The Contax Zeiss 4.5-5.6/100-300 T* MM is a telephoto lens that hit the market in the mid 1990’s. It was also one of the last lenses that were designed for the Contax/Yashica mount. It is rare because it was very expensive in a time when autofocus telephoto lenses were already available. Lets have a closer look at this exotic legend.
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Sony A7III | Contax 4.5-5.6/100-300 | full sizeSony A7III | Contax 4.5-5.6/100-300 | full sizeSony A7III | Contax 4.5-5.6/100-300 | full sizeSony A7III | Contax 4.5-5.6/100-300 | full size
We summarize our experience with all the native E-mount and a few legacy lenses in the 85-135mm bracket for the Sony a7 series to give you a compact and independent resource for choosing the best portrait lens for your needs.
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The Voigtländer 12mm 5.6 Ultra Wide Heliar E aspherical is one of the widest lenses you can buy and thanks to its moderate speed it is also a rather small lens.
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Sony A7iii | Voigtländer Ultra-Wide Heliar 5.6/12 III Sony E | f/11Sony A7iii | Voigtländer Ultra-Wide Heliar 5.6/12 III Sony E | f/11Sony A7iii | Voigtländer Ultra-Wide Heliar 5.6/12 III Sony E | f/11
The Canon TS-E 45mm 2.8 hit the market in 1991. It is now one of the cheapest Tilt/Shift lenses you can find, but is there still a place for this lens in today’s world of high resolution sensors? Let uns find out in this review!
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Sony A7rII | Canon TS-E 45mm 2.8 | f/2.8 | Full Tilt+Shift Left and full Tilt+Shift Right combinedSony A7rII | Canon TS-E 45mm 2.8 | f/2.8 | Tilt LeftSony A7rII | Canon TS-E 45mm 2.8 | f/2.8 | Tilt Diagonally
The Zeiss Batis 2/40 CF is a lens of a very popular focal length / aperture class that was missing in the FE lineup from the beginning. I am still surprised to see that it took so long to get a lens in its class with autofocus. Personally, this lens fills an important gap in my lens lineup. I have high expectations in consideration of its price point and its classy name, let’s check if it can live up to that.
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Sony A7III | Zeiss Batis 2/40 CF | f/5.6 | full sizeSony A7III | Zeiss Batis 2/40 CF | f/2 (real aperture between f2.8 and f4) | full sizeSony A7III | Zeiss Batis 2/40 CF | f/8 | full sizeSony A7III | Zeiss Batis 2/40 CF | f/5.6 | full size
