@leonasj: the old house is nice, we still see the passed glory.Your sharpness is a little bit over pushed in my taste.IMHO, most Zeiss lens have a strong signature right there WO and do as little PP as possible, especially for this one the Otus.
Yesterday I got a secondhand 2 months old Otus (in mint-condition) for a good price. Today I made some test-shots (nothing spectacular). My first impressions are:
* Focussing is more difficult than with the ZF/ZE line. My focus-confirmation dot in the D800 is burning constantly even when turning the focus-ring a little bit. This makes it more difficult to get the optimal focus-point. With my ZF-lenses the focus-confirmation dot is only burning at a very specific focus-point, so this makes it easier to focus these lenses.
* When in focus the results are great.
* Postprocessing is hardly necessary anymore. Colors, contrast, CA, sharpness is at a very high level straight from the camera.
* I am afraid that I will judge all my other lenses with the results of the Otus in mind.
And a new shot of this evening under a difficult light-situation (it was just getting darker ). Somehow I get a very different look with this lens than with all the other lenses I have. And I like it a lot.
wiseguy010 wrote:
* Focussing is more difficult than with the ZF/ZE line. My focus-confirmation dot in the D800 is burning constantly even when turning the focus-ring a little bit.
The lens must be just so damn sharp that your D800 constantly thinks it's in focus.
I don' t rely on focus confirm light, just rely on my eyes through ovf to determine ultimum focus pt. Do not miss focus hardly at all. Otus has such a nice feel to the mf ring.
Wow ! pretty bold statement ! if only I could present you some of the subjects I have dubbed " Pain and Dispair " or " possessed objects that will deny proper focus "
Meanwhile I agree that the OTUS is the greatest of my Zeiss line-up to focus and I have too made many shots with my bare eyes only, but at rare times I've been heavily fooled by my eyes and focus confirm on subjects and lights that should have been trouble free ... ( still haven't figured out ) on other cases I thought I failed and it was spot on ( ?? )
That's why I purchased very recently a member of the Sony A7 family : with EVF focus magnification you can focus extremely accurately anywhere in the frame on anything in a matter of seconds : waste of time and unnecessary fatigue / frustration flushed for good, from early tests, efficiency will be from x2 to x10+ depending of focal lengths and subjects / ligths.
The OTUS is a costly and exquisite heavy bliss that I LOVE so I don't understand why they let large entrances to more than thin dust to potentially ruin it fast !!! I will solve that thanks to some rigid transparent tape I have at work, it will hurt the sexyness but I don't care.
wiseguy010 wrote:
Yesterday I got a secondhand 2 months old Otus (in mint-condition) for a good price. Today I made some test-shots (nothing spectacular). My first impressions are:
* Focussing is more difficult than with the ZF/ZE line. My focus-confirmation dot in the D800 is burning constantly even when turning the focus-ring a little bit. This makes it more difficult to get the optimal focus-point. With my ZF-lenses the focus-confirmation dot is only burning at a very specific focus-point, so this makes it easier to focus these lenses.
* When in focus the results are great.
* Postprocessing is hardly necessary anymore. Colors, contrast, CA, sharpness is at a very high level straight from the camera.
* I am afraid that I will judge all my other lenses with the results of the Otus in mind.
Yes, that's correct. I always go there to take some first pictures when I have a new lens.
Interesting to this castle is that is was the headquarter of the 101 airborne division in the second world war in 1944. Nowadays it is used for weddings and other parties.
wiseguy010 wrote:
Yes, that's correct. I always go there to take some first pictures when I have a new lens.
Interesting to this castle is that is was the headquarter of the 101 airborne division in the second world war in 1944. Nowadays it is used for weddings and other parties.
I live next to the "Airbornelaan" in Eindhoven...
I know about the parties and the weddings, because at the school I teach they celebrate their "galabal" every year at this castle. Pictures of the last "galabal" (mostly token with the Sigma 50 Art): https://www.flickr.com/photos/universal_creations/sets/72157645017430594/
A little bit more ontopic: the bokeh of the Otus is way better than the bokeh of the Sigma. The Sigma has quite nervous bokeh at times. I'm glad I still have the Rokkor 58/1.2 for bokehliciousnessness
). Somehow I get a very different look with this lens than with all the other lenses I have. And I like it a lot.
