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p.39 #1Zeiss ZM 35 1.4
GMPhotography wrote:
So I have to ask the VC 35 1.7 is less money by about 1200 dollars. Is it that inferior to the ZM. Heck I could even buy 2 35mm a VC and buy a cheap 35 2.8 for those AF moments
This maybe a question for a new thread.
Guy, you know inferior is such a general term
. In term of sharpness, I believe the ZM 35/1.4 is better. Stopping down, with my pixel-peep power , I can probably still spot some differences. Construction-wise, the ZM 35/1.4 is probably one of the best ZM out there; not sure about the CV, but I don't really like CV construction in general. Colors and rendering are so subjective that it's hard to say. For me, after trying some of the top CV lenses (not the recent fancy looking ones), I don't intend to go back any time soon.
So I have to ask the VC 35 1.7 is less money by about 1200 dollars. Is it that inferior to the ZM. Heck I could even buy 2 35mm a VC and buy a cheap 35 2.8 for those AF moments
This maybe a question for a new thread.
Guy, you know inferior is such a general term
. In term of sharpness, I believe the ZM 35/1.4 is better. Stopping down, with my pixel-peep power , I can probably still spot some differences. Construction-wise, the ZM 35/1.4 is probably one of the best ZM out there; not sure about the CV, but I don't really like CV construction in general. Colors and rendering are so subjective that it's hard to say. For me, after trying some of the top CV lenses (not the recent fancy looking ones), I don't intend to go back any time soon.Dec 06, 2015 at 10:50 AM
p.39 #2Zeiss ZM 35 1.4
GMPhotography wrote:
Thanks there's the answer I was looking for. Weight and size are big factors. That I totally understand the FE is a truck
Wasn't that just a myth?
Link
Thanks there's the answer I was looking for. Weight and size are big factors. That I totally understand the FE is a truck
Wasn't that just a myth?
LinkDec 06, 2015 at 11:06 AM
p.39 #4Zeiss ZM 35 1.4
GMPhotography wrote:
Sometimes I think I'm a myth. Lol
Hi Guy,
The Sony FE 35mm f1.4 weighs 249 grams (8.78 ounces) more than the Zeiss 35mm f1.4 Distagon ZM. Of course the Zeiss needs and adapter. The Sony takes 72mm filters while the Zeiss uses 49mm filters. The Sony has a diameter and length of approximately 3.09 x 4.41". The Zeiss has a diameter and length of approxiamately 2.49 x 2.57". The Sony has a minimum focus of .98' (.3 m). The Zeiss has a minimum focus of 2.30' (0.7 m); but using the lens with someghing like the Hawk's Factory Helicoid V5 minimum focus should be close to the Sony.
Rich
Sometimes I think I'm a myth. Lol
Hi Guy,
The Sony FE 35mm f1.4 weighs 249 grams (8.78 ounces) more than the Zeiss 35mm f1.4 Distagon ZM. Of course the Zeiss needs and adapter. The Sony takes 72mm filters while the Zeiss uses 49mm filters. The Sony has a diameter and length of approximately 3.09 x 4.41". The Zeiss has a diameter and length of approxiamately 2.49 x 2.57". The Sony has a minimum focus of .98' (.3 m). The Zeiss has a minimum focus of 2.30' (0.7 m); but using the lens with someghing like the Hawk's Factory Helicoid V5 minimum focus should be close to the Sony.
Rich
Dec 06, 2015 at 12:22 PM
p.39 #5Zeiss ZM 35 1.4
nicoimages wrote:
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https://c2.staticflickr.com/6/5685/23031282812_bf60e7b7b9_h.jpgHi Nico,
Not sure you still have the A7rM, but if so have you tried the ZM 35/1.4 on it? How are the corners at full aperture?
Thanks!I do still have the A7rM and the corners at full aperture are acceptable. I hope to post some pictures within the next week - madly busy with meetings some deadlines at work at the moment!
Thank you! I'm thinking of trading my Nokton 35/1.2II...
beetlephoto wrote
nicoimages wrote
Leica M240 - Zeiss ZM 35/1.4 - just joined the club this lens is amazinghttps://c2.staticflickr.com/6/5821/22416425843_3898c9efeb_h.jpg
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Not sure you still have the A7rM, but if so have you tried the ZM 35/1.4 on it? How are the corners at full aperture?
Thanks!
Thank you! I'm thinking of trading my Nokton 35/1.2II...
Dec 09, 2015 at 07:42 AM
May 16, 2016 at 12:03 PM
May 16, 2016 at 12:14 PM
p.39 #11Zeiss ZM 35 1.4
I love this lens,even on the stock camera although it's better on A7rii than A7r for some reason.
May 23, 2016 at 02:15 PM
p.39 #12Zeiss ZM 35 1.4
^^^ Mac, the lens deserve all the love there is!
