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Agree 100%, I was going to say the same.
In addition to the ZA’s, Sigma I’s, and Loxias, I like the Samyang 85 for its rendering (smooth) and resolution (not overly sharp), but the colors are overly warm vs Zeiss (similar to how I think Sigma is close to Zeiss in resolution and rendering but much cooler in image colors)
The Sony 24 GM might as well be a Zeiss lens IMO - it’s got the colors, rendering, and contrast.
Voigtlanders have similar rending, resolution, and great colors. I find the Voigtlanders to be (much?) lower contrast than Zeiss lenses, and it makes for people pictures to be very pleasing
chiron wrote:
I think that the look that you like from Batis lenses is a characteristic of many (but not all) Zeiss lenses. It is a combination of the colors produced by the lens and its coatings, the degree and type of contrast, and what Zeiss calls "rounded sharpness," which to me looks like a smoothness of the color and contrast transitions at edges. Often, I also find there is a more luminous quality to images taken with these lenses, possibly a result of Zeiss's proprietary lens coatings (T* coatings). All of this results in a look that is just slightly painterly. The lenses also tend to be high resolution with an evenness to their resolution so that the sharpness of the center extends well toward the edges. I think this evenness contributes to the smoothness of the images produced by these lenses. They also tend to feature smooth transition zones, which is important to the visual effect made by their rendering.
Of the lenses that I am familiar with, the ones that to me most share the Batis look are the Zeiss Loxia (manual focus) lenses, and the Sony Zeiss Planar 50mm 1.4 ZA and the Sony Zeiss Distagon 35mm 1.4 ZA. I also find that the Sigma i series 45mm 2.8 and the Sigma i series 65mm 2.0 produce a rendering that reminds me of the Zeiss look. And the Sigma i series 35mm 2.0, which I have shot less, may do this also and is a very fine lens. I am sure there are others that I am not familiar with. But you would probably be happy just getting more Batis lenses. While their retail price is still quite high, they are available used at good prices. The Batis 40mm and Batis 135mm are excellent lenses that are in the range you are looking for and that would pair well with your Batis 85mm. There are a few for sale now in the Buy-Sell Forum....Show more →
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