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p.62 #1Zeiss Unveils the Loxia 21mm f/2.8
A Breakthrough Photography ND and Cokin Pure Harmonie CPL works pretty well. Maybe slight vignetting, but I think it's usable.
I can post a sample shot if anyone is interested.
-Tim
I can post a sample shot if anyone is interested.
-Tim
Apr 30, 2016 at 02:21 PM
p.62 #2Zeiss Unveils the Loxia 21mm f/2.8
I purchased a 52 to 77 step up ring from Breakthrough. High quality product. Will test to see if I get vignetting with my b+w polarizer.
Apr 30, 2016 at 02:21 PM
p.62 #3Zeiss Unveils the Loxia 21mm f/2.8
MJKoski wrote:
Whee! I got centered loxia on 1st try. Just tested @ f/2.8, focused on distant subject in one extreme corner and recomposed the same object for 3 other corners. All sharp.
Nice. I'm hoping for the same luck, but won't find out until Monday, and hopefully the weather will clear up by then. Today and tomorrow are supposed to be nothing but snow/rain and wind.
Whee! I got centered loxia on 1st try. Just tested @ f/2.8, focused on distant subject in one extreme corner and recomposed the same object for 3 other corners. All sharp.
Nice. I'm hoping for the same luck, but won't find out until Monday, and hopefully the weather will clear up by then. Today and tomorrow are supposed to be nothing but snow/rain and wind.
Apr 30, 2016 at 02:43 PM
p.62 #4Zeiss Unveils the Loxia 21mm f/2.8
Best shots are always taken in crappy weather 
But yeah, BTW, I have one chinese step-up ring which is NOT straight. It bends the filters slightly into wrong angle causing blurred image. I thought for years that it is all the same what step-adapters you use but no, not so.
But yeah, BTW, I have one chinese step-up ring which is NOT straight. It bends the filters slightly into wrong angle causing blurred image. I thought for years that it is all the same what step-adapters you use but no, not so.
May 01, 2016 at 02:36 AM
p.62 #5Zeiss Unveils the Loxia 21mm f/2.8
How people change 
Hehe
GMPhotography wrote:
Looks to be a very nice lens. It's stuck between my 15 and 25 so not as useful for me. But glad to see they continue to expand the line. I do like the size of it.
Hehe
GMPhotography wrote:
Looks to be a very nice lens. It's stuck between my 15 and 25 so not as useful for me. But glad to see they continue to expand the line. I do like the size of it.
May 01, 2016 at 03:15 AM
p.62 #6Zeiss Unveils the Loxia 21mm f/2.8
Needs change not people. I also planned on the 24-70 GM and I did get that sooner than I planned. No lens is sacred in my lineup. More than that both Batis lenses I did not like manual focusing them , has no feel to it. Great lenses both of them and I wish I still had the 25 in a way. The GM 85 I like much more than the Batis 85 but that's personal preferences . No system is sacred either I flipped them on a dime just ask Leica, Nikon and medium format. That classify me as no fanboy. Lol
Worst thing is I'm a lens whore. Lol
Worst thing is I'm a lens whore. Lol
May 01, 2016 at 03:33 AM
p.62 #7Zeiss Unveils the Loxia 21mm f/2.8
Note from tonight's shooting: wicked field curvature at close distances. Nasty even. I do not recall this being an issue with the classic distagon. Or perhaps my memory fails me.
May 02, 2016 at 02:36 PM
p.62 #8Zeiss Unveils the Loxia 21mm f/2.8
No, you are right. The classic Distagon has definitely less field curvature. The advantage of the Loxia 21mm is much smaller size and weight and slightly better corner sharpness at f/4. CA and distortion seems also to be slightly better with the Loxia, but they were never big problems with the classic Distagon for my landscape images.
Boris
Boris
May 02, 2016 at 02:46 PM
p.62 #9Zeiss Unveils the Loxia 21mm f/2.8
Stopping down helps quite a bit but indeed, it seems this is closer to 28/2 at close distance than the classic 21mm big brother.
May 02, 2016 at 03:02 PM
p.62 #11Zeiss Unveils the Loxia 21mm f/2.8
MJKoski wrote:
Stopping down helps quite a bit but indeed, it seems this is closer to 28/2 at close distance than the classic 21mm big brother.
It reminds me quite a bit of the Distagon 25 (both the f/2 and 2.8) close up. I'll try to do a comparison between the three while I still have them all.
It would be nice if Zeiss made a paired center filter for it, particularly for nightscapes.
Stopping down helps quite a bit but indeed, it seems this is closer to 28/2 at close distance than the classic 21mm big brother.
It reminds me quite a bit of the Distagon 25 (both the f/2 and 2.8) close up. I'll try to do a comparison between the three while I still have them all.
It would be nice if Zeiss made a paired center filter for it, particularly for nightscapes.
May 03, 2016 at 12:40 PM
p.62 #12Zeiss Unveils the Loxia 21mm f/2.8
MJKoski wrote:
Note from tonight's shooting: wicked field curvature at close distances. Nasty even. I do not recall this being an issue with the classic distagon. Or perhaps my memory fails me.
The Loxia 21's field curvature is well known and the only 'complaint' i ever hear about the lens.
