Is there anything in the Leica camp that should be considered for the 35/2 range before Leitaxing your ZF?
Been there and no, nothing in Leica mount if corner performance is a priority as far as fixed lenses.
With regard to extreme corner performance, my bet is that even none of the Zeiss 35\'s being considered are going to match the Rokinon.
That\'s a pretty tall order to suggest that the Rokinon is better than both Zeiss & Leica offerings in the 35/2 (or faster) range. Having seen the amount of CA the Rokinon had in the thread that Luka linked in was enough for me to put it out of mind as a front-runner. As an excellent \"bang for your buck\" contender, that might be a very different matter.
I\'m not specifically familiar with the Rokinon, so I have to defer a bit on this one, but one thing I\'ve come to know about optics is that there is no such thing as a \"free lunch\". IF the corners are sharper, as you say, then how is the distortion or field curvature, CA, bokeh, etc.
It\'s a tough pill to swallow that it is BOTH cheaper and better than BOTH Leica & Zeiss ...
I\'ll remain objectively open minded (although having already seen the CA level ) since I\'m in the hunt myself (current owner of the C/Y 35-70/3.4 and C/Y 28/2.8) to lighten my bag in a 2-for-1 switchout.
Taking a look at the specs on photozone.de for the Samyang vs. the Zeiss 35/2 shows some slight edge to the Zeiss in multiple areas. Too bad that the review was incomplete for the Zeiss. Of course, as always with Zeiss, it\'s a dicey thing to consider reviews that do not include infinity as telling the whole story.
Aug 26, 2011 at 07:19 PM
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) since I\'m in the hunt myself (current owner of the C/Y 35-70/3.4 and C/Y 28/2.8) to lighten my bag in a 2-for-1 switchout.