Anything Zeiss....

[ManWearPants]

No one playing the "My favourite photo taken with a Zeiss lens for 2012"?

 

[holywing]

here mine:

 

[tommyx]

Taken in Taiwan: my wife and son

 

[Panaromic]

anyone into this?

The Carl Zeiss Photo Contest 2012: The moment that knows no limits | Camera Lens Blog

 

[Kit]

The 15mm arrived today. Initial impression is that it's surprisingly lightweight and compact compared to my 14-24mm. Definitely more portable. Will try to do some cityscapes with it this coming weekend.

 

[Panaromic]

cool! pls share some photos

 

[Kenneth67C]

Jumped on the Zeiss bandwagon not long ago...

ZE 21mm at the Great Wall at Mutianyu:

ZE 50F2 test on pet cat...notice the blue/yellow eyes:

 

[Kit]

cool! pls share some photos

Unfortunately, I have not been able to use the Distagon 15mm much due to weather and family.

Initial thoughts are that its much lighter and less bulky then my Nikkor 14-24mm f/2.8, which makes it a easier to handle and bring. Lens feels balanced with my D800E
(without grip). With the 14-24mm, the setup was a little front heavy. 95mm filters are expensive. I managed to get a Zeiss UV for $360 locally. That's a cool $100 cheaper than those selling on eBay. B+W equivalent costs around $250. Still deciding if I should get the polariser.

Sharpness is very good wide open, better than the 14-24mm but there is heavy vignetting which is gone when stopped down to f/5.6. At f/8 and beyond, the 14-24mm is marginally sharper. A bit of a surprise here but its more than enough for my requirements. Curvilinear distortions are definitely better controlled on the 15mm. Images require very little (if any) correction. Haven't checked on CA yet but was told that is pretty well controlled too on the 15mm. Colour rendition is a bit neutral but I have not done enough to determine that yet.

If you asked if the 15mm was worth over $4k, I'd say it is for me because of its weight, size and curvilinear distortions control but this lens made me realised that the 14-24mm is one of those with the greatest bang for the buck around.

Will be bring the 15mm out to work tomorrow and hopefully, weather's good.

 

[holywing]

here mine:

 

[Panaromic]

Unfortunately, I have not been able to use the Distagon 15mm much due to weather and family.

Initial thoughts are that its much lighter and less bulky then my Nikkor 14-24mm f/2.8, which makes it a easier to handle and bring. Lens feels balanced with my D800E
(without grip). With the 14-24mm, the setup was a little front heavy. 95mm filters are expensive. I managed to get a Zeiss UV for $360 locally. That's a cool $100 cheaper than those selling on eBay. B+W equivalent costs around $250. Still deciding if I should get the polariser.

Sharpness is very good wide open, better than the 14-24mm but there is heavy vignetting which is gone when stopped down to f/5.6. At f/8 and beyond, the 14-24mm is marginally sharper. A bit of a surprise here but its more than enough for my requirements. Curvilinear distortions are definitely better controlled on the 15mm. Images require very little (if any) correction. Haven't checked on CA yet but was told that is pretty well controlled too on the 15mm. Colour rendition is a bit neutral but I have not done enough to determine that yet.

If you asked if the 15mm was worth over $4k, I'd say it is for me because of its weight, size and curvilinear distortions control but this lens made me realised that the 14-24mm is one of those with the greatest bang for the buck around.

Will be bring the 15mm out to work tomorrow and hopefully, weather's good.

looks like i'm gonna part my AWS for this !
you bought the last pc? I went to Funan and couldn't find it. was told stock will be coming in by this week....

 

[Kit]

Was told that they only brought in 2 copes this time round. Bought mine from TK and they only got one so I'm assuming the other one went to somewhere else.

 

[jnet6]

GXR M + 21mm F4.5
Cropped & add lens flare on the right.

 

[nsng]

No one playing the "My favourite photo taken with a Zeiss lens for 2012"?

OK, here's one with CZ 16-35mm ZA plus 10-stop ND filter.



N S Ng

 

[atvinyl]

Monkton Barn | Flickr - Photo Sharing!

 

[Kit]

D800E + Distagon 15mm f/2.8


central business district by arkitectural photography, on Flickr​

 

[atvinyl]

First photo of 2013. Almost on the hour.

All sizes | Happy 2013 | Flickr - Photo Sharing!

 

[cwaikong]

Jumped on the Zeiss bandwagon. I am very happy with the image quality but am not able to get consistent results using the green dot in my Nikon to confirm the focus. This is particular true for distance between 1-2m and beyond for my Distagon 2.8/21. Any suggestion to get consistent results other than live view?

Distagon 2.8/21

 

[Kenneth67C]

Zeiss 50MP:

 

[atvinyl]

D800E, Zeiss 21/2.8

Two-shot dual-exposure blend.

Pacific Sunset | Flickr - Photo Sharing!

 

[ManWearPants]

Hi all,

Shriro Singapore is the proud distributor of Carl Zeiss lens in Singapore.
If you guys don't mind, I would like to use this thread to introduce new products.

In the meantime, our lens can be found at the following dealers.

ALAN PHOTO
CATHAY PHOTO
CHIFF CAMERAS
FOTOGRAFIX
GOPE'S PHOTO
M S COLOR
ORIENT PHOTO
PARISILK STORE
SONG BROTHERS
TK PHOTO

This is a hobbyist thread for photos and discussion. For commercial, there is the advertisers section. Please try not to flood this thread responding to prices of lenses. Subtle marketing and promotions should be ok. You are welcomed to contribute photos and share your opinions.