I received my Distagon 1.4/35 ZE from Munich today. Some initial observations -
1. There is some \"blurring\" when looking through the viewfinder, especially at close focussing distances. Goes away at medium to long distances.
2. Some haziness wide open and at close focussing distances. Certainly no show stopper though.
3. Colors are just gorgeous straight out of the camera. Very vibrant.
4. Not as sharp as 2/35 ZE wide open.. 2/35 images feel more 3D than this one. However, starting f/3.2 or so, it is incredibly sharp.
5. At close to medium focussing distances, there is a medium format kind of look.
6. Very heavy! Nicely balances on a 5D2.
7. Accurate focus wide open is non-trivial, especially at ~ MFD.
Now to the pictures.. All images are shot wide open, unless specified and no PP except RAW -> JPG conversion. Almost all images were sharpened at 35,0.9,10.
I\'ll post some more pictures and comments over the weekend.
