p.148 #3 · What is your most recent (alt) lens purchase?
jcolwell wrote:
Oly 18/3.5 - thanks to Mike M. Kraus. It's a peach.
Comparison tests with TS-E 17/4L, ZE 18/3.5, and EF 16-35/2.8L II, to follow.
I'm looking forward to your results Jim. I have considered picking up this lens or perhaps the Tamron 17mm f/3.5 SP. Not sure which is a better performer on FF though...
p.148 #5 · What is your most recent (alt) lens purchase?
Sigma 21-35 mm F/3.5-4.4 Canon FD mount. Close focusing and very little distortion at 21 mm. Minor purple fringing and minor vignetting at 21 mm both quickly fixed in LR5. Very sharp edge to edge in early tests.The sharpness is what drew me to the lens and the low cost.
p.148 #6 · What is your most recent (alt) lens purchase?
Gary Clennan wrote:
I'm looking forward to your results Jim. I have considered picking up this lens or perhaps the Tamron 17mm f/3.5 SP. Not sure which is a better performer on FF though...
Hi Gary,
The Oly 18mm is definitely a significant step ahead of the Tamron SP 17/3.5 and Tokina 17/3.5 (both varieties, for both brands). OTOH, if you check Lens$db, you'll find that the Oly 18mm costs more than three times the Tamron SP 17mm.
So far, the Oly 18mm is almost on par with the Zeiss 18 ZE and TS-E 17/4L. Without doubt, the Oly 18mm is significantly better compared to its best competitors at 17mm/18mm (e.g. TS-E 17/4L and Zeiss 18/3.5 ZE), than are the Oly 21/3.5 and 24/2.8, in comparison with their best competitors (e.g. Zeiss 21 ZE and TS-E 24/3.5L II).
These preliminary results with the Oly 18mm is a pleasant surprise for me, although it complicates my plans for "down sizing".
p.148 #7 · What is your most recent (alt) lens purchase?
Metabones EF-E adapter MkIII has just arrived.It costed whooping 450 Euro (shipment&customs included) and delivery took 8 days,but now my ZE Zeisses work like a dream on my A7s.
21/2.8,28/2 and 100/2 don't feel too big and are quite well balanced with the A7.50/1.4 is small anyway.
p.148 #8 · What is your most recent (alt) lens purchase?
jcolwell wrote:
Hi Gary,
The Oly 18mm is definitely a significant step ahead of the Tamron SP 17/3.5 and Tokina 17/3.5 (both varieties, for both brands). OTOH, if you check Lens$db, you'll find that the Oly 18mm costs more than three times the Tamron SP 17mm.
So far, the Oly 18mm is almost on par with the Zeiss 18 ZE and TS-E 17/4L. Without doubt, the Oly 18mm is significantly better compared to its best competitors at 17mm/18mm (e.g. TS-E 17/4L and Zeiss 18/3.5 ZE), than are the Oly 21/3.5 and 24/2.8, in comparison with their best competitors (e.g. Zeiss 21 ZE and TS-E 24/3.5L II).
These preliminary results with the Oly 18mm is a pleasant surprise for me, although it complicates my plans for "down sizing". ...Show more →
As much as I like the Zuikos that I have, I've often found their vignetting to be worse than competitors possibly due to their small physical size. How does vignetting compare to the other lenses you mentioned?
p.148 #12 · What is your most recent (alt) lens purchase?
The men that I like,but meet much too often over the last 2 years,had come to me two days ago and handed out a heavy plastic bag saying:"Have a look at them over Christmas".And I did so.
The bag is slimmer now,but my hoard grew by three more alt lenses:Canon FDn 100/4 macro (the first one I got),and another copies of Canon FD 50/1.4 SSC and Oly OM Zuiko 100/2.8.They looked so nice that I felt compelled to find them a new home.My home.
p.148 #13 · What is your most recent (alt) lens purchase?
I picked up three more Zuikos... 50mm f3.5, 85mm f2, and 35-105mm f3.5-4.5.
However, I'm disappointed enough with the new Sony cameras that I'm re-thinking the whole "alt" thing... I have no desire to start shooting film again, and the only cameras I actually like using these lenses on are my Fuji X-E1's, and the cropped sensor doesn't really do these lenses justice.
p.148 #14 · What is your most recent (alt) lens purchase?
jcolwell wrote:
Oly 18/3.5 - thanks to Mike M. Kraus. It's a peach.
Comparison tests with TS-E 17/4L, ZE 18/3.5, and EF 16-35/2.8L II, to follow.
It would be interesting to compare your results to the tests from 16-9.net a few years back, where the Zuiko didn't fare all that well compared to the Canon 16-35L.
p.148 #16 · What is your most recent (alt) lens purchase?
jcolwell wrote:
Oly 18/3.5 - thanks to Mike M. Kraus. It's a peach.
Comparison tests with TS-E 17/4L, ZE 18/3.5, and EF 16-35/2.8L II, to follow.
molson wrote:
It would be interesting to compare your results to the tests from 16-9.net a few years back, where the Zuiko didn't fare all that well compared to the Canon 16-35L.
p.148 #18 · What is your most recent (alt) lens purchase?
molson wrote:
I picked up three more Zuikos... 50mm f3.5, 85mm f2, and 35-105mm f3.5-4.5.
However, I'm disappointed enough with the new Sony cameras that I'm re-thinking the whole "alt" thing... I have no desire to start shooting film again, and the only cameras I actually like using these lenses on are my Fuji X-E1's, and the cropped sensor doesn't really do these lenses justice.
Metabones should be releasing OM mount speed boosters soon - could tide you over until Fuji goes full frame.
p.148 #19 · What is your most recent (alt) lens purchase?
briantho wrote:
But you have the ZF version don't you?
Yes, great lens, but... not the same. The Contax 35/1.4 and 100/2 are both different enough that I would love to try them. In general I prefer to have a matched set of lenses, but one day, I will buy those two.
p.148 #20 · What is your most recent (alt) lens purchase?
JohnJ wrote:
As much as I like the Zuikos that I have, I've often found their vignetting to be worse than competitors possibly due to their small physical size. How does vignetting compare to the other lenses you mentioned?
Hi JJ,
Regarding vignetting, here's a composite of (from the top, down); EF 16-35/2.7 L II, Zeiss 18/3.5 ZE, and Oly 18/3.5. All at f/5.6, and so you can certainly see the relatively heavy vignetting of the Oly.
The combination of my schedule and the weather is really not cooperating around here, and so it's taking a long time to get this comparison series done... )
