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 p.1089 #6 · ZE/ZF/ZM Images (Official Thread!) | |
Thank you all, guys, for your comments, shared experience and advices.
Grenache wrote:
I have been extremely happy with Sony FF platform for MF lenses, including the Zeiss ZE/ZF series. My only “issue “ with the has been the relative balance on the smaller format camera. These lenses feel very front heavy with Zeiss glass, compared to a traditional, heavy SLR. This is not a Sony-specific comment and instead applies to any mirrorless system with dense, heavy glass on the front. Battery grip can help there.
50P is a decent lens, but focus shift with it is brutal. This can be easily mitigated by stopping down and using the EVF in a mirrorless system...but is easiest for me with aperture control directly on the lens (ZF series, rather than ZE). In my opinion, the 50MP is special, but the 50P is not as good as many other MF 50s, including the older Contax 50/1.4.
I have both a Sony a7Riii and a7iii. Both are great. They are nominally identical, except for resolution....Show more →
I could decide to acquire a Voight 50/1.2 E instead but not sure as 50P has a special look wide open and a strong 3D feeling when stopped down a bit.
Considering a7R3 or a73 I choose the former because of its ability to crop heavily that may be very helpful with my travel lens set-up of 16-35/4 L and *to be acquired* Tamron 70-180.
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Makten wrote:
The Z* 50/1.4 Planar is not very "good" from a strictly technical perspective, if you shoot wide open at relatively close range, that's true. But there is so much more than that to a lens.  It's still the nicest 50 I know of, and I still have one that I occasionally use on the GFX 50R. Unfortunately it gives too much curvature of field on that camera to use the full sensor, but it's fine at 33x33 mm and from ~f/2.4 or so.
The balance on smaller cameras is somewhat bad because of the longish adapter you need. But it's still a fairly small lens, so not really a problem IMO. Just not as good as native Voigtländers or similar. ...Show more →
I used to have 50P for a month and loved it except it is manual. With classic 5D it was hit-or-miss to get focus nailed. With MILC camera I hope to re-evaluate this lens.
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Gunzorro wrote:
Alex -- Thanks for your kind words.
I had previously owned (around a dozen years ago) ZE 50/1.4 and had a terrible time trying to deal with focus shift on 5D2, 1D3 and 1Ds3. I returned that lens after a very short time testing.
Fast forward to last year -- I re-purchaced another ZE 50/1.4 and it worked wonderfully on both Canon R and Sony a7R2 and a7R4. I haven't noticed any focus shift issues, even when not stopped down prior to exposure. (I'll have to take it out and try some fresh mid-range apertures in bright light. Last use was in light foggy conditions.)
My advice for best MF experience is the Sony a7R4 with its wonderful EVF. The Canon RF bodies are very nice, but I find using the Sony with MF to be a better experience (I haven't used the R5 yet). On a budget, the a7R2 is still an excellent imaging body and quite easy to use with MF. I haven't used the Sony a7R3, skipped right to a7R4, but it should be fine and saves money over the 61MP a7R4. I even like my Canon R very much and have programmed the "slider" to magnify function.
One of my very favorite lenses is the ZE 28/2, which works very well on both the Canon and Sony bodies. Sony gives me more versatility, but even my R is great when sticking mostly to Canon-EF mount lenses via adapter. I haven't noticed any negative banding with the R, but I don't try to lift shadows more than 1.5 stops (usually I try to keep that to under one stop, even with Sony).
Whichever you pick -- enjoy! ...Show more →
Did you buy a new or used 50P? You claim you didn't notice focus shift with your new 50P so it is interesting to know if it is a new design quietly made by Zeiss or a sample-to-sample variation issue.
ZE28/2 is known to have strong 3D rendering as well yet it is not a very famous lens.
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IndyFab wrote:
My vote would be for the A7rIII, BTW it's easy to take care of sensor dust with the A7rIII, I would not let that stop you from buying the camera.
Good luck with your choice !!
I think all MILC cameras are equally vulnerable to sensor dust issue. Hopefully I do not change lenses a lot in non-controlled environment and moreover I prefer to use 2 cameras set-up when travelling to minimize lens changes.
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