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p.1 #6 · p.1 #6 · Canon 5D and Zeiss lenses - What to look for? | |
Can someone give me some clues as to which of their lenses are considered the best.
it would be quicker to list those considered not the best. it must be said that not so good for these lenses is often still pretty excellent. when they are not top of the class, the marginally better alternatives are often much more expensive (e.g. Leica R 28).
a very important issue is that some of these lenses would require you to shave down your 5D's mirror with a grinder. i have done this specifically to enable use of my 45 and 28f2. DO NOT MOUNT AN 18mm MM on your 5D. One flip of the mirror can ruin the lens by scraping the rear element.
the lenses that i have used which i wouldn't necessarily recommend are:
18mm: can be damaged and probably not quite as good as Nikon 17-35
28-70: lovely look and sharp enough for most film, but just doesn't resolve enough to make the most of the 5D's rez
25: almost certainly not as good as the new zf version or the Nikon 17-35, or even the Canon 24f1.4, but still better distortion/sharpness/colour than latest Nikon 24 in my test
40-80: i haven't tried it but it's one of the cheaper ones and i have never heard anyone champion it
45: at wider apertures it's not going to use the 5D's full rez but i still love it for its size and pictures have a great look. it renders the 5D almost pocketable!
180: probably no better than canon's 200 or L zooms in this range
200f2: most people will prefer Leica's 180f2 (although i kept the Contax and sold the Leica - tough choice ;-)
I use and enjoy with 5D:
21, 25, 28f2, 28f2.8, 35PC, 35f1.4, 35f2.8, 45, 50f1.7, 85f1.4, 85f2.8, 100macro, 135f2.8, 200f3.5, 200f2, 500f8, 28-85, converted N24-85.
http://cyberphotographer.com/m8v5d/nutella5d.jpg
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Jan 26, 2007 at 03:16 PM |
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