Without repeating superlatives shown in the last 38 pages, ZM 35D is very unique.
Other cameras and modded A7x variants may show ZM35D's best when stopped down at infinity, but not everyone gets this lens for shots other than wide open and close-mid distance. I do, and I am happy with it as it does what I intend when pre-focussing.
http://www.kozera.ca/photos/images/20160408_0054_640.jpg
Without repeating superlatives shown in the last 38 pages, ZM 35D is very unique.
Other cameras and modded A7x variants may show ZM35D's best when stopped down at infinity, but not everyone gets this lens for shots other than wide open and close-mid distance. I do, and I am happy with it as it does what I intend when pre-focussing.
http://www.kozera.ca/photos/images/20160408_0054_640.jpg
May 23, 2016 at 09:51 PM
May 24, 2016 at 11:36 AM
p.39 #14Zeiss ZM 35 1.4
Photo cross posted in the Sony FE Image Thread and taken the evening of April 16, 2016 about 32 minutes before sunset looking at some of the buildings at Lock Ridge Park (the site of an old Iron Furnace works), Alburtis, PA. Image taken with my tripod mounted A7r M V3 and my Zeiss 35mm f1.4 Distagon ZM lens. ISO 400, lens set to f11 for 1/160 second. Processed with CornerFix and LR6.
Rich
Rich
May 29, 2016 at 05:46 AM
p.39 #15Zeiss ZM 35 1.4
Photo cross posted in the Sony FE Image Thread and taken the evening of April 24, 2016, at 6:51 PM (59 minutes before sunset) looking at farmers fields along Loch Valley Road, New Tripoli, PA. Image taken with my tripod mounted A7rM V3 and my Zeiss 35mm f1.4 Distagon ZM lens, ISO 100, lens set to f11 for 1/80 second. Exposure corrected by - 0.12 Stops and processed in CornerFix and LR6.
Rich
Rich
May 31, 2016 at 05:52 AM
p.39 #16Zeiss ZM 35 1.4
For shooters of the RX1 series, 35 ZM and CY 35, how do they all compare? I have an RX1R and a CY 35 on the way, but haven't shot the 35 ZM, though I love this thread...
May 31, 2016 at 10:24 AM
p.39 #17Zeiss ZM 35 1.4
Photo cross posted in the Sony FE Image Thread and taken the evening of April, 16, 2016 at 6:28 PM of a field of Muscari "Bluebells" at Lock Ridge Park, Alburtis, PA. Image taken with my tripod mounted A7rM V3 and my Zeiss 35mm f1.4 Distagon ZM lens with my Hawk's Factory Helicoid V5. ISO 400, lens set to f11 for 1/10 second. Processed in LR6.
Rich
Rich
Jun 07, 2016 at 05:03 AM
p.39 #18Zeiss ZM 35 1.4
Haven't compared them directly yet but the zm has visibly more bite and microcontrast. sharpnesswise on A7 mod at f2 zm has a bit more coma in the corner. By f4 should be identical. Bokeh of RX1 is much smoother but zm is not bad.
Edit: Oh and RX1 is much wider and has more distortion uncorrected.
nehemiahphoto wrote:
For shooters of the RX1 series, 35 ZM and CY 35, how do they all compare? I have an RX1R and a CY 35 on the way, but haven't shot the 35 ZM, though I love this thread...
Edit: Oh and RX1 is much wider and has more distortion uncorrected.
nehemiahphoto wrote:
For shooters of the RX1 series, 35 ZM and CY 35, how do they all compare? I have an RX1R and a CY 35 on the way, but haven't shot the 35 ZM, though I love this thread...
Jun 07, 2016 at 08:40 AM
p.39 #19Zeiss ZM 35 1.4
Is it ok to post such wide images?
Condition wasn't great at all, very windy and my tripod was very light. Was only able take the sharp pictures at f2 to f4 at ISO 3200. So took a buch of pictures and tried median blending the first time. It turned out to work extraordinarily well.
Condition wasn't great at all, very windy and my tripod was very light. Was only able take the sharp pictures at f2 to f4 at ISO 3200. So took a buch of pictures and tried median blending the first time. It turned out to work extraordinarily well.
Jun 07, 2016 at 09:32 AM
p.39 #20Zeiss ZM 35 1.4
Photo cross posted in the Sony FE Image Thread and taken the evening of April 24, 2016, at 6:48 PM (62 minutes before sunset) looking at farmers fields along Loch Valley Road, New Tripoli, PA. Image taken with my tripod mounted A7rM V3 and my Zeiss 35mm f1.4 Distagon ZM lens, ISO 100, lens set to f11 for 1/60 second. Processed in Cornerfix and LR6.
Rich
Rich
Jun 09, 2016 at 05:31 AM