Quick introduction: I’m an amateur photographer from Europe who recently purchased a Sony A7 with the kit lens and then the 35mm prime. I enjoy taking pictures and eating sushis. Anyway, back to topic…
So the question arose: should I get the Zeiss 24-70mm zoom lens? What improvements would it bring over the kit lens? Is that really worth 1200$?
Well, you tell me! Here are some comparison pictures, all shot with a tripod and the OSS turned off. The same position, focal length and other settings were selected on each lens and I tried to change the lenses as fast as possible between the shots.
There are 5 pairs labelled A & B, in no particular order. I’m interested to see which picture you prefer? They all have been edited in LightRoom with exactly the same settings for each pair (note that no lens correction was applied as LR5.3 has no profile for the Zeiss yet). There are no right or wrong answers, you can either try to guess the manufacturer or simply state which picture you prefer over the other (or no particular preference).
The full res pictures (6000 x 4000 px) are located here. You can post your guesses using the following:
1A:
1B:
2A:
2B:
3A:
3B:
4A:
4B:
5A:
5B:
Have fun!
iso.light
P.S: FM is a great community full of useful info, wonderful pictures and amazing photographers. I hope to get better with time and in the meantime contribute to the forums
P.P.S: Ok! Figured out how to post pics in here Here are the five pair (1024 px, original are available at 6000 px with the link above):
Quick introduction: I’m an amateur photographer from Europe who recently purchased a Sony A7 with the kit lens and then the 35mm prime. I enjoy taking pictures and eating sushis. Anyway, back to topic…
So the question arose: should I get the Zeiss 24-70mm zoom lens? What improvements would it bring over the kit lens? Is that really worth 1200$?
Well, you tell me! Here are some comparison pictures, all shot with a tripod and the OSS turned off. The same position, focal length and other settings were selected on each lens and I tried to change the lenses as fast as possible between the shots.
There are 5 pairs labelled A & B, in no particular order. I’m interested to see which picture you prefer? They all have been edited in LightRoom with exactly the same settings for each pair (note that no lens correction was applied as LR5.3 has no profile for the Zeiss yet). There are no right or wrong answers, you can either try to guess the manufacturer or simply state which picture you prefer over the other (or no particular preference).
The full res pictures (6000 x 4000 px) are located here. You can post your guesses using the following:
1A:
1B:
2A:
2B:
3A:
3B:
4A:
4B:
5A:
5B:
Have fun!
iso.light
P.S: FM is a great community full of useful info, wonderful pictures and amazing photographers. I hope to get better with time and in the meantime contribute to the forums
P.P.S: Ok! Figured out how to post pics in here Here are the five pair (800 px, original are available at 6000 px with the link above):
Quick introduction: I’m an amateur photographer from Europe who recently purchased a Sony A7 with the kit lens and then the 35mm prime. I enjoy taking pictures and eating sushis. Anyway, back to topic…
So the question arose: should I get the Zeiss 24-70mm zoom lens? What improvements would it bring over the kit lens? Is that really worth 1200$?
Well, you tell me! Here are some comparison pictures, all shot with a tripod and the OSS turned off. The same position, focal length and other settings were selected on each lens and I tried to change the lenses as fast as possible between the shots.
There are 5 pairs labelled A & B, in no particular order. I’m interested to see which picture you prefer? They all have been edited in LightRoom with exactly the same settings for each pair (note that no lens correction was applied as LR5.3 has no profile for the Zeiss yet). There are no right or wrong answers, you can either try to guess the manufacturer or simply state which picture you prefer over the other (or no particular preference).
The full res pictures (6000 x 4000 px) are located here. You can post your guesses using the following:
1A:
1B:
2A:
2B:
3A:
3B:
4A:
4B:
5A:
5B:
Have fun!
iso.light
P.S: FM is a great community full of useful info, wonderful pictures and amazing photographers. I hope to get better with time and in the meantime contribute to the forums
P.P.S: Ok! Figured out how to post pics in here Here are the five pair (800 px, original are available at 6000 px with the link above):
1A
Quick introduction: I’m an amateur photographer from Europe who recently purchased a Sony A7 with the kit lens and then the 35mm prime. I enjoy taking pictures and eating sushis. Anyway, back to topic…
So the question arose: should I get the Zeiss 24-70mm zoom lens? What improvements would it bring over the kit lens? Is that really worth 1200$?
Well, you tell me! Here are some comparisons pictures, all shot with a tripod and the OSS turned off. The same focal length and other settings were selected on each lens (at least that’s what the EXIF says) and I tried to change the lenses as fast as possible between the shots.
There are 5 pairs labelled A & B, in no particular order. I’m interested to see which picture you prefer? They all have been edited inLightRoom with exactly the same settings for each pair (note that no lens correction was applied as LR5.3 has no profile for the Zeiss yet). There are no right or wrong answers, you can either try to guess the manufacturer or simply state which picture you prefer over the other (or no particular preference )
The pictures are located here (3000 x 2000 px). You can post your guesses using the following:
1A:
1B:
2A:
2B:
3A:
3B:
4A:
4B:
5A:
5B:
Have fun!
iso.light
P.S: FM is a great community full of useful info, wonderful pictures and amazing photographers. I hope to get better with time and in the meantime contribute to the forums
P.P.S: Ok! Figure out how to post pics in here Here is the first pair (800 px, original are available at 3000 px with link above):
Mar 18, 2014 at 04:25 PM
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