I have mainly been using Kodak films so far, but one day a local store had some stock of Fujifilm 200 available, so of course I bought a roll. During the film era it was a fierce competition between Kodak and Fujifilm, but these days the situation is a bit different it seems…
Sony A7rII with Voigtlander VM-E close focus adapter and Zeiss ZM 35mm 1.4 T* Distagon
The Zeiss ZM 35mm 1.4 T* Distagon has often been referred to as being one of the best 35mm lenses available, combining high sharpness as well as microcontrast and smooth bokeh in a small yet very pricey package. But is this still the case in 2023? Update March 2023:general update
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. When we released our review 6 months ago there were some serious issues and Zeiss released a firmware update some time later. Read our review to check if that could solve all the issues.
Sample Images
Sony A7III | Batis 40 CF2 | F2.5 | 1/80s | 400 ISO | David MatharSony A7III | Zeiss Batis 2/40 CF | f/5.6 | full sizeSony A7III | Batis 40 CF2 | F2 | 1/50s | 500 ISO | David Mathar
Sony A7III | Zeiss Batis 2/40 CF | f/8 | full size
Sony A7III | Zeiss Batis 2/40 CF | f/5.6 | full size
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.
Sample Images
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
If there is one thing not to like about the Zeiss Loxia lenses it is that there is nowhere to grab them to mount or unmount. Lutz from PocketPano came up with the idea of the “Loxia Lens-Grip” that I will review here.
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