Zeiss Planar T* /1.4 50mm ZE [Archive] - Page 4 - Canon Digital Photography Forums

kf095

21st of July 2012 (Sat), 00:08

https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-EkmjpMjQLqE/UAof7iQklxI/AAAAAAAAcwM/H7Jk1cXEpMI/s900/_MG_7195.JPG
f5, 5D.

https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-nqgBZksotv0/UAofeEXgsUI/AAAAAAAActo/gbmKGfGULus/s900/_MG_7249-2.JPG
f2, 5D.

https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-3jKBsPPgtQw/UAof3H34jSI/AAAAAAAAcvc/DTODqoJ9rBc/s900/_MG_7237-2.JPG
f2, 5D.

palaima

26th of July 2012 (Thu), 08:49

Got my 5d back, thus 50 is not yet been taken off :D
As my friend put put it "I love summer, it is my favourite day of the year!"

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8149/7650010922_379e35e92b_c.jpg

kf095

27th of July 2012 (Fri), 09:50

https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-MMzxzv4TNc4/UAgSXASjOPI/AAAAAAAAcso/Tc7QoS8TXbQ/s900/_MG_7079.JPG

5Dc, f2.

Hippari

28th of July 2012 (Sat), 05:06

Been working on a flick for the last week or so. We're maybe half way through production, and we've shot most of it with my planar 50. I've marked all over the focus ring with a number 2 pencil and shooting video with it is such a pleasure.

Anyway, can't share any stills, but here's some behind the scenesies.

Tentative teaser poster - f/2.0 || 1/8000s
http://img441.imageshack.us/img441/2725/d120728.jpg

Director - f/2.0 || 1/3200s
http://img820.imageshack.us/img820/2725/d120728.jpg

Choreographer - f/7.1 || 1/125s
http://img221.imageshack.us/img221/2725/d120728.jpg

triton3k

9th of August 2012 (Thu), 00:00

Who cares what you see or not? This forum has rules, see them first (http://photography-on-the.net/forum/showthread.php?t=574173).

f1,4
https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-qLtIn32xCTU/T_ETyAmUxzI/AAAAAAAAcbA/lEb6PjdnDwk/s800/_MG_6690.JPG

this is truly amazing.
I wanna pick this lens up from someone on craigslist, but if I get the matte focusing screen how does it change what I see when I put on a Auto Focus Lens and what I see?

kf095

10th of August 2012 (Fri), 22:32

Thank you!
I don't know... I use all kind of lenses, not fast ones.
This lens works perfect with regular focusing screen on 5Dc.

https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-UqAHWmxenOI/UCVmHBVlkQI/AAAAAAAAc70/UEa8RMRmx-0/s900/_MG_7788.JPG

Canon EOS 5D
ISO: 800
Exposure: 1/60 sec
Aperture: 8.0
Focal Length: 50mm
Flash Used: No

Patras

11th of August 2012 (Sat), 19:11

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8289/7750118680_9e47ba2d7d_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/69067408@N07/7750118680/)
Bryant Park (http://www.flickr.com/photos/69067408@N07/7750118680/) por PAM Photo graphie (http://www.flickr.com/people/69067408@N07/), en Flickr

kf095

13th of August 2012 (Mon), 11:58

https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-bFY9KiynPnw/UCgYtc_7T8I/AAAAAAAAc9g/uFaD6siClx0/s900/_MG_7861.JPG

Canon EOS 5D
ISO: 400
Exposure: 1/2000 sec
Aperture: 2.8

https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-Qn9yvEQU4d8/UCgYr8bTc7I/AAAAAAAAc9Q/aagB5hzSFoc/s900/_MG_7850.JPG
De-saturated colors in PP.

Canon EOS 5D
ISO: 100
Exposure: 1/320 sec
Aperture: 2.8
Focal Length: 50mm

kf095

19th of August 2012 (Sun), 21:17

https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-WNxEhhhuszs/UDAGuILwnOI/AAAAAAAAdIc/qYfWXdXmaBc/s800/_MG_8124.JPG
5Dc, f2,2.

gtren

26th of August 2012 (Sun), 15:56

Just picked up my Planar t* as a walkaround lens for my 5d2. Itching to get out and shoot some more.

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7113/7867022358_8b5b1de33d_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/51542033@N03/7867022358/)
Small Tortoiseshell (http://www.flickr.com/photos/51542033@N03/7867022358/) by Gareth Trenaman (http://www.flickr.com/people/51542033@N03/), on Flickr

pkilla

26th of August 2012 (Sun), 17:53

@gtren very nice

kf095

6th of September 2012 (Thu), 10:24

https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-BumZKtg0Bbk/UEaDhhe5C-I/AAAAAAAAdwU/ELWP3g7NiZo/s1024/_MG_8593.JPG f1,4 with Zeiss 50 1,4 ZE. ISO800.[/IMG]
5D, f1,4 ISO800.

J-B

9th of September 2012 (Sun), 08:52

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8462/7962373460_ca57f80d58_o.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/jochenbongaerts/7962373460/)
Elena II (http://www.flickr.com/photos/jochenbongaerts/7962373460/) by J-B (http://www.flickr.com/people/jochenbongaerts/), on Flickr

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8176/7957934338_72b3c757fa_o.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/jochenbongaerts/7957934338/)
Elena (http://www.flickr.com/photos/jochenbongaerts/7957934338/) by J-B (http://www.flickr.com/people/jochenbongaerts/), on Flickr

sep0

9th of September 2012 (Sun), 15:11

5Dmkii at f2
http://s13.postimage.org/hb6b64wg7/IMG_2197_2.jpg

palaima

13th of September 2012 (Thu), 19:32

Nice pics! Keep them coming!
From a wedding:
http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8318/7984085715_aec8a6e028_c.jpg

palaima

14th of September 2012 (Fri), 11:44

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8320/7985876433_29c8818b06_z.jpg

kf095

15th of September 2012 (Sat), 23:47

https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-kSXufEFz4Ho/UFS109HjSuI/AAAAAAAAeFA/UR9osKn-ee8/s800/_MG_8805.JPG

Canon EOS 5D
ISO: 100
Exposure: 1/2000 sec
Aperture: 2.8

kf095

16th of September 2012 (Sun), 09:42

https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-53j9V00_qjk/UFTz1JBj2yI/AAAAAAAAeG4/0Y4Pzj-3G_k/s800/_MG_8961.JPG

Canon EOS 5D
ISO: 400
Exposure: 1/50 sec
Aperture: 3.2

kiss-o-matic

17th of September 2012 (Mon), 15:19

On the fence on this one. For now... I will look at these great pics. ;)

palaima

17th of September 2012 (Mon), 15:23

^from my experience, i adore every moment i use it.

quickben

17th of September 2012 (Mon), 15:56

I really want to like this lens, but I can't get over the bokeh. It's really not that nice IMO.

palaima

17th of September 2012 (Mon), 16:38

I really want to like this lens, but I can't get over the bokeh. It's really not that nice IMO.

haha indeed, sometimes it is just god awful :D But you know, i learned to avoid that and it does have some wonderful effect when used right :)

kiss-o-matic

17th of September 2012 (Mon), 17:34

^from my experience, i adore every moment i use it.

I can think of times when I'll need it for 1.4 (really dark) and will hopefully have time to focus. Skill, is another story. I generally don't like to manually focus at anything wider than F4. But, that's on a 24-70L for the most part and doesn't have the nice, weighted ring. I might just take the plunge and try to learn it.

palaima

17th of September 2012 (Mon), 17:40

I can think of times when I'll need it for 1.4 (really dark) and will hopefully have time to focus. Skill, is another story. I generally don't like to manually focus at anything wider than F4. But, that's on a 24-70L for the most part and doesn't have the nice, weighted ring. I might just take the plunge and try to learn it.

The pics on this page i posted are 1.8 (organ) and 1.4 (couple). It is not that hard, i tend to stay between 1.4-2.8 usually. I basically did the whole wedding with this lens and a zuiko 21mm 3.5 with a rare use of 35L (first dance). I find it somehow calming to just stop there and really get to know what you are looking for.

kiss-o-matic

17th of September 2012 (Mon), 17:53

The pics on this page i posted are 1.8 (organ) and 1.4 (couple). It is not that hard, i tend to stay between 1.4-2.8 usually. I basically did the whole wedding with this lens and a zuiko 21mm 3.5 with a rare use of 35L (first dance). I find it somehow calming to just stop there and really get to know what you are looking for.

Fair enough. Honestly, I'm not against manual anything. I do it "the hard way" in lots of my hobbies. I think the computers do a bit too much sometimes. ;) However, I do want to know my limits, and miss as few shots as possible. I shoot street a lot, and the difference in auto and manual means getting a shot or completely botching it sometimes.

