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 p.20 #6 · Voigtlander 35mm f/1.5 Nokton Review | |
Regarding some mentions, in this discussion, of the Zeiss Distagon ZM: Big, yes, but, yes, indeed “WOW!”
I am thinking that the Distagon’s size is, generally, worth the trouble. Part of this equation is that my right hand is not aging very gracefully, compared to my left hand, so, I am tending to hold things in my left hand, and finding the Distagon’s size makes it nicely “grip-able.” If I have to scramble up or down a slope, or run, the Distagon served as a nice handle, with the quite secure hood serving as a “hand-stop,” to minimize the chance that my fingers will slip from the front of the lens.
Who needs a thumbs-up, or an add-on grip, when I can grip the Distagon, and run the camera body “slick.” 
Plus, in this wintery weather, when I am more likely to be wearing gloves, the focusing and aperture rings, on the Distagon, are nicely spaced, relatively far apart, compared to many other M-mount lenses.
The Distagon is not truly perfectly-corrected, optically, if we peep really closely, but, usually seems to be “close enough to perfect, for me.”
A reason to use a relatively compact lens, while out and about, is to minimize the distance that the lens protrudes from one’s body, as the camera hangs by its strap. Well, even a relatively compact lens protrudes a considerable distance, if a hood is affixed, and I favor hoods, to minimize wear and tear to the lens, itself. The Distagon ZM size allows an alternative position to be relatively stable: Point the lens downward, and rest the camera’s baseplate against my body. This seems nicely stable, most of the time, especially in my favored position, camera off-center to the left, with the strap diagonal, over my right shoulder.
To be clear, this is what works for me, and is not what anyone else “should” do.
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