How is this lens compared to the voigtlander app panther 35mm f2 which I believe is considered the best landscape lens at 35mm besides say the Nikon z 35mm f1.2s?
philip_pj wrote:
Who needs f2 for landscapes from a bland fast food modern zoom? It's another clear case of industry disdain for the many great advantages of slow zooms. I got lucky in 2008, finding a Contax 35-70/3.4 new in box. Low aberration load, flat field, great 3D, excellent bokeh, superb color/contrast, dreamy yet sharp rendering style, even fine for portraits.
T* was already wonderful by the 80. Carl Zeiss AG had invented coatings in 1935, so they already had a half century of development. It's a gem, so good the mainstream will never make anything like it. Maybe the Chinese, many of their enthusiasts love it too. 575 grams on an adapter, 475g for the lens. This lens is literally as old as Shenzhen (the world's most advanced city). I would not swap it for quids.
Media Division say it's the only legacy zoom they will use for productions. Three YT videos from US, Germany and China, so you see its quality is universally liked by mature cine and photography people: