Bifurcator wrote:
The AEG C/Y version of the Zeiss lens is noticeably better than the newer Zeiss versions currently in production so I ignored the comments made about the Voigtlander being better than the Zeiss - thinking people were probably comparing with the newer Zeiss versions which are a little less sharp with quilt a lot more CA wide open (relatively speaking) than my AEG C/Y version.
denoir wrote:
As somebody who has owned both for quite some time, I very much disagree with that statement. My 100 ZE MP was about a stop ahead of my C/Y 100 MP (i.e at f/2 it is as sharp as the C/Y at f/2.8 and at f/4 as sharp as the C/Y at f/5.6). (This is by the way confirmed by the MTF charts). The C/Y has some (lateral) CA issues while the ZE is free of it. Both are prone to LoCA.
I\'m not going to comment on the CV as I have not used it much (tried one out for a couple of days).
Don\'t you have that backwards? Many users here have complained of LoCA and PF with the ZF/ZE/etc. versions. Check out the Zeiss discussion threads. The AEG C/Y version has none - like, at all... I bought two of them and neither one had any. LaCA is usually associated with wide angle lenses and affects the corners most. The MP 100 is not wide angle so I would be kinda surprised to find any, Of course if it was there I might not know it being at a 2:1 crop factor with this µ4/3. I\'ve put my copies through some very extreme test conditions and it\'s just not there.
Also I can\'t help what the MTF charts say. I tried out the one in nikon mount and it was not as sharp - especially at MFD. Really, I\'m not kidding ya or anything. I spent the better part of a day testing and comparing. The difference was not huge but there was indeed a difference. The difference was not as much as my above comparison shows between the CZ and the CV.
You sure you\'re noting thinking of the Japanese versions - either the MMJ or the AEJ ? There are actually some differences between them and the German glass works. Although I read people arguing that point on both sides whenever the topic arises. I\'ve also tested that. The only version I haven\'t been able to test out is the MP100/2.8 one for the Contax N. And I have a line on one I can test if/when I can ever find an adapter for it.
Mar 02, 2012 at 10:51 PM
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