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graeme_7799
Dec-11-2005, 11:02 PM
Hello all,

I decided since I love using my old Zeiss lenses on my 20D, I should start a thread to demonstrate their capabilities. First up is the 50mm f/1.4

Below is the whole view of a picture I took while I was in the backseat of a car and thought it would be interesting for the DOF. This picture was taken at f/1.4
Notice in the 100% cropped version how sharp each hair is. This is at f/1.4!!! I love this lens!

100%
http://images12.fotki.com/v252/photos/5/577489/2960062/full-vi.jpg

Crop
http://images15.fotki.com/v231/photos/5/577489/2960062/crop-vi.jpg



Anyone else with Zeiss and Leica lens test plz post in here! Thanks.
ian408
Dec-14-2005, 04:34 AM
and the subtle color in the scalp.

Nice lense for sure.
nickphoto123
Dec-19-2005, 05:33 PM
Your'e holding a Zeiss 1.4 and that is what you shoot?Oh boy.Regards, Nicholas
graeme_7799
Dec-20-2005, 04:40 PM
Your'e holding a Zeiss 1.4 and that is what you shoot?Oh boy.Regards, Nicholas

haha no. this was a simple picture that I thought showed off the sharpness of this lens.
DoctorIt
Dec-20-2005, 05:58 PM
Your'e holding a Zeiss 1.4 and that is what you shoot?Oh boy.Regards, Nicholashe said several lenses... chapter 2 gets better. right?
graeme_7799
Dec-21-2005, 12:25 AM
Up next is perhaps my favorite all around lens. It is the older version (in my opinion superior to its newer version) Carl Zeiss 60mm f2.8 S-Planar macro lens. This picture was taken at f2.8
I told the person in this photo to give a mean look so it would exaggerate the facial features like wrinkles. I gave her a softened version, of course, but this is the original with every pore poking out! :1drink

Original
http://images15.fotki.com/v246/photos/5/577489/2960062/_MG_0644edit1-vi.jpg

100% Crop
http://images12.fotki.com/v254/photos/5/577489/2960062/crop-vi.jpg
DoctorIt
Dec-21-2005, 04:55 AM
see, I was right! chapter 2 is very cool, what a sweet piece of glass!
Blurmore
Dec-21-2005, 06:22 AM
Now that you got me, I have a few questions...whose adapter do you use? I have seen DSLRxchange but their site is un-navigatible. I have also seen Bob Shells adapter. My only question for you is do you have 400 dollars for the Zeiss 300mm f4, which I bet is super killer.
graeme_7799
Dec-21-2005, 03:27 PM
I use an adapter from www.fotodiox.com (http://www.fotodiox.com)
It is a great little adapter and is relatively cheap compared to others. You can get it for about $90.00 rather than $175 which I have seen at other places. There is no stop screw (not required) so that makes switching lenses easier.
pathfinder
Dec-21-2005, 07:30 PM
Up next is perhaps my favorite all around lens. It is the older version (in my opinion superior to its newer version) Carl Zeiss 60mm f2.8 S-Planar macro lens. This picture was taken at f2.8
I told the person in this photo to give a mean look so it would exaggerate the facial features like wrinkles. I gave her a softened version, of course, but this is the original with every pore poking out! :1drink

Original
http://images15.fotki.com/v246/photos/5/577489/2960062/_MG_0644edit1-vi.jpg

100% Crop
http://images12.fotki.com/v254/photos/5/577489/2960062/crop-vi.jpg


She's wearing a soft contact lens. :thumb

But are these images really any better than with Canon's 100mm macro or their 60mm EF-S macro??
graeme_7799
Dec-22-2005, 12:55 AM
She's wearing a soft contact lens. :thumb

But are these images really any better than with Canon's 100mm macro or their 60mm EF-S macro??

when it comes to the price I got this lens for, yes! I had a chance to test this out on a 1DS II and it beat the canon 100 2.8 It has unbelievable resolving power, which is a reason I got this lens. Get it second hand though, new it can take a chunk out of anyone's wallet.