Thanks teh_rebel I was just preempting a comment on the clouds from you
Wayne: Look at his maple tree example. The old 35/1.4 is the only lens that I've seen with that type of rendering. Lloyd also mentions that the rendering style of the new lens reminds him of a medium format lens - something that we've mentioned here. Overall from his samples the only thing that stands out as very different are the colors. They seem to be similar to the 35/2 - contrasty rather than the more subtle and subdued rendering of the old one.
Paul: What are you waiting for? Seriously, there are a grand total of three lenses that I would recommend without hesitation - the 100 MP, the 21/2.8 and the 35/1.4. In fact, I could probably limit myself to using just those three and not feel that I was missing out on much. Take any of those three away from me and I would be very unhappy.
Don't let the lack of lens hood stop you. I don't have one on mine and I have not had any problems with indirect light.
Paul Yi wrote:
Luka.... you're a dangerous man ....
Your pictures draw me closer to buying this lens...
$1100 for C/Y 35/1.4 in collection quality condition, but no hood...... should I bite?.....
go for it Paul.You love the 3D look and this lens seems to have buckets of it.
If you find a buy one get one free let me know and i will go halfies with you
-Jim
denoir wrote:
Wayne: Look at his maple tree example. The old 35/1.4 is the only lens that I've seen with that type of rendering. Lloyd also mentions that the rendering style of the new lens reminds him of a medium format lens - something that we've mentioned here. Overall from his samples the only thing that stands out as very different are the colors. They seem to be similar to the 35/2 - contrasty rather than the more subtle and subdued rendering of the old one.
I just viewed newer samples of Zeiss 35mm 1.4 ZE on DigiLloyd on subscription-based notes. The new lens seems to be sharper wide open than the old 35 1.4 that I used to have. However, the color just does not draw me in. It lacks the painter-like qualities of 1.4 and it's kind of "duller" than 35mm f2 ZE. So it's middle-of-the-road between old 1.4 and new 35mm f2 ZE to my eyes.
singletrack wrote:
Hi all,
Am really keen on the C/Y 35 f1.4 for my Nikon d700. Would the Leitax kit work fully with this amazing lens?
Many thanks for any views.
Kok-Leong
www.antidotepictures.com
wait for the ZF mount to come out. While it can mount with the Leitax kit the C/Y mount 35 1.4 will only go to a certain distance and will never reach infinity
denoir wrote:
Interesting. How come you miss the Contax if the Rollei was an improvement?
It is improvement in sharpness and contrast but bokeh stopped down is too busy (a lot of criss-crossing lines). Initially I thought with lens like this I would be shooting wide open all the time but then realized that I need to stop down frequently or I'd miss the focus - photographing mostly a fast moving 2 years old subject
I was just preempting a comment on the clouds from you 
