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Archive 2015Zeiss Unveils the Loxia 21mm f/2.8
p.24 #1Zeiss Unveils the Loxia 21mm f/2.8
Loxia 21 8.0
Loxia 8.0 center
Loxia 8.0 right
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Loxia 8.0 center
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Dec 25, 2015 at 08:03 AM
p.24 #2Zeiss Unveils the Loxia 21mm f/2.8
Zeiss ZF2 21 8.0
Zeiss ZF2 21 8.0 center
Zeiss ZF2 21 8.0 right
Zeiss ZF2 21 8.0 left
Zeiss ZF2 21 8.0 center
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Dec 25, 2015 at 08:05 AM
p.24 #3Zeiss Unveils the Loxia 21mm f/2.8
Sony FE 16-35 8.0
Sony FE 16-35 8.0 center
Sony FE 16-35 8.0 right
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Sony FE 16-35 8.0 center
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Dec 25, 2015 at 08:08 AM
p.24 #4Zeiss Unveils the Loxia 21mm f/2.8
Sony FE28 & 21mm converter 8.0
hope it's useful for some here.
René
Sony FE28 & 21mm converter 8.0 center
Sony FE28 & 21mm converter 8.0 right
Sony FE28 & 21mm converter 8.0 left
hope it's useful for some here.
René
Sony FE28 & 21mm converter 8.0 center
Sony FE28 & 21mm converter 8.0 right
Sony FE28 & 21mm converter 8.0 left
Dec 25, 2015 at 08:11 AM
p.24 #5Zeiss Unveils the Loxia 21mm f/2.8
Thanks René! Your Loxia looks very good. If mine is as good I will sell my 21mm ZF2.
Boris
Boris
Dec 25, 2015 at 10:31 AM
p.24 #6Zeiss Unveils the Loxia 21mm f/2.8
Bobu wrote:
Thanks René! Your Loxia looks very good. If mine is as good I will sell my 21mm ZF2.
Boris
Thank you for your comment Boris.
think the Loxia looks really good.
best Regards
René
Thanks René! Your Loxia looks very good. If mine is as good I will sell my 21mm ZF2.
Boris
Thank you for your comment Boris.
think the Loxia looks really good.
best Regards
René
Dec 25, 2015 at 12:02 PM
p.24 #8Zeiss Unveils the Loxia 21mm f/2.8
René, thanks for taking the time and trouble to do those test shots! Very interesting!
Dec 25, 2015 at 12:57 PM
p.24 #9Zeiss Unveils the Loxia 21mm f/2.8
Haven't done any side by side testing but am beginning to get to grips with the lens and am pretty sure it is beating my FE16-35 performance wise
An old favourite of mine by Viramati, on Flickr
Tree by Viramati, on Flickr
An old favourite of mine by Viramati, on Flickr
Tree by Viramati, on Flickr
Dec 25, 2015 at 01:34 PM
p.24 #10Zeiss Unveils the Loxia 21mm f/2.8
Where is my Loxia 21/2.8 ??!!!
I'm leaving to Yosemite in 4 days and would love to bring it with me.
No signs of any shipment coming to the US...
I'm leaving to Yosemite in 4 days and would love to bring it with me.
No signs of any shipment coming to the US...
Dec 25, 2015 at 01:40 PM
p.24 #11Zeiss Unveils the Loxia 21mm f/2.8
I'm first in my dealers list and no word yet. I leave for LA Tuesday for a two week gig. Be nice to have but don't need it for this gig. I'm buying back the Loxia 50 and the 21 and start making a small travel lens kit I decided. I'm set on AF glass now
Dec 25, 2015 at 02:22 PM
p.24 #12Zeiss Unveils the Loxia 21mm f/2.8
Fred Miranda wrote:
Where is my Loxia 21/2.8 ??!!!
I'm leaving to Yosemite in 4 days and would love to bring it with me.
No signs of any shipment coming to the US...
Well they have to give us poor Brits in a cold rainy London something for Christmas to play with
Yes the Sun came out yesterday but today is miserable
Where is my Loxia 21/2.8 ??!!!
I'm leaving to Yosemite in 4 days and would love to bring it with me.
No signs of any shipment coming to the US...
Well they have to give us poor Brits in a cold rainy London something for Christmas to play with
Yes the Sun came out yesterday but today is miserableDec 25, 2015 at 02:23 PM
p.24 #13Zeiss Unveils the Loxia 21mm f/2.8
Thanks René. Interesting.
Both the Loxia and the ZF seem sharper wide open in center than the 16-35 @f4. FE 28+Converter has no chance.
What I see is, the Loxia seems to have more field curvature towards the camera in the edges than ZF.
Sharpness in the corners is more in the distance with the ZF, whereas the Loxia is sharper closer to the camera.
Where was the focus on?
Both the Loxia and the ZF seem sharper wide open in center than the 16-35 @f4. FE 28+Converter has no chance.
What I see is, the Loxia seems to have more field curvature towards the camera in the edges than ZF.