FWIW, I would only be using 1.4 in a few situations (one coming up next month). I was out at Burning Man this year and followed the "take one lens, tape it up, and don't change it" mentality. Having said that, there was a LOT of stuff at night I simply missed b/c I could only go to 2.8. I think next time, and for the upcoming regional event, I want a fast prime.

palaima

17th of September 2012 (Mon), 18:06

Burning man is a place where I will one day go. I hope.. haha

I do streets a lot as well and to be fair you still preset the focus either way as for me AF was just too slow (7D +35L, 85 sigma, now i have 5Dc + precision screen). MF will always be my way of shooting street.

kiss-o-matic

17th of September 2012 (Mon), 20:50

Burning man is a place where I will one day go. I hope.. haha

The UK was well-represented in our camp. ;) It really is unbelievable. The only disappointment is that I did not "go out and shoot" more than an hour or two at a time, and only a few times. I was more of a part of the event, than an observer (dressed up in tutus and hot pants, and all that jazz). I will hopefully fix that in subsequent events. I got about 125 unique keepers once it was all said and done, but I was assuming I'd have about 400 or so from about 1500 to choose from. Oh, well -- had the time of my life. No complaints!

I do streets a lot as well and to be fair you still preset the focus either way as for me AF was just too slow (7D +35L, 85 sigma, now i have 5Dc + precision screen). MF will always be my way of shooting street.

Fair enough. Definitely a lot of truth to that. I'm keeping up w/ the other 50mm threads, and the 50mm 1.4 sounds like a total crap shoot (at best). From the review I read, the 50L is not exactly worth the money (not as sharp as a prime should be). According to that article, it is a good lens, but an L lens should be a great lens, as they have great lens prices.

I was really saving up for the Zeiss 100 Makro-Planar, which I think I would use, but I think this would have more immediate use... and is about 1/3 the price, which helps. ;)

palaima

18th of September 2012 (Tue), 01:26

Well depending on your tolerance to the flaws of this lens you might be better of by going directly to MP :)

n1as

18th of September 2012 (Tue), 19:38

Some shots with the 50P and a 5D (IIRC).

Notice how the bokeh smooths out considerably going from f/1.4 to f/2.8

n1as

18th of September 2012 (Tue), 19:42

This one shows some 3D. Not everyone sees it. Can you?

kiss-o-matic

18th of September 2012 (Tue), 22:59

The "aura" around the girl is mucking up the foliage in the background... or I've been sniffing too much paint. :)

Well depending on your tolerance to the flaws of this lens you might be better of by going directly to MP

That's substantially more dough though... if I'm going to spend a lot, I'd rather get the 100 MP, but that's like, another step up. Woe is me. I'll figure it out though. ;)

kf095

23rd of September 2012 (Sun), 16:14

This one shows some 3D. Not everyone sees it. Can you?
It does, for sure.

https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-qA8Yfzj2R2Y/UF93Ew-YUYI/AAAAAAAAeYI/zkc2pA3p_xw/s1200/_MG_9338.JPG
f5,6 ISO100, 5Dc.

https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-a2g5SYfQHWE/UF92xEAfq2I/AAAAAAAAeTw/O2rKpEIL064/s800/_MG_9513-2.JPG
f2,5, ISO800, 5Dc.

Aviar

1st of October 2012 (Mon), 05:13

5DC + Planar 50/1.4 at f/2
http://imageshack.us/a/img405/8190/img5045f.jpg (http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/405/img5045f.jpg/)

5DC + Planar 50/1.4 at f/1.4
http://imageshack.us/a/img825/3922/artiz.jpg (http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/825/artiz.jpg/)

kf095

2nd of October 2012 (Tue), 16:23

https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-tQ0KIzbmfVA/UGjcu3vXHsI/AAAAAAAAe_k/oEyuFTU6xfo/s800/_MG_9742-2.JPG

Canon EOS 5D
ISO: 400
Exposure: 1/50 sec
Aperture: 2.0
Focal Length: 50mm
Flash Used: Yes

sigurd999

3rd of October 2012 (Wed), 13:00

5D2 + Zeiss Planar T* /1.4 50mm ZE @ f/7.1

palaima

8th of October 2012 (Mon), 17:27

^nice one :)

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8177/8068671351_66b7d3c99f_c.jpg

Bokeh example (i am actually a big fan of those bubbles):

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8041/8068670250_0eb464600e_c.jpg

n1as

8th of October 2012 (Mon), 21:16

Aviar - I really love the shot of the blue car (Mercedes?) It looks very 3D to me.

