into Nikon again.
Hello there. The one aspect of web version vs. print version of anything is that print versions are *always* out of date as soon as printed. I have written four main-stream books, and can assert this with confidence.
Presently, in fact, I am contemplating and assessing all available technology to this end—no clear picture yet. As well, in my field, you need a DVD as well to see how the thing being described is actually *done*. At least you don't have this problem!
