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Old March 12th 10, 04:32 PM posted to rec.photo.equipment.35mm
Robert Coe
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On Thu, 11 Mar 2010 19:26:33 -0800 (PST), Annika1980
wrote:
: .....and glass!
:
: Behold the awesome Zeiss 100 f/2 Makro Planar ZE lens!
: Reportedly, one of the best lenses available at any price, and you'll
: pay $1,843 U.S. for one if you make the jump.
:
: http://bretdouglas.smugmug.com/Photo...98_ANwht-O.jpg
:
: http://bretdouglas.smugmug.com/Photo...06_RiWxj-O.jpg
:
: The Zeiss is a manual focus lens which will take some getting used to
: for me.

It must be a highly specialized macro lens. or it would be pointless to spend
so much money on it. And for careful macro work, wouldn't you almost always
focus manually anyway?

: Both of these shots were taken in extremely low light (bathroom light
: on in the next room) and were of course handheld. 1/50, f/2, @ ISO
: 4000.

The most remarkable thing about those pictures is that you got a cat to hold
still enough for a shot at 1/50!

Bob
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Old March 12th 10, 07:53 PM posted to rec.photo.equipment.35mm
Alan Browne
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On 10-03-12 10:32 , Robert Coe wrote:


The most remarkable thing about those pictures is that you got a cat to hold
still enough for a shot at 1/50!


Cats have 10 motion modes: On and off.

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Old March 13th 10, 01:12 AM posted to rec.photo.equipment.35mm
Paul Furman
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Bruce wrote:
On Fri, 12 Mar 2010 13:18:31 -0800 (PST), Annika1980
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On Mar 12, 1:54 pm, wrote:

Here's what one reviewer said about it:
"The 100mm Makro-Planar exhibits near-perfect performance wide open at
f/2 right out to the extreme corners of a full-frame sensor. Only
rarely does one see such results, and it is hard to imagine it being
bettered by any lens available today from either Canon or Nikon—higher
resolution cameras would be required." - Lloyd Chambers

Have you a link to any portraits shot with this lens at normal
portrait distances, and wide open?


If things go as planned, I will by Tuesday.



Did you rent it ...

... or buy it?


He stole it, and will make bail Tuesday if all goes well.

kidding

Nice shots & sounds like a great lens. Only $1450 for Nikon mount
though, does the Canon mount have a chip and or aperture control? I've
been frustrated finding top end 3rd party used lenses costing more for
Nikon lately.
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Old March 13th 10, 06:27 AM posted to rec.photo.equipment.35mm
Noons
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Annika1980 wrote,on my timestamp of 13/03/2010 2:18 PM:


Some of these f2.0 lenses have a better bokeh when slightly closed down, to
around 2.8 or a smidgeon before 4. Try that, it looks better for head-only shots.

Here's one taken with it today of my dog, Buster.
http://bretdouglas.smugmug.com/Photo...63_HUXqH-O.jpg


what happened to that other mutt of yours? the big one?

 




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