Aviar

9th of October 2012 (Tue), 07:15

I love this lens :)

5DC + Planar 50/1.4 at f/1.4
http://imageshack.us/a/img842/2364/img18761.jpg (http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/842/img18761.jpg/)

5DC + Planar 50/1.4 at f/1.4
http://imageshack.us/a/img228/9008/img3071b.jpg (http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/228/img3071b.jpg/)

5DC + Planar 50/1.4 at f/1.6
http://imageshack.us/a/img341/923/img3511b.jpg (http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/341/img3511b.jpg/)

5DC + Planar 50/1.4 at f/1.4
http://imageshack.us/a/img846/9483/img3154cv.jpg (http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/846/img3154cv.jpg/)

kf095

9th of October 2012 (Tue), 14:06

https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-RweHd3RuFMI/UDwgALVOryI/AAAAAAAAdiE/k5TJdbH9698/s800/_MG_8535.JPG

5D
ISO: 100
Exposure: 1/80 sec
Aperture: 5.6
Focal Length: 50mm

Two classic RFs, taken by 5D Classic with classic 50mm prime on it :cool:

kf095

9th of October 2012 (Tue), 22:40

https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-6BofyU7qX6I/UHTshiu_XjI/AAAAAAAAfS4/zTl5XYH_6bs/s700/_MG_9805.JPG

5D
ISO: 200
Exposure: 1/400 sec
Aperture: 2.2

J-B

10th of October 2012 (Wed), 13:51

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8456/8071688420_c885cb84a4_o.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/jochenbongaerts/8071688420/)
Iza (http://www.flickr.com/photos/jochenbongaerts/8071688420/) by J-B (http://www.flickr.com/people/jochenbongaerts/), on Flickr

palaima

11th of October 2012 (Thu), 04:57

From my holidays in Venice, breakfast friend @1.4

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8474/8076515584_1abe7f1f15_c.jpg

I am not sure if you'll be able to see the glow, but this is pretty much what happens with it and a strong light source at wide apertures (i think up to 2.8)

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8046/8079253249_95a40d3315_c.jpg

tccin3D

17th of October 2012 (Wed), 00:05

nice ^

J-B

21st of October 2012 (Sun), 07:20

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8465/8108416278_7606ee6871_o.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/jochenbongaerts/8108416278/)
Smoking break (http://www.flickr.com/photos/jochenbongaerts/8108416278/) by J-B (http://www.flickr.com/people/jochenbongaerts/), on Flickr

palaima

21st of October 2012 (Sun), 09:33

^heheh i have a very similar shot to that one from Venice :D

On the way to Innsbruck, Austria.

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8325/8079245662_35c57e28dd_c.jpg

dny3d

24th of October 2012 (Wed), 03:05

Some quick autumn shots :)

dny3d

24th of October 2012 (Wed), 03:05

and the mighty bokeh ...

Ronny

26th of October 2012 (Fri), 06:08

Zeiss Planar 1.4/50mm

http://imageshack.us/a/img11/4579/pimg2489.jpg

kf095

27th of October 2012 (Sat), 17:21

https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-7927v1Kj7Lw/UIxcUm5uqdI/AAAAAAAAf1g/J09Ms15yuOI/s700/_MG_0137.JPG

With 5DC at f3,5.

https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-y1RliYfeITs/UIxcVElknjI/AAAAAAAAf1o/nROph0cMl9g/s700/_MG_0139.JPG

sigurd999

28th of October 2012 (Sun), 13:22

Le Palais du Rhin (Strasbourg, France)

5D Mark II @ f/13

palaima

6th of November 2012 (Tue), 08:44

@1.6 if i recall

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7275/8161159939_2c5cea0ac2_c.jpg

kf095

6th of November 2012 (Tue), 22:09

https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-MOx4oMJzepc/UHtygmUGK6I/AAAAAAAAfUo/H6-YMv56MiQ/s800/_MG_0247.JPG
SOOC with added vignetting.
5Dc
ISO: 400
Exposure: 1/800 sec
Aperture: 2.2
Focal Length: 50mm
Flash Used: No

J-B

7th of November 2012 (Wed), 15:41

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7255/8165011872_98939c1a04_o.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/jochenbongaerts/8165011872/)
Smoking break, part II (http://www.flickr.com/photos/jochenbongaerts/8165011872/) by J-B (http://www.flickr.com/people/jochenbongaerts/), on Flickr

kf095

9th of December 2012 (Sun), 17:38

https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-Xql7cf2ztbw/UMUfCg7GhTI/AAAAAAAAg2c/irhCeXr-Tzg/s900/_MG_1296-2.JPG
5D
ISO: 800
Exposure: 1/100 sec
Aperture: 1.4
Focal Length: 50mm
Flash Used: No

dthrog

23rd of December 2012 (Sun), 10:11

There are excellent examples in this thread. I just picked up this lens used on Friday and have been using it the past couple days. These are my favorite images so far.

