cputeq wrote:
"Best" is subjective, but I do really like my FE 35/2.8. Sure it's only 2.8, but it's small, light, and Zeiss rendering.
That said, I just got my FD 20/2.8 in today. So far, I'm a fan
I also scored a *free* very good condition Pentax SMC 50/1.4 (yippee!) and a Kalimar 28-70 f/3.5 in K mount from a co-worker who hadn't used either in 15 years...Should be interesting.
I also took a look through her film viewfinder, old Pentax cameras, as was instantly reminded why today's viewfinders are inferior.
Yah, I love the FDn 20/2.8 as well!! It performs very nicely on a7r. I would use my Siggy ART 35, but it is just too large with Metabone on the a7r. I'm actually considering to sell off all my canon gears and just have a7r system. I love my FE55, FDn20. I havent used much of my nikkor 85/f2, but it seems like its performing alright.
sangdabom73 wrote:
Do ZM35s perform well with a7r? or any other options?
From my testing, you're better off with the FE35 than the ZMs. Alternatively, the Voigtlander 35/1.2 is probably one of the best performing M mount lenses under 50mm that I tried on the a7R. It's not a small lens, though not as large as a DSLR lens, either.
rscheffler wrote:
From my testing, you're better off with the FE35 than the ZMs. Alternatively, the Voigtlander 35/1.2 is probably one of the best performing M mount lenses under 50mm that I tried on the a7R. It's not a small lens, though not as large as a DSLR lens, either.
Thanks Ron, I actually went to that link and read your great test before you posted the link and after I asked the question. =). Good job on testing all those lenses.
More I read about FE35, more I like it. The size seems perfect fit for the a7r(obvious for being made by same company). Only problem is f2.8. Although not frequent, I do like shooting at f1.4 with my 35mm lens.
So I forgot how much I really enjoyed UWA. Strange, since I just had the Fuji 14 not too long ago and love it.
A7 with Canon FD 20/2.8. I need to find a hood for this thing
I've also found that generally speaking, f/4 at MFD produces slight smoother, if slightly more defined, bokeh.
And this is a technical series for the FD 20/2.8, in case anyone is interested.
This scene was shot at f/11, hard-focused to infinity, imported into LR and applied my sunlight A7 profile. Nothing else. Default sharpening out of LR, etc.
On the crop images, they're 100% pixel crops, no further sharpening (only LR's default 25), no resizing on output.
Speaking of infinity - this is the only MF lens I've ever owned that has so far actually stopped at true infinity. Not my former $900 ZE 35/2 on my Canon 5Ds, not my Leica 90/2 with a freaking $100 Metabones piece of metal, but this cheap $270 Canon FD with a $14 Chinese import adapter. Go figure.
I've used probably 20 or so MF lenses of various brands, on various cameras with various adapter brands, and have *always* had infinity stop problems - maybe just by a hair, but a hair counts. This one is bang-on accurate. I'm not saying it's a virtue of the FD 20 at all, but it's nice to actually have a lens that I can turn to infinity and not worry about!
I'd say the very last 1% (maybe less) or so of the corners is smearing, something I can definitely live with. Those people composing their subjects in the extreme corners might want to look elsewhere
The entire scene - my normal output routine (sharpened, downsized, etc)
Here are some images that I took late yesterday afternoon and as it is approaching sunset. The first image was taken with my tripod mounted A7r with my Leica R 28mm f2.8 Elmarit V2 lens with Singh-Ray Lighter Brighter Color Combo Polarizer in Orefield, PA. The other 3 images taken at the top of the Trexler Nature Preserve, Schnecksville, PA with my Tripod mounted A7r and my Minolta CLE MC 40mm f2.0 M-Rokkor lens. All images processed in LR5.5.
^ Very nice, but I think you misspelled "stitched" unless that's another way of indicating a pano (sorry, the grammar cop in me won't let that one go).
Beautiful scenery though - I've enjoyed your series there so far.
