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Wilfredo Offline Upload & Sell: On p.1 #1 · Carl Zeiss Distagon 35mm Does anyone have any experience with a Carl Zeiss 35mm f/2.8 Distagon on a Canon EOS? Any pictures? www.BenitezRivera.com Nov 05, 2009 at 05:31 PM

jcolwell Offline Dedicated FM Upload & Sell: On p.1 #2 · Carl Zeiss Distagon 35mm I've been using one for a few years with a 5D. It's very nice, and better than most other 35mm lenses that I've compared it with. Here's a few sample test shots I took last week. The first photo is the full image. The second photo is a 100% crop of the top left corner for the Distagon at f/8. The last photo is the same crop for the Canon EF 24-70/2.8L, at 35mm and f/8. The Distagon is the second best of the seven lenses I compared on this day. Based on these and other comparisons I've done, it's easy for me to say that my 24-70L is a lot better than my Distagon 35/2.8. OTOH, the 24-70L is a lot bigger, heavier and much more expensive. The Distagon is about equal to the Contax Carl Zeiss Vario-Sonnar 35-70/3.4 zoom for centre performance, but the vSonnar is better in the corners (go figure, eh?). I sold my vSonnar in preference of the brighter Distagon f/2.8, but I regret it as I really only use the Distagon at f/8 or so, where the vSonnar is actually a bit better. Here's my order of preference for the 35mm lenses and zooms at 35mm that I've actually owned and used, based primarily on IQ at f/8, for subject distances greater than three or four metres. Note that not all of them were tested and/or evaluated at the same time. The 24-70L and Distagon 35/2.8 have been there for the whole time. Canon EF 24-70/2.8 L USM Vario-Sonnar T* 35-70/3.4 Contax Carl Zeiss Distagon T* 35/2.8 AE Mamiya M645 C 35/3.5 N SMC Pentax-M 35/2 Canon EF 24-105/4L IS Canon EF 17-40/4L Canon EF 35/2 SMC Pentax 35/3.5 Rollei Distagon 35/2.8 HFT QBM Voigtlander Color Skoparex 35/2.8 AR QBM Schneider-K C-Curtagon 35/2.8 Tokina AT-X 24-200/3.5-5.6 In summary, the Zeiss Distagon 35/2.8 is an excellent lens, and it's available for a relatively excellent price. Depending on what you shoot, and what other lenses you already own, you might also want to consider the Vario-Sonnar 35-70/3.4 - it's a peach. Edit: to add EF 35/2 (I missed it in the original list) Edited on Nov 11, 2009 at 12:16 PM · View previous versions Nov 05, 2009 at 07:38 PM

dave chilvers Offline Upload & Sell: Off p.1 #3 · Carl Zeiss Distagon 35mm Wilfredo wrote: Does anyone have any experience with a Carl Zeiss 35mm f/2.8 Distagon on a Canon EOS? Any pictures? www.BenitezRivera.com Well! for what it`d worth here are my findings for my copy http://www.fredmiranda.com/forum/topic/830477 Nov 06, 2009 at 09:54 AM

Wilfredo Offline Upload & Sell: On p.1 #4 · Carl Zeiss Distagon 35mm Thank you both for posting these. I'm considering a 35mm Summicron R but wondered how this lens would compare. The latest Zeiss f/2 with FC has not been discarded either. I would be using it mostly on a Canon 5D II. Wilfredo www.BenitezRivera.com Nov 06, 2009 at 09:34 PM

AlexTokyo Offline Upload & Sell: Off p.1 #5 · Carl Zeiss Distagon 35mm I like the Distagon 35/2.8 because it's real compact and a decent lens as long as you don't look too much in the corners. Focus ring is very smooth and price is one of the best bang for the buck. Here is a couple of examples (sharpened a bit, I admit) from an AE-J on a 5D2: Nov 10, 2009 at 02:19 PM

montespluga Offline Upload & Sell: Off p.1 #6 · Carl Zeiss Distagon 35mm My copy of the YCZ Distagon 35 does very well - in the corners, too. Nov 10, 2009 at 02:27 PM

Maximilian Offline Upload & Sell: Off p.1 #7 · Carl Zeiss Distagon 35mm montespluga wrote: My copy of the YCZ Distagon 35 does very well - in the corners, too. +1 (as long as I stop down to f/8 or f/11) Nov 10, 2009 at 02:36 PM

montespluga Offline Upload & Sell: Off p.1 #8 · Carl Zeiss Distagon 35mm I agree about the f-stop. Here, YCZ Distagon 35 is better than D 28 and D 25 Nov 10, 2009 at 02:39 PM

dave chilvers Offline Upload & Sell: Off p.1 #9 · Carl Zeiss Distagon 35mm Maybe I just bought a lemon! Anyway, I`ve settled on my normal walkabout kit as follows. Domke photo vest Contax 21 2.8 Contax 28 2.8 Voigt 40 f2 ultron Contax 100 3.5 Canon 70-200 f4IS +1.4 ext One lens on camera, one in L/H front pocket, one in R/H front pocket one in R/H top pocket 70-200 in L/H rear pocket and drinks bottle in R/H rear pocket leaving other pockets for things like phone etc. I`ve got two Domke vests, one at the correct size for over a shirt and one a couple of sizes up for winter over a jacket. Nov 10, 2009 at 03:51 PM

Wilfredo Offline Upload & Sell: On p.1 #10 · Carl Zeiss Distagon 35mm Alex, Those pictures are very convincing. Wilfredo www.BenitezRivera.com Nov 10, 2009 at 04:27 PM

adamM Offline Upload & Sell: Off p.1 #11 · Carl Zeiss Distagon 35mm Add the CZJ Flektogon 35mm f2.4 to your list of research A very good lens, with a handy and surprisingly grand close focusing distance of 19cm Nov 12, 2009 at 06:04 AM

Toothwalker Offline Upload & Sell: Off p.1 #12 · Carl Zeiss Distagon 35mm Wilfredo wrote: Does anyone have any experience with a Carl Zeiss 35mm f/2.8 Distagon on a Canon EOS? Any pictures? Sure. It delivers an image and the sensor captures it. No magic involved. Nov 14, 2009 at 11:08 AM

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