BastianK wrote:
Last night I had to kill some time at a train station and decided to try out the ZM 35 1.4.
(shot wide open handheld on A7rII)
The crazy thing is: even with the filter stack issues it might still be one of the - if not the - best 35mm lenses for A7 cameras.
There is one thing I regret though: not having bought this one earlier...
dudodelmundo wrote:
Will there be a test on your site soon, Bastian?
On Phillip Reeve's blog, but yes, I might even publish the technical part with a few sample images today.
Boris is legit and communicates well with customers via ebay email if you have any Qs.
The current offer is a fantastic price, if i had a Sony camera in hand at the moment (in between bodies right now) I'd be all over this - as I don't have high hopes about a Batis or GM 35mm lens next year, so this is probably as good as you're going to get for FE mount at the moment.
Fred Miranda wrote:
It's a good price but forget about warranty here in the US. (Regardless of what they say)
I've bought from them; the deal here in Australia is you send it to Boris (at your expense) he arranges Zeiss warranty service and sends it back (at his expense)
Not ideal, but better than no warranty. Depends how much you save - here I'd save a grand with this deal, and would certainly put up with it!
DavidBM wrote:
I've bought from them; the deal here in Australia is you send it to Boris (at your expense) he arranges Zeiss warranty service and sends it back (at his expense)
Not ideal, but better than no warranty. Depends how much you save - here I'd save a grand with this deal, and would certainly put up with it!
If he sends it in, it may work but you would have to depend on him when the time comes.
Usually these ZM lenses are rock-solid and would not need any repair for many years...
GMPhotography wrote:
Once you register it can you not send it in yourself?
This is from John Connolly (Service Manager, Americas):
"In order to qualify for warranty service the lens has to have been purchased from an authorized Zeiss dealer in the USA or Canada. It will have a green quality seal sticker on the box which indicates “exclusively for USA and Canada”. Otherwise it is considered Grey Market and no warranty applies…"
"One thing to mention to you is that the lens you were looking at is a ZM lens. All ZM lenses as well as the Zeiss Ikon Camera body are serviced in Germany, we do not have the test equipment for them. So we would forward it to Germany on your behalf…"
In general I feel much better about not having a warranty on MF lenses compared to AF lenses or bodies. Obviously things can still go wrong but in general you won't suddenly have a dead lens.
With manual lenses that connect electronically with the camera, like the Loxia line, there is more risk of something going wrong.
My Loxia 50/2 aperture communication with the camera broke last week. I had to send the lens in for repair.
This is not an issue with the ZM line.
brendans wrote:
In general I feel much better about not having a warranty on MF lenses compared to AF lenses or bodies. Obviously things can still go wrong but in general you won't suddenly have a dead lens.
Before writing a final conclusion I will keep using the lens some more time,
but until then you can already have a look at some sample shots and/or a few rather technical charts, as you prefer
Nov 29, 2016 at 05:29 AM
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Before writing a final conclusion I will keep using the lens some more time,
but until then you can already have a look at some sample shots and/or a few rather technical charts, as you prefer
Excellent review showing the lens strengths and weaknesses and what needs to be done to get the most out of the lens. I hate to nitpick a great review, but here are a few comments. First, you might mention for those who care (and that doesn't include me) that you can get autofocus with the TAP. Second, I think you could say a bit about the odd shapes in the corners of the bokeh. It shows in your first bokeh image. This doesn't bother me much, but it might some. It is a bit more than cat's eye bokeh that is more typical. Third, in comparison to the CV 35 f/1.7 I think one of the critical issues in microcontrast. Especially if you do a comparison you might want to mention that.
