ZFs
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Cheesecake
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Hmmm.... Is Canon afraid Canon user will buy Carl Zeiss lenses than Canon lenses if Carl Zeiss have EF-mount? Is Quality of Carl Zeiss' glass make Canon afraid :bsmilie: ?Watcher said:
NO FLAME PLEASE......
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Arto.
Seen a magazine review on the the 50/1.4 and the 85/1.4 compared to the Nikkor Ais lenses.
Seems to be marginally better in terms of sharpness. Contrast and Colors hard to tell from the magazine.
Seems to be marginally better in terms of sharpness. Contrast and Colors hard to tell from the magazine.
Of course! Using patents as a defensive mechanism is very common nowadays to prevent competitors from coming in. Someone (Szekiat?) mentioned that it will expire in a few years. Yes, it will expire in 20 years (should be 2008 from my estimation) but in the mean time, it is buying time for Canon to sell more of their lenses. Even if the patent expires, Canon not help CZ will delay CZ from coming out with EF-mount lenses even more as they have to reverse engineer it.Artosoft said:
Prices for the new ZFs have been announced
http://www.zeiss.com/c12567a8003b58b9/contents-frame/098729cea9ef2428c1257118005d1d20
Planar T* 1.4/50 ZF: 499.00 EUR
Planar T* 1.4/85 ZF: 999.00 EUR
Pretty pricey.
http://www.zeiss.com/c12567a8003b58b9/contents-frame/098729cea9ef2428c1257118005d1d20
Planar T* 1.4/50 ZF: 499.00 EUR
Planar T* 1.4/85 ZF: 999.00 EUR
Pretty pricey.
espn said:
Hehe... S$1k for a manual 50/1.4 is pricey. Although, being able to resolve 320 lp/mm on film is pretty impressive.
Some over in Taiwan has gotten it and posted some pics.
http://www.photosharp.com.tw/FORUM/...448;版+-+品牌:+Nikon/Nikkor
http://www.photosharp.com.tw/FORUM/...448;版+-+品牌:+Nikon/Nikkor
Yummiii..... ;p .TMC said:
Can we use screwdriver to remove bunny's ear (aperture helper)?
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Arto.
Cheesecake
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S$1k++... wow, it even comes with an inspection certificate!
manual focus... its not chipped, right? meaning u get no metering with the likes of D70, S2, D100?
the report said that it reaches its ultimate sharpness from f2.8 onwards.
its a'lil soft at f1.4 and it is good at f2.
the colors are due to the fact that some fotos are shot with Fuji RVP100 on an F80.
the colors are not much to scream at(maybe its not an S2 or S3? hehe) if u look through the before edit and after edit.
i think i've seen better bokeh.
much more keen on the 85mm f1.4.
manual focus... its not chipped, right? meaning u get no metering with the likes of D70, S2, D100?
the report said that it reaches its ultimate sharpness from f2.8 onwards.
its a'lil soft at f1.4 and it is good at f2.
the colors are due to the fact that some fotos are shot with Fuji RVP100 on an F80.
the colors are not much to scream at(maybe its not an S2 or S3? hehe) if u look through the before edit and after edit.
i think i've seen better bokeh.
much more keen on the 85mm f1.4.
Yeah.. European lenses comes with inspection certs. Angenieux even comes sealed in an air tight bag sealed with nitrogen (or was it some inert gas?) inside.Cheesecake said:
No, the lens is not chipped. One thing I cannot understand is why FA/FM3a doesn't need a chipped lens for P A S M and the newer cameras need. On the D2X and D200, you even need to input the focal length. If these information is for the D-TTL or iTTL flash, then I'd rather not have the flash fuctionality.
The bokeh seems comparable or only slightly better to that of the 18-200VR. Not impressive at all. From the crop of the flower, (f/2 isn't it?) I think the Nikon 50/1.2 and 50/1.4 can beat the sharpness without any problem!
Bottomline, if anyone needing a 50mm, it may suffice getting the Nikon AF50/1.4 unless it's a 'want' thing.
Cheesecake
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where did you get 1k+? That guy got it from JP at 46k yen. But I think he got chopped real badly. I remembered that lens should be closer to 500 there abouts .
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