You will learn more about every Zeiss lens than you thought possible.Well worth the expense given the cost of these optics.
I was interested initially in the 25 and 28 but after reading the reviews, decided on the 35. I subsequently had the chance to shoot the 28 too; I just never found its resolution as sharp as the 35 (perhaps deficiencies of my sample) and the field curvature on the 28 (apparently even more so on the 25) was severe at the widest apertures and had to be accounted for too. For the 28 FL, I stumbled upon a Leica R 28 v.2; a FAR better choice IMHO if you don\'t absolutely need f/2. Especially good for landscapes with flatter field at f/2.8, more pleasing colors (to my eye) and stopping down from f/2.8 only buys you a touch more contrast because its frighteningly sharp wide open. On the used market it goes for about the cost of a new Zeiss 28.
Nov 12, 2010 at 09:05 AM
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