No 1 Sunset at f/8

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8363/8298974078_af33e883b1_c.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/68255851@N05/8298974078/)
2012_12_22_1761_rawproc_upd (http://www.flickr.com/photos/68255851@N05/8298974078/) by dthrog00 (http://www.flickr.com/people/68255851@N05/), on Flickr

No 2 A portrait of my older cat at f/1.4

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8358/8299098580_034cb8b34f_c.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/68255851@N05/8299098580/)
2012_12_22_1708_upd (http://www.flickr.com/photos/68255851@N05/8299098580/) by dthrog00 (http://www.flickr.com/people/68255851@N05/), on Flickr

No 3 My reflection in a Christmas bulb at f/2

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8214/8298046053_85a74047d4_c.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/68255851@N05/8298046053/)
2012_12_22_1763_upd (http://www.flickr.com/photos/68255851@N05/8298046053/) by dthrog00 (http://www.flickr.com/people/68255851@N05/), on Flickr

Thanks for viewing.

Dave

dthrog

23rd of December 2012 (Sun), 20:52

A couple more from this evening.

Christmas Tree taken using my tripod at f/5.6

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8077/8302663680_701f71287f_c.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/68255851@N05/8302663680/)
2012_12_23_1796_rawproc_upd (http://www.flickr.com/photos/68255851@N05/8302663680/) by dthrog00 (http://www.flickr.com/people/68255851@N05/), on Flickr

Available light image of a candle at f/2.8

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8352/8301609687_5bffe73236_c.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/68255851@N05/8301609687/)
2012_12_23_1804_upd (http://www.flickr.com/photos/68255851@N05/8301609687/) by dthrog00 (http://www.flickr.com/people/68255851@N05/), on Flickr

Thanks for viewing

Dave

dthrog

25th of December 2012 (Tue), 12:31

I really like the way this one came out. The subject really seems to stand out from the background. Taken wide open at f/1.4 on the 60D.

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8220/8307988434_0e4cc20ecc_c.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/68255851@N05/8307988434/)
2012_12_24_1852_upd (http://www.flickr.com/photos/68255851@N05/8307988434/) by dthrog00 (http://www.flickr.com/people/68255851@N05/), on Flickr

Thanks for viewing.

Dave

dthrog

4th of January 2013 (Fri), 20:46

Wow, it's quiet here!

You post it and they will come? ...

B&W bench & winter garden scene

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8073/8332220814_eb67cb9839_c.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/68255851@N05/8332220814/)
2012_12_30_2163_upd_bw (http://www.flickr.com/photos/68255851@N05/8332220814/) by dthrog00 (http://www.flickr.com/people/68255851@N05/), on Flickr

Snow covered bench

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8222/8331165365_a3aee04ffe_c.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/68255851@N05/8331165365/)
2012_12_30_2093_upd (http://www.flickr.com/photos/68255851@N05/8331165365/) by dthrog00 (http://www.flickr.com/people/68255851@N05/), on Flickr

Christmas bokeh

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8075/8328600336_c018355c6a_c.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/68255851@N05/8328600336/)
2012_12_24_1909_upd (http://www.flickr.com/photos/68255851@N05/8328600336/) by dthrog00 (http://www.flickr.com/people/68255851@N05/), on Flickr

J-B

9th of January 2013 (Wed), 13:04

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8374/8365515140_ccacee4b74_o.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/jochenbongaerts/8365515140/)
Man down (http://www.flickr.com/photos/jochenbongaerts/8365515140/) by J-B (http://www.flickr.com/people/jochenbongaerts/), on Flickr

sigurd999

24th of January 2013 (Thu), 14:51

Pointe Saint-Mathieu, Brittany, France

5D2 + Zeiss 50/1.4 @ f/7.1

http://www.flickr.com/photos/olivier_drean/8048174307/

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8041/8048174307_3e3dcecd6c_b_d.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/olivier_drean/8048174307/)
Pointe Saint-Mathieu, Brittany, France (http://www.flickr.com/photos/olivier_drean/8048174307/) by Olivier DREAN (http://photo.drean.info), on Flickr

denat

26th of January 2013 (Sat), 19:39

sigurd: beautiful photo. I like the subject, composition and especially the editing. Well done.

