May I add: rather cool color cast and very high contrast in general (and not only micro-contrast).
Because of this, Zeiss picture often hardly need any post-processing, they just pop out there. But they can be a problem with dynamic range: in high contrast situations, you will see clipped highlights and black shadows.
pdmphoto wrote:
It's not really about OOF areas. Even with everything in focus the Contax 28/2.8 has a definative look. This on the 5DII at f/6.7:
That shot is a great example of the first two items on my list. Wonderful colour and microcontrast. It also shows that while IMHO the 3D look is mostly in the latter two items, the microcontrast in particular definitely delivers 3D on shots like this.
Oct 11, 2009 at 09:01 AM
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PeterGlaso wrote:
philber, yes, it's the current macro lens. Not sure about that second part. Can't remember seeing 'Zeiss 100mm f:2 MM' anywhere.
Peter
Great shots Peter. I assume when people talk about the Zeiss 100mm f:2 MM, they are talking about the Contax/Yashica mount 100mm f/2 lens with the later MM (multi-mode, which means it can do aperture and shutter speed modes) coupling. It is a beautiful lens, but not a macro. In the Contax/Yashica mount (and the N mount) the 100 macro was f/2.8.
This thing is crazy sharp, even at f/2.