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vallejo wrote:
Adam, as you have both the 100 and the 85 ZE, how do you compare them? After buying the 21 and 35, I'm having a hard time deciding between these two...
André
The 100 MP ZE is the sharpest lens I've used wide open. It has amazing 3D pop, and the bokeh is to my taste. Though to be honest CA can sometimes be a problem, it's the only compromise of the 100 MP ZE. And 99% of the time it can be corrected if needed, I think I mentioned to someone it ruined 1 of my photos out of a ton of shots I've taken. Oh and it doesn't shop up that often BTW. Honestly, the lens may wow you on first glimpse, then you may have remorse for a period of time while you're learning the ins and outs of the lens, but once you really learn how to use it, you'll just love it more and more. You have to own it for a while to know what I mean...
The 85 ZE is really a beautiful lens for taking zen like calming shots around the city, it's never really super sharp unless you've stopped it down to almost f/4, but at f/2 it's very usable for portraits where you want the eyes to be sharp enough. It renders backgrounds beautifully at f2 btw, and of course at 1.4 the backgrounds are pretty. Stopped down and at long distances it really does well for building details etc. Stopped down close up, I hear it has a focus shift problem, and honestly I don't notice it, because of my style of shooting. The 85 is also really easy to get the hang of, like a week max and you'll be shooting like a champ with it, and you'll have keepers that put a smile on your face. I think the first day I got it, I gripped about the performance at 1.4 and f/2 but the second day I went out and shot a portrait of my fiance at f/2 and when I got home and loaded it, I was blown away by the colors, bokeh and it's ability to render areas from in focus to out of focus. I also must have been spot on with the focusing, because the eyes were actually sharper then I'd imagine they'e be at f/2.. Thats when I knew I made the right choice by buying both lenses. I now have 6 of 8 ZEs *choke* no 28ZE (had the canon don't really like the FL) and no 18ZE (hate wide angle as it is, and the 21's a beauty).
If you had to chose one, I'd suggest the 100 MP ZE, it's a bit harder to "learn" but it gives you the macro option, it's fantastic for portraits once you learn the ins and outs, and it's razor sharp wide open. I've used the 100 MP ZE at f/11 in studio and the first time I did so, I was shocked at how my photos turned out. It felt like I was looking at a very well shot digital medium format photo. It was unlike anything I've seen from my Canon cameras/lenses. I've also used it multiple times at f/2 and when focus was nailed it was unbelievably sharp, I suspect sometimes a bit to sharp for portraits. Though again that's my thing so I'm not gonna complain. Oh and about the macro, it's really fun with the 100 MP ZE, I hated macro with my canon and sigma macros... I actually enjoy it with the ZE, the focusing is amazing and easy to use once you get the hang of it.
Oh and one more thing, I really want a M9 as it's exactly what my M8 wasn't.. A full frame camera w/good iso 1250 (as high as I usually go) and decent 1600 iso. But André, I wouldn't part with any of my ZE lenses to pay for the M9. Even though I'm really in love with the idea of an M9, I can't even think of a single ZE I'd part with...
André if you wanna talk more about Zeiss, come over the the ZE forum or write me a PM...
BTW, sorry guys for going WAY off topic, someone please post a nice Leica photo so we can get back on track. Preferably a 90 AA portrait, to convince me to buy and try one!
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