denat

27th of January 2013 (Sun), 23:42

Art Gallery of Ontario, Toronto

sigurd999

28th of January 2013 (Mon), 14:44

sigurd: beautiful photo. I like the subject, composition and especially the editing. Well done.
Thanks ;)

palaima

10th of February 2013 (Sun), 17:36

Great stuff here :)

@3.5

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8378/8463462764_4e22fa0689_c.jpg

Mirrors_Edge

11th of February 2013 (Mon), 08:03

got the lens and I like it. :D
http://25.media.tumblr.com/06f1620573f618209bf71c700ef7b03b/tumblr_mhur3fMvbX1qfcje9o1_1280.jpg
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http://25.media.tumblr.com/1d28c166c8f03160378809c961e8c786/tumblr_mi0ajjLHmj1qfcje9o1_500.jpg
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http://25.media.tumblr.com/c580c3d4356319dbc311d669b2915518/tumblr_mi0a6tS5wW1qfcje9o1_500.jpg
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http://24.media.tumblr.com/054212d380db60db55a0a6ab5bad07f8/tumblr_mi0bhilJsk1qfcje9o1_1280.jpg
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http://24.media.tumblr.com/44daf15ed256e1f28a929f5b2c5b331a/tumblr_mi0b68L6q31qfcje9o1_500.jpg

palaima

11th of February 2013 (Mon), 10:48

welcome to the club!

J-B

11th of February 2013 (Mon), 12:26

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8044/8390919276_2ca8c5b4ea_o.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/jochenbongaerts/8390919276/)
Tranquility (http://www.flickr.com/photos/jochenbongaerts/8390919276/) by Jochen-B (http://www.flickr.com/people/jochenbongaerts/), on Flickr

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8467/8409859526_ef558406fb_o.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/jochenbongaerts/8409859526/)
The foundling (http://www.flickr.com/photos/jochenbongaerts/8409859526/) by Jochen-B (http://www.flickr.com/people/jochenbongaerts/), on Flickr

denat

11th of February 2013 (Mon), 23:43

J-B: I love the b&w. Italy?

sigurd999

12th of February 2013 (Tue), 08:53

got the lens and I like it. :D

Great shots ;)

sigurd999

12th of February 2013 (Tue), 10:35

http://www.flickr.com/photos/olivier_drean/8289346030/

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8062/8289346030_19ec02d2b1_b_d.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/olivier_drean/8289346030/)
Filets de pêche, Le conquet, Brittany, France - Canon 5D2 + Zeiss 50/1.4 @ f/4.5 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/olivier_drean/8289346030/) by Olivier DREAN (http://photo.drean.info), on Flickr

J-B

12th of February 2013 (Tue), 18:03

J-B: I love the b&w. Italy?

Yes, Volterra.
Thanks.

Mirrors_Edge

25th of February 2013 (Mon), 07:01

love the lens but it's incredibly soft wide open!! :-c
http://25.media.tumblr.com/21ce57b7828e844e78c8ebcdbafe4ae4/tumblr_mirvpxAaiw1qfcje9o1_1280.jpg

http://25.media.tumblr.com/674cb1c5b61b17e4fb9a23501b095255/tumblr_mid23feKIN1qfcje9o1_1280.jpg

http://25.media.tumblr.com/c106a15e28700146021a32045b41e8b8/tumblr_mirvvxPvKf1qfcje9o1_1280.jpg

http://24.media.tumblr.com/708b8b64143a16f345781d1c6ea55a8c/tumblr_mirvrstP5Y1qfcje9o1_1280.jpg

http://25.media.tumblr.com/93be1adfe920f5e8846fd5be3525f093/tumblr_miiuvcAa841qfcje9o1_1280.jpg

http://24.media.tumblr.com/17c1bfa7f6b46732697b1a2a195de7a3/tumblr_mia4f6DXEH1qfcje9o1_500.jpg

http://25.media.tumblr.com/b2c05428c8076889fa73352246c57cf8/tumblr_mia4d3JwXa1qfcje9o1_500.jpg

sigurd999

28th of February 2013 (Thu), 03:47

love the lens but it's incredibly soft wide open!! :-c

Yes, this is the main restriction of this lens !
(obviously even more on full frame)

sigurd999

28th of February 2013 (Thu), 04:18

http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3043/5747582519_825045f982_b_d.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/olivier_drean/5747582519/)
Ducks, Landerneau, Brittany, France - Canon 5D2 + Zeiss 50/1.4 @ f/2.8 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/olivier_drean/5747582519/) by Olivier DREAN (http://photo.drean.info), on Flickr

