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 Re: Official: Zeiss Otus 55mm f/1.4 APO-Distagon | |
Steve Spencer wrote:
Wesley Perrault wrote:
No Regrets wrote:
freaklikeme wrote:
JohnJ wrote:
freaklikeme wrote:
My rental copy arrived today. I'm trying to get my lust for the lens out of my system without buying it.
So far, it is not going well. It started with, "This lens really isn't that big." Next, I'm sure, I'll try to convince myself it's not expensive, either.
Think how much money you would have saved if you'd just bought it all those years ago and not 'wasted' money on all those lesser 50's that are cluttering your shelves!
Ah, that's my saving grace here. I do love the lens' draw, but 50 isn't really a key focal length for me. I'll use one for portraits, but I prefer more funk in my portrait lenses. If they made a 35 that was this rewarding to shoot wide open, I might be in more trouble.
The Milvus 35 f1.4 is an incredible lens! You may want to look at that as a much more affordable option to 28 Otus. Both great options either way.
Best Wishes
I have the 35mm & 25mm f1.4 Milvus they are both fantastic. That said I have considered selling both to purchase the 28mm Otus. The Otus just has the something extra, hard to describe but it's there. Going down to take some sunset pictures tonight, maybe I'll bring one along and share later tomorrow.
Interesting Wesley. I actually did the reverse. I sold the Otus to finance buying the Milvus 25 and 35 f/1.4. I have been quite happy with my decision so far. The Otus 28 is a wonderful lens, but in my experience it isn't much better than the Milvus 25 and 35. For me it was also about the set of lenses. I am quite happy with the Milvus 18, 25, & 35 and then going to the Otus 55. With the Otus 28, there is quite a gap to the Otus 55, too big for my taste and I find the Milvus 35 and Otus 28 to be awfully close to have both. I could have gone Milvus 15, 21, & Otus 28, but although the Milvus 21 is still very good I think it is weaker than the 18 or 25, especially if you don't want to correct distortion.
So I have Milvus 18 f/2.8, 25 f/1.4, 35 f/1.4, Otus 55 f/1.4, Milvus 85 f/1.4, and 135 f/2, which I think makes a very nice set. That said I am thinking of swapping out the Milvus 85 and 135 for the Otus 100, which looks to be a fabulous lens. I can see someone arguing for an Otus 28, 55, & 100 kit for everything except very wide angle.
My friend that picked up the 28 sold off his Otus 85 and Nikon 105/1.4 to get the Otus 100, and he's very pleased. I haven't used it much, but, I will warn you that, if you love and use the close focus capabilities of the Sonnar 135 at all, do not let it go in favor of the 100. The 100's better corrected, but cropping to match the 4:1 you get from the 135 natively will not have the same oomph. And isn't it all about the oomph?
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