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 p.304 #12 · ZE/ZF/ZM Images (Official Thread!) | |
Hello Alex, and welcome! I won't try my Google Russian skills  Here are my answers, others may disagree here and there:
Main thing) No, nothing is due *only* to the Zeiss lenses. They are one ingredient, and they sometimes add a little, and in other situations more. If using the wrong lens in the wrong way, it is also possible to get worse results. Some learning is required with lenses like these.
Travel kit: Zeiss on Canon, I would recommend something like 21, 50MP, 100MP, or 21, 35/2, 85/1.4. If you have more space, you could swap the 50 for 35/2 and 85/1.4. If you prefer a less clinical look (not that the 50MP is sooo clinical), you could swap it for the 50/1.4, but there are some limitations on its strengths, so you would need to spend some time learning it. The 21 is too wide, really, but the 25/28 lenses have some compromises, whereas the 21 is brilliant, so I still recommend it over the others.
About losing photos due to using primes: how often have you lost a photo due to having the wrong lens on the camera? I also think this way, but in reality, I have lost maybe 5-10 important shots in my life like that. If you are doing some street photography, then you could leave a 35 or 50 on the camera by default, and only swap it out for individual shots requiring something else.
About zooms vs. primes: In my opinion, the flexibility of zooms is vastly overrated for most uses. People who don't want to move around too much. In reality, I find more creative and often better solutions. If cropping is needed, then usually just a bit, not a lot.
About which kit: I am not a fan of zooms, so I would recommend kit 3. The TS-E 24 II might be a good alternative for the 21, not quite as wide, and with added flexibility with tilt/shift. I would not take an EF 35 or 50, but a ZE, probably the 35/2 or 50MP. I would also prefer the 100MP. I find 135 too long for travel, and the macro ability is nice to have.
In summary, there are good and bad lenses, where we each define our own "good" and "bad". Zeiss and Leica lenses are for me just noticeably better for some things, mainly boke and rendering style. I could do photography without them, and still maintain a high level, but I would be a little less happy, and my photos would sometimes be less nice.
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