Mirrors_Edge

28th of February 2013 (Thu), 05:46

Yes, this is the main restriction of this lens !
(obviously even more on full frame)

haha :D f/1.4 is why I bought this lens for and you are telling me that?:lol::lol:
Nice ducks btw and I really like the bokeh;)

pkilla

28th of February 2013 (Thu), 06:19

haha :D f/1.4 is why I bought this lens for and you are telling me that?:lol::lol:
Nice ducks btw and I really like the bokeh;)

Hey mirror did you get rid of Zeiss 35f2

Mirrors_Edge

28th of February 2013 (Thu), 06:41

Hey mirror did you get rid of Zeiss 35f2
never had that lens before but im planning to buy either CZ 35f/2 or Canon 35L.:D

sigurd999

14th of March 2013 (Thu), 15:38

http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5292/5523077171_02de6ff3e5_b_d.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/olivier_drean/5523077171/)
Roma, Italy - Canon 5D2 + Zeiss 50/1.4 @ f/2.8 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/olivier_drean/5523077171/) by Olivier DREAN (http://photo.drean.info), on Flickr

SeattleSpeedster

14th of March 2013 (Thu), 20:31

random assortment

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8227/8554984055_b7259ba465.jpg

stitched
http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8532/8530677516_3052f8fdd2_b.jpg

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8247/8530680448_ce51eeb274_c.jpg

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8226/8526401335_59a4ecaba5_c.jpg

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8233/8523074392_1ef3731aa9_c.jpg

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8470/8390091947_2eab839c74_c.jpg

SeattleSpeedster

14th of March 2013 (Thu), 20:33

yes...its soft wide open :rolleyes:

SeattleSpeedster

14th of March 2013 (Thu), 20:44

type zeiss 50mm ze into ebay

palaima

15th of March 2013 (Fri), 13:19

yes...its soft wide open :rolleyes:

well soft is not the definition... it is "glowy"

SeattleSpeedster

15th of March 2013 (Fri), 13:45

yes I woudnt have it any other way

dthrog

15th of March 2013 (Fri), 19:32

Excellent shoe and landscape shots!

One of my older cat with the Zeiss wide open.

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8102/8478263613_e075319d53_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/68255851@N05/8478263613/)
2013_02_16_1590_upd (http://www.flickr.com/photos/68255851@N05/8478263613/) by dthrog00 (http://www.flickr.com/people/68255851@N05/), on Flickr

Thanks for viewing.
Dave

reza187

20th of March 2013 (Wed), 09:25

yes...its soft wide open :rolleyes:

Yes, in close up range it's soft (I prefer to call it 'dreamy') wide open, but in medium or long range it's still usable for my use.
Btw, I like your usage of this lens' 'dreamy effect' in close up shots!

One from me, wide open.
http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8099/8564027890_52ebc4e3a0_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/reza_arya/8564027890/)
A man and the sea (http://www.flickr.com/photos/reza_arya/8564027890/) by reza_arya (http://www.flickr.com/people/reza_arya/), on Flickr

palaima

20th of March 2013 (Wed), 10:37

^nice! mines give this glow at those distances if anything bright in the frame

Mirrors_Edge

21st of March 2013 (Thu), 06:07

yes it's soft/glowy but 'dreamy'? not sure.
but other than that, love the lens!
http://24.media.tumblr.com/3fa7f9374d4bbc5bb2429589f4c99ada/tumblr_mjyow0SznG1qfcje9o1_1280.jpg

http://24.media.tumblr.com/c99175aa04e11f39867265feec4fecbc/tumblr_mjyoah3X4c1qfcje9o1_1280.jpg

http://25.media.tumblr.com/f2b28b24977b3d0ded025f57b3a53dee/tumblr_mjyochopyA1qfcje9o1_1280.jpg

Akinamic

23rd of March 2013 (Sat), 11:15

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8528/8581708597_919761943a_z.jpg

dthrog

24th of March 2013 (Sun), 18:51

I'm really enjoying the Zeiss 50mm f/1.4 Planar on my 6D so far.