Depending on one's preferences, that can be a big deal or none whatsoever
But by now anyone buying the lens should be well aware (in advance) that that is what you get with that lens.
Note from tonight's shooting: wicked field curvature at close distances. Nasty even. I do not recall this being an issue with the classic distagon. Or perhaps my memory fails me.
The Loxia 21's field curvature is well known and the only 'complaint' i ever hear about the lens.
Depending on one's preferences, that can be a big deal or none whatsoever
But by now anyone buying the lens should be well aware (in advance) that that is what you get with that lens.
May 03, 2016 at 01:43 PM
p.62 #13Zeiss Unveils the Loxia 21mm f/2.8
There's also the vignetting that doesn't go away even when stopped down, and we can't forget the very poor QA.
May 03, 2016 at 02:39 PM
p.62 #14Zeiss Unveils the Loxia 21mm f/2.8
The focusing ring, or should I say barrel, is ass-designed. Really, what were they smoking when putting it together? It is tricky to attach to the camera body due to minimal surface area which is not moving when turning. Then, it is easy to bump the focus a bit when adjusting the aperture.
May 03, 2016 at 02:49 PM
p.62 #15Zeiss Unveils the Loxia 21mm f/2.8
I suspect the design was to restrict the size of the Loxia 21 and yes you do have to mindful when you mount the lens. The focus is close to the aperture, but after awhile you don't notice it. The Loxia 21 is a very nice pocketable package 
May 03, 2016 at 05:54 PM
p.62 #16Zeiss Unveils the Loxia 21mm f/2.8
MJKoski wrote:
The focusing ring, or should I say barrel, is ass-designed. Really, what were they smoking when putting it together? It is tricky to attach to the camera body due to minimal surface area which is not moving when turning. Then, it is easy to bump the focus a bit when adjusting the aperture.
My main and almost only complaint about the old C/Y Distagon 21/2.8, was precisely this : the focus ring sitting so near the aperture. In top of that, being an internal focus design, this ring turns with very little force, so it takes only a slight rub of your fingers to mess the focus.
And now that we're on "Zeissbashland", whoever designed the front caps of the ZM series was either a sadist or a moron.
The focusing ring, or should I say barrel, is ass-designed. Really, what were they smoking when putting it together? It is tricky to attach to the camera body due to minimal surface area which is not moving when turning. Then, it is easy to bump the focus a bit when adjusting the aperture.
My main and almost only complaint about the old C/Y Distagon 21/2.8, was precisely this : the focus ring sitting so near the aperture. In top of that, being an internal focus design, this ring turns with very little force, so it takes only a slight rub of your fingers to mess the focus.
And now that we're on "Zeissbashland", whoever designed the front caps of the ZM series was either a sadist or a moron.
May 04, 2016 at 01:46 AM
p.62 #17Zeiss Unveils the Loxia 21mm f/2.8
Hi! I have just bought an Loxia 21 , and I want to check the lens for decentring using the gletscherbruch metod. Should I focus in the centre first and then move the focused target in every corner? Or should I focus when the object is in the corner and then take a picture in every corner?
I have had different results when focusing in the centre and then recomposing to the corners and when I focus in the corner and then recomposing to the other corners. Might this be due to field curvature in the lens?
I`m kind of new to testing lenses so I just want to be sure that I do this the right way
, and I want to check the lens for decentring using the gletscherbruch metod. Should I focus in the centre first and then move the focused target in every corner? Or should I focus when the object is in the corner and then take a picture in every corner? I have had different results when focusing in the centre and then recomposing to the corners and when I focus in the corner and then recomposing to the other corners. Might this be due to field curvature in the lens?
I`m kind of new to testing lenses so I just want to be sure that I do this the right way
May 05, 2016 at 03:00 AM
p.62 #18Zeiss Unveils the Loxia 21mm f/2.8
PersonCyborg wrote:
Hi! I have just bought an Loxia 21, and I want to check the lens for decentring using the gletscherbruch metod. Should I focus in the centre first and then move the focused target in every corner? Or should I focus when the object is in the corner and then take a picture in every corner?
I have had different results when focusing in the centre and then recomposing to the corners and when I focus in the corner and then recomposing to the other corners. Might this be due to field curvature in the lens?
I`m kind of...Show more →
Agreed, I'd love to know this too
Hi! I have just bought an Loxia 21
, and I want to check the lens for decentring using the gletscherbruch metod. Should I focus in the centre first and then move the focused target in every corner? Or should I focus when the object is in the corner and then take a picture in every corner? I have had different results when focusing in the centre and then recomposing to the corners and when I focus in the corner and then recomposing to the other corners. Might this be due to field curvature in the lens?
I`m kind of...Show more →
Agreed, I'd love to know this too
May 05, 2016 at 04:37 AM
p.62 #19Zeiss Unveils the Loxia 21mm f/2.8
In this picture I focused in the centre first and then moved the focused target in every corner and took a picture. All pictures were taken with aperture 2.8. I have just included the cut out area from the corners in the four pictures (1:1 zoom in every corner). Would love to get opinions on the result and if you think the lens is good?
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May 05, 2016 at 05:12 AM
p.62 #20Zeiss Unveils the Loxia 21mm f/2.8
This is the centre focused picture.
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May 05, 2016 at 05:17 AM