Since the introduction of the Contax Distagon 2.8/21 in the early 1990’s, the 21mm lenses from Zeiss have a long and glorious history of being some of the best wide angle lenses in the world. While the Loxia 2.0/35 and the Loxia 2.0/50 are refined ZM-Designs, the Zeiss Loxia 2.8/21 is the first Loxia lens … Continue reading Review: Zeiss Loxia 2.8/21 Distagon T*
under construction Specifications Price: (July 2016): about 50€ in good condition at ebay.de or $ at ebay.com (affiliate links). Versions Minolta made three optically different 1.4/50 lenses. The MC Rokkor 50mm 1:1.4 PG is the oldest one with the nicest built quality and very good image quality The MD Rokkor 50mm 1:1.4 with 55mm filter thread. It is 60gramms … Continue reading Minolta MD Rokkor 50mm 1:1.4
Introduction The Voigtländer 12mm 5.6 Ultra Wide Heliar is actually one of the lenses I bought a camera from the A7 series for in the first place. It is worth to mention though, I am reviewing the old M39 version here. The newer Leica M version is optically the same, although there are other differences … Continue reading Review: Voigtländer 12mm 5.6 Ultra Wide Heliar
I am currently looking for a capable but small landscape tele lens to complement my travel kit. Will the Carl Zeiss Sonnar T* 3.5/100 (C/Y) deliver for my purposes? Sample Images Sony a7R | Zeiss Sonnar 3,5/100 | f/8 Sony a7R | Zeiss Sonnar 3,5/100 | f/8 Sony a7R | Zeiss Sonnar 3,5/100 | f/11
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