Sharpness in the corners is more in the distance with the ZF, whereas the Loxia is sharper closer to the camera.
Where was the focus on?
Dec 25, 2015 at 02:55 PM
p.24 #14Zeiss Unveils the Loxia 21mm f/2.8
PEKA62 wrote:
Thanks René. Interesting.
Both the Loxia and the ZF seem sharper wide open in center than the 16-35 @f4. FE 28+Converter has no chance.
What I see is, the Loxia seems to have more field curvature towards the camera in the edges than ZF.
Sharpness in the corners is more in the distance with the ZF, whereas the Loxia is sharper closer to the camera.
Where was the focus on?
thanks for your comments . the focus at all on the window with blue blinds in the middle.
as mentioned. not a scientific test . would seek a better motive .
René
Thanks René. Interesting.
Both the Loxia and the ZF seem sharper wide open in center than the 16-35 @f4. FE 28+Converter has no chance.
What I see is, the Loxia seems to have more field curvature towards the camera in the edges than ZF.
Sharpness in the corners is more in the distance with the ZF, whereas the Loxia is sharper closer to the camera.
Where was the focus on?
thanks for your comments . the focus at all on the window with blue blinds in the middle.
as mentioned. not a scientific test . would seek a better motive .
René
Dec 25, 2015 at 03:35 PM
p.24 #15Zeiss Unveils the Loxia 21mm f/2.8
PEKA62 wrote:
Thanks René. Interesting.
Both the Loxia and the ZF seem sharper wide open in center than the 16-35 @f4. FE 28+Converter has no chance.
What I see is, the Loxia seems to have more field curvature towards the camera in the edges than ZF.
Sharpness in the corners is more in the distance with the ZF, whereas the Loxia is sharper closer to the camera.
Where was the focus on?
I agree that there appears to some field curvature towards the edges with the loxia and this is what is taking me some getting used to if I want the whole image to be in focus but I am working on a technique, At f8 if I put the focus point just to the left hand edge of the infinity mark I am quite consistently getting everything from the foreground to infinity in focus. Once again a large focus throw would have made things easier
Thanks René. Interesting.
Both the Loxia and the ZF seem sharper wide open in center than the 16-35 @f4. FE 28+Converter has no chance.
What I see is, the Loxia seems to have more field curvature towards the camera in the edges than ZF.
Sharpness in the corners is more in the distance with the ZF, whereas the Loxia is sharper closer to the camera.
Where was the focus on?
I agree that there appears to some field curvature towards the edges with the loxia and this is what is taking me some getting used to if I want the whole image to be in focus but I am working on a technique, At f8 if I put the focus point just to the left hand edge of the infinity mark I am quite consistently getting everything from the foreground to infinity in focus. Once again a large focus throw would have made things easier
Dec 25, 2015 at 04:18 PM
p.24 #16Zeiss Unveils the Loxia 21mm f/2.8
Thank you Rene for the comparison shots!
My take is the Loxia 21 looks very nice across the shot rendering and feels balanced. IMO I do not like the ZF 21 surprisingly as something does not feel right. There appears to be a bleed of cyan on the edge of the building on #3.
The FE 16-35 is very solid and obviously performs well.
My take is the Loxia 21 looks very nice across the shot rendering and feels balanced. IMO I do not like the ZF 21 surprisingly as something does not feel right. There appears to be a bleed of cyan on the edge of the building on #3.
The FE 16-35 is very solid and obviously performs well.
Dec 25, 2015 at 04:52 PM
p.24 #17Zeiss Unveils the Loxia 21mm f/2.8
thanks Rene! So good to see these, very illuminating on many levels.
Dec 27, 2015 at 08:51 PM
p.24 #18Zeiss Unveils the Loxia 21mm f/2.8
A quick question to those who have this lens. Mine has a lens shade which is very easy to put on/take off. So easy that it comes undone at the slightest touch. Is yours that way as well?
Dec 28, 2015 at 03:00 AM
p.24 #19Zeiss Unveils the Loxia 21mm f/2.8
philber wrote:
A quick question to those who have this lens. Mine has a lens shade which is very easy to put on/take off. So easy that it comes undone at the slightest touch. Is yours that way as well?
Mine is like this when in the reversed/stored position and has already fallen of more than once and got damaged. When mounted for use it is fine. I have notified my dealer who has contacted the rep and expect to get it replaced at some point. So I suggest you contact your supplier
A quick question to those who have this lens. Mine has a lens shade which is very easy to put on/take off. So easy that it comes undone at the slightest touch. Is yours that way as well?
Mine is like this when in the reversed/stored position and has already fallen of more than once and got damaged. When mounted for use it is fine. I have notified my dealer who has contacted the rep and expect to get it replaced at some point. So I suggest you contact your supplier
Dec 28, 2015 at 03:15 AM
p.24 #20Zeiss Unveils the Loxia 21mm f/2.8
Thanks for the quick feed-back. Mine is like this in both positions. I will contact my dealer this week.
Dec 28, 2015 at 03:24 AM