Anden wrote:
Luka! Glad you like the beauty. I only kept the CY because I wanted to be able to use it on my Contax bodies.
Ah, ok - that explains it. I was sort of surprised that you chose to sell the Rollei as it does produce a somewhat more distinct style stopped down due to its three aperture blades.
Swappo wrote: denoir wrote:
I have by the way of PM:s so far gotten about five or six inquiries from people wanting in turn to buy it from me. I have of course declined.
Don\'t complain, it\'s part of the deal.
I had to buy myself an C/Y Distagon 35/1.4 yesterday from a local camera shop...
And if (when) you get tired of that cranky triangle bokeh my hexagon shaped aperture is more than willing to help you out...
Congrats!
The C/Y version is very good as well. In fact it has T* coating which is definitely better than the HFT coating of the Rollei when it comes to flare resistance.
Romain wrote:
Hi!
I, also, just bought a Distagon 35 after reading this thread (we all are cursed!)
I really like the rendering but I\'m not sure I got a great copy regarding the sharpness (at infinity at least). I compared it to my Leica 35mm f/2 and my 17-40 Canon, and both are better than the Zeiss. The Leica has better sharpness on the sides and in the corner at f/2, and blow the Zeiss away when closed down.
What do think of your copies\' sharpness? I\'m not really a pixel peeper but there is an obvious difference with mine.
Wide open mine is relatively sharp for what it is. It\'s a bit sharper than a Canon 35L at f/1.4. At f/2 it\'s definitely softer than my 35/2. At f/2.8 it\'s significantly sharper than my Canon 16-35. Edge sharpness is weaker than center sharpness - but still better than the 35L and the 16-35. There is noticeable CA - comparable to what you find with the 35/2.
Overall, I was pleasantly surprised at the infinity performance of the 35/1.4. It\'s not as good as the 35/2, which in turn is not as good as the 21 Distagon or the 50 or 100 Makro Planar but still, it gives quite a decent performance at infinity when stopped down a bit.
This was shot at f/4:
Center 100% crop:
Left edge 100% crop:
Right edge 100% crop:
Aug 12, 2010 at 09:07 AM
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