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Archive 2009ZE21 Gearhead Thread
p.2 #1ZE21 Gearhead Thread
DanPBrown wrote:
Crops crops crops crops crops crops crops, please, especially corners.
Thanks,
Dan
www.danbrownphotography.com
I posted this before, but here is a lower right corner crop wide open from the ZF21. Ignore the blur, which is simply out of the DOF.
Another crop, this time upper left corner, f/11.
Crops crops crops crops crops crops crops, please, especially corners.
Thanks,
Dan
www.danbrownphotography.com
I posted this before, but here is a lower right corner crop wide open from the ZF21. Ignore the blur, which is simply out of the DOF.
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Another crop, this time upper left corner, f/11.
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Oct 24, 2009 at 07:02 PM
p.2 #2ZE21 Gearhead Thread
Thanks Phil, can't wait for mine to arrive here next week.
Your examples look really clean and sharp.
How does it work on your 5D II, anything special about
the camera recognizing the lens in a different way or it's
just working like any other Canon lens?
Andrew
Your examples look really clean and sharp.
How does it work on your 5D II, anything special about
the camera recognizing the lens in a different way or it's
just working like any other Canon lens?
Andrew
Oct 25, 2009 at 01:31 PM
p.2 #3ZE21 Gearhead Thread
All of the ZE lenses function exactly like any Canon lens, just obviously without autofocus.
Oct 25, 2009 at 01:48 PM
p.2 #4ZE21 Gearhead Thread
Today, despite the lack of autofocus, I must have shot 150 pics without focusing, because with good light, DOF is huge. It was just a point-and-shoot camera...:-) Otherwise, the camera recognizes the lens for Av, Tv, P, EXIF, just like a Canon, but not for the "intelligent" functions, such as vignetting correction. If you look at the EXIF of the shots I posted, you see the focal length, but not the "name" of the lens, as you would with a Canon. I am sure you will enjoy yours, it really has me enchanted and spellbound well beyond what my efforts show.
Oct 25, 2009 at 01:51 PM
p.2 #5ZE21 Gearhead Thread
The Zeiss 21 distortion is way obvious in this pic.
https://www.fredmiranda.com/forum/ufiles/15/376915.jpg
philber wrote:
Alas, today was a day of overcast skies and drizzle, so I have very few shots to show. Here is one that I hope can give you some useful feed-back as to the Distagon's drawing for architecture. Again, the lens can do a lot better, and so can I. We just need a bit of time and better weather.
https://www.fredmiranda.com/forum/ufiles/15/376915.jpg
philber wrote:
Alas, today was a day of overcast skies and drizzle, so I have very few shots to show. Here is one that I hope can give you some useful feed-back as to the Distagon's drawing for architecture. Again, the lens can do a lot better, and so can I. We just need a bit of time and better weather.
Oct 25, 2009 at 09:23 PM
p.2 #6ZE21 Gearhead Thread
Yeah, the distortion on the 21 is pretty bad near the edges of the frame. I have some shots where the effect is noticeably less than in philber's sample though. I wonder if it varies a bit based on the focus distance.
Oct 25, 2009 at 09:40 PM
p.2 #7ZE21 Gearhead Thread
Yes, both of you are correct. Showing the distortion is the reason for my showing this shot, which is useless otherwise. And yes again, I picked the one where it looks the worst. The fact that I love this lens doesn't mean that I should not give honest feedback on its weaknesses.
Oct 26, 2009 at 12:04 AM
p.2 #8ZE21 Gearhead Thread
Yes, and thank you. I appreciate that since I am also considering the lens. The original in Contax mount had two issues: distortion and flare. I can see from your samples the distortion is similar. How is the flare control? I'd also like to see some extreme corner samples (not the edge of the frame) from the lens, preferably at the wider apertures 
philber wrote:
Yes, both of you are correct. Showing the distortion is the reason for my showing this shot, which is useless otherwise. And yes again, I picked the one where it looks the worst. The fact that I love this lens doesn't mean that I should not give honest feedback on its weaknesses.
philber wrote:
Yes, both of you are correct. Showing the distortion is the reason for my showing this shot, which is useless otherwise. And yes again, I picked the one where it looks the worst. The fact that I love this lens doesn't mean that I should not give honest feedback on its weaknesses.
Oct 26, 2009 at 01:24 AM