I have the Zeiss ZM, the Nokton 1.5 and have owned the lux asph and fle. The convenience of the Nokton means I will take it everywhere with my M if portability is a factor.
The ZM is very much at home on a thin-filter modified mirrorless, it was simply stunning on my modified A7RII so I'm hesitant to part with it. It is getting a CLA currently but when it's back I may have to finally say goodbye 😔
Ok, I just downloaded DXO filmpack 8 and took one of the zeiss images and applied the Velvia 50 and did some tweaking.
I have to tell you, that Distagon is hard to beat.
It's difficult to pinpoint but the pop on the distagon is definitely there.
Jorge Torralba wrote:
Ok, I just downloaded DXO filmpack 8 and took one of the zeiss images and applied the Velvia 50 and did some tweaking.
I have to tell you, that Distagon is hard to beat.
I have the option to pick up one of these for a decent price. Why is it not ideal on a Z camera??
fjablo wrote:
One of my favorite images from this lens. It's not ideal when adapted to Nikon Z, but on the other hand that's hardly relevant in real world images..
fjablo wrote:
One of my favorite images from this lens. It's not ideal when adapted to Nikon Z, but on the other hand that's hardly relevant in real world images..
akfujishooter wrote:
I have the option to pick up one of these for a decent price. Why is it not ideal on a Z camera??
It’s not optimized for that sensor stack thickness. Off-center sharpness is not as good as on Leica and bokeh also a bit worse when used on Nikon. But not super bad either.
It’s so small it looks a bit lost on the massive Z-mount.
By off center sharpness do you mean the midfield and edges, I assume? Hmmm
fjablo wrote:
It’s not optimized for that sensor stack thickness. Off-center sharpness is not as good as on Leica and bokeh also a bit worse when used on Nikon. But not super bad either.
It’s so small it looks a bit lost on the massive Z-mount.
nehemiahphoto wrote:
Lovely photo--and processing. Are you using a diffusion filter here?
Thanks! Yes, might have had a Glimmer Glass filter on the lens (had one with me, not sure if I had it on) or applied a highlight bloom effect in post, which is what I usually do now instead of using a physical filter.
