Peire wrote:
Thank you Jim.As I did say,I don't like this focal length much.But I'm slowly getting used to it.Batis 40/2 IQ and versatility helps a lot.
I agree -- 40mm is one of my least used focal lengths. The CV 40/1.2E has turned me around quite a bit, but still find it not quite wide enough. 35mm is much easier, generally speaking. And when it isn't, it is easier to combine two images into a composite. The Batis 40 has the impressive Zeiss colors and contrast, and I love that it is practically a macro lens. I also have the Canon EF 40/2.8 STM pancake, and it is surprisingly good too, at a bargain price. But no macro.
I am so impressed with the Batis 18, that I may have to get the 25 and 40, just to have a Batis set. Great spacing between focal lengths!
Gunzorro wrote:
I agree -- 40mm is one of my least used focal lengths. The CV 40/1.2E has turned me around quite a bit, but still find it not quite wide enough. 35mm is much easier, generally speaking. And when it isn't, it is easier to combine two images into a composite. The Batis 40 has the impressive Zeiss colors and contrast, and I love that it is practically a macro lens. I also have the Canon EF 40/2.8 STM pancake, and it is surprisingly good too, at a bargain price. But no macro.
I am so impressed with the Batis 18, that I may have to get the 25 and 40, just to have a Batis set. Great spacing between focal lengths! ...Show more →
I much prefer 35 myself but I can see how 40 represents better spacing to the 25.
They focus/aperture issues have kept my away from the 40.
DaveFP wrote:
I much prefer 35 myself but I can see how 40 represents better spacing to the 25.
They focus/aperture issues have kept my away from the 40.
I have the 25 and the 85.
On the plus side for the CV 40E: it is an absolute great lens. (As is the Batis 40!)
I can only hope CV comes out with a 28 to match the image quality of the 40. No other maker than Sigma had taken that focal length seriously -- but the Sigma is a little too big and heavy for me.
@Schwarzlicht - Stefan, your wonderful images keep this thread alive! Vielen Dank!
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I posted an image from Ponte Vecchio, Florence previously. And here is a stitched pano, not only of the bridge but more to the right. Captured in March 2020 at the onset of the global pandemic. What did we know that it would be that bad...
AGeoJO wrote:
@Schwarzlicht@ - Stefan, your wonderful images keep this thread alive! Vielen Dank!
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I posted an image from Ponte Vecchio, Florence previously. And here is a stitched pano, not only of the bridge but more to the right. Captured in March 2020 at the onset of the global pandemic. What did we know that it would be that bad...
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