nehemiahphoto wrote:
Funny to read this thread. I've owned at least 8 modern CV lenses. I generally prefer the ergo, size, speed and price to Zeiss glass, but the colors and contrast are typically subpar to Zeiss glass IMO (CV 35 1.2iii vs ZM 35 1.4, Loxia 21 vs CV 21s, CV 50 1.2 vs ZM 50/1.5 and Loxia 50, etc.) and I am not quire satisfied with CV ultimately though I can address lots of the lower contrast, color and sterility in post and they offer the best compromises often as a total package. CV lenses technically test well generally, so they are going to get a lot of attention. But I am less excited by each release, specs aside.
But even on good reviews, there's very little mention/attention to color, contrast and rendering qualities beyond measuring the typical parameters (CA, bokeh aspects, distortion, lack of SA at close distance, etc.). To me, much of a lens' uniqueness and value ultimately rest on the less measurable aspects, which seems to drive many nuts.
I agree with you, although have to mention that I only know Voigtländer from what I see posted, I never owned a Voigtländer lens. Once I tried Zeiss lenses, I tended to stay with Zeiss even when switching systems, switching which was largely due to birding and wildlife photography. My recent adventure with Nikon has made me once again aware that if you don't truly like the images a lens/camera combination produces, no-one else is going to like them for you, even if all the reviewers in the world praise a lens and camera. It is just too subjective.
I have tried to understand and even analyze why I did not connect to my new Nikon gear, but I accepted that it was useless and pointless. 8 months was enough and I decided to do what was obvious. I will take a bit more care in future, and place the emphasis on simply liking and connecting to images again, instead of mentally determining what is the "best" lens. I hope Zeiss will stay around to offer lenses that may not always measure that well, but that produce great color and contrast.
Jan 08, 2021 at 04:32 PM
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