FlyPenFly wrote:
The C/Y 35-70 F3.4 is such a damn versatile lens.
Pictures taken with a Sony A850 + Bounce flash + C/Y Contax Carl Zeiss 35-70 + Marumi Super DHG Polarizer.
I had my Sigma 105mm F2.8 Macro with me but I didn't break it out. It was extremely difficult focusing at F3.4 in the dark in a very dimly lit bar but I managed.
What a crappy bunch of watches
Beautiful stuff.....
Oct 14, 2011 at 08:30 PM
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Are there any Sony NEX users following this thread shooting ZM glass? Can I pick your brains?
I'm thinking of buying the ZM 25mm, 35mm f/2, and probably the 50 Planar although I am tempted by the Sonnar's unique nature too; these would be used on a NEX-7.
While I realize the 7 is an unknown quantity, I'm hoping the improvements made to the C3 and 5N in supporting such lenses have also made their way to the 7. How are you finding issues like colour cast and vignetting in the updated NEX 3 or 5?
My other question revolves around focus. In the film world, I didn't mind at all performing manual focus and in fact I stuck with MF to this day in film. In digital I've never experienced easy manual focus (usually focus by wire arrangements anyway).
Is focus peaking (and magnification) on the NEX likely to make me want to stuff these nice lenses in a sock and hurl them and the NEX away at high speed? Or, if I liked manual focus before, and am adaptable (I am), should I find that I'm about as productive with the tools in the NEX-7? Or should I expect to be somewhat radically slowed down as compared to a split ring or prism collar view in a film SLR?
Once upon a time I shot rangefinders and even a Rollei 35T which has no focus confirmation at all, so I'm sure with a little technique at times I can speed up focus to good enough for some types of image making, but I'm wondering how viable manual focus is likely to be on the NEX (7 with an EVF will help some I'm sure) for doing things like portraits of semi-fidgety kids and such.
Sorry for the mundane question - I certainly appreciate any thoughts you have on performance of these lenses on the NEX and allaying (or confirming) my fears about focus.
michaelwatkins wrote:
Are there any Sony NEX users following this thread shooting ZM glass? Can I pick your brains?
I'm thinking of buying the ZM 25mm, 35mm f/2, and probably the 50 Planar although I am tempted by the Sonnar's unique nature too; these would be used on a NEX-7.
While I realize the 7 is an unknown quantity, I'm hoping the improvements made to the C3 and 5N in supporting such lenses have also made their way to the 7. How are you finding issues like colour cast and vignetting in the updated NEX 3 or 5?
My other question revolves around focus. In the film world, I didn't mind at all performing manual focus and in fact I stuck with MF to this day in film. In digital I've never experienced easy manual focus (usually focus by wire arrangements anyway).
Is focus peaking (and magnification) on the NEX likely to make me want to stuff these nice lenses in a sock and hurl them and the NEX away at high speed? Or, if I liked manual focus before, and am adaptable (I am), should I find that I'm about as productive with the tools in the NEX-7? Or should I expect to be somewhat radically slowed down as compared to a split ring or prism collar view in a film SLR?
Once upon a time I shot rangefinders and even a Rollei 35T which has no focus confirmation at all, so I'm sure with a little technique at times I can speed up focus to good enough for some types of image making, but I'm wondering how viable manual focus is likely to be on the NEX (7 with an EVF will help some I'm sure) for doing things like portraits of semi-fidgety kids and such.
Sorry for the mundane question - I certainly appreciate any thoughts you have on performance of these lenses on the NEX and allaying (or confirming) my fears about focus....Show more →
There might be some people here using NEX cameras, but I think you are much more likely to find good answers to your questions over in the NEX thread. This lens is more focused on lenses, not the cameras.
I'm sure you are right and am trolling a line elsewhere too but I thought I'd cast another line out into the Zeiss lens pool just in case there are some NEX shooters here running ZM glass that don't follow the other NEX threads. I stopped shooting 35mm film a while ago but still have my C/Y glass including a Zeiss 50 that I love to death and am looking forward to using my old glass once again too.
FWIW, I have played a little (a very little, so take this with a mountain of salt) with a NEX-C3 and a NEX-5N, and found peaking neat, but unreliable with fast lenses. Sometimes it just randomly doesn't show up, and then you have to zoom in to focus properly, which can also be done on other camera systems, and has its own bag of problems.
Gregg - Ditto to Carsten and Philippe.
I am enjoying your shots with 50 1.7 The boy is very active, always moving, climbing, jumping. Your focusing is right on. Who needs AF eh ? I love the chain link fence shot. Great composiiton, capture of space. And love the rendition of oof on that shot as well.
Carsten - Great Uvex series. Love how each shot indicates different kind of light spilling into space. My favorites are the last two. #5, the one point perspective shot, has great light. Very theatrical. Now I have to check out the Berlin thread.
Wow, awesome images Carsten! The images seem to have a very wide dynamic range without reaching the hightlight and shadow ends. How did you process them?
Beautiful fall colors, Michael.
Lovely images, Gregg.
This _thread_ is more focused on lenses...