No 1 Abandoned Playing Cards @ f/1.4

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8387/8587876594_ea48bc9916_c.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/68255851@N05/8587876594/)
2013_03_23_0434_upd (http://www.flickr.com/photos/68255851@N05/8587876594/) by dthrog00 (http://www.flickr.com/people/68255851@N05/), on Flickr

No 2 Christopher Columbus Statue @ f/2

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8095/8586773687_638ba62226_c.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/68255851@N05/8586773687/)
2013_03_23_0443_upd (http://www.flickr.com/photos/68255851@N05/8586773687/) by dthrog00 (http://www.flickr.com/people/68255851@N05/), on Flickr

No 3 Lighthouse Bokeh @ f/1.8

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8389/8587877272_431e7f9795_c.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/68255851@N05/8587877272/)
2013_03_23_0428_upd (http://www.flickr.com/photos/68255851@N05/8587877272/) by dthrog00 (http://www.flickr.com/people/68255851@N05/), on Flickr

Thanks for viewing.

Dave

SeattleSpeedster

25th of March 2013 (Mon), 18:23

I went down to Carmel for a week for landscape shots and was pleasantly surprised to find so many blooms. Ironically my 100/2 stayed in the bag. These are Zeiss 50/1.4 handheld/windy day/very little post

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8110/8590182892_772ae903fa_c.jpg

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8391/8589085227_e58734721b_c.jpg

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8508/8589086399_48c5a5c101_c.jpg

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8380/8590187310_73c1fd4ddd_c.jpg

dthrog

26th of March 2013 (Tue), 18:53

Interesting approach to the flowers. There's so little in focus! You must have been using f/1.4 at MFD?

Dave

dthrog

28th of March 2013 (Thu), 20:37

Here's another I'd like to share, light pole @ f/2.2

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8105/8599426038_1cc17c426a_c.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/68255851@N05/8599426038/)
2013_03_28_0693_upd (http://www.flickr.com/photos/68255851@N05/8599426038/) by dthrog00 (http://www.flickr.com/people/68255851@N05/), on Flickr

Thanks for viewing
Dave

dthrog

30th of March 2013 (Sat), 19:02

The out of focus parts of the image are nicely rendered at f/2.5.

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8515/8599425928_616982fa86_c.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/68255851@N05/8599425928/)
2013_03_28_0695_upd (http://www.flickr.com/photos/68255851@N05/8599425928/) by dthrog00 (http://www.flickr.com/people/68255851@N05/), on Flickr

Thanks for viewing.
Dave

dthrog

31st of March 2013 (Sun), 21:20

Candle at f/2.8.

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8403/8607276887_44112034c3_c.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/68255851@N05/8607276887/)
2013_03_31_0064_upd (http://www.flickr.com/photos/68255851@N05/8607276887/) by dthrog00 (http://www.flickr.com/people/68255851@N05/), on Flickr

Thanks for viewing.
Dave

Mirrors_Edge

1st of April 2013 (Mon), 05:30

nice work Dave! :-]
Here are some photos from the Royal Easter Show 2013 in Sydney last Saturday.
I sold this lens yesterday and buying a 50L lens soonish. I'm sure I'm gonna miss that beautiful Zeiss look and feel. :<<
http://25.media.tumblr.com/978fe8d2c4fe09bd6b84e1d921f3157c/tumblr_mkicpvGVEi1qfcje9o1_1280.jpg

http://25.media.tumblr.com/83a1265fe1d5792d78485129dc0b79b6/tumblr_mkid3tY9ab1qfcje9o1_1280.jpg

http://24.media.tumblr.com/69f6fad383dbc15c510284b344c99979/tumblr_mkid1kHCor1qfcje9o1_1280.jpg

http://25.media.tumblr.com/4d83b6370b94e433a6ee97d7f4591f6e/tumblr_mkid0rhXGO1qfcje9o1_1280.jpg

http://25.media.tumblr.com/20e11afdb75ed4c8033313252eaaf8e9/tumblr_mkicztZbNB1qfcje9o1_1280.jpg

http://24.media.tumblr.com/0374f6aa118d5f403bd425f4b03b506c/tumblr_mkicywPOiF1qfcje9o1_1280.jpg

http://24.media.tumblr.com/86c7eed8535201817cbeb7154e032fb1/tumblr_mkiclcbv4O1qfcje9o1_1280.jpg

dthrog

1st of April 2013 (Mon), 19:18

Mirrors Edge,

Sorry to hear you sold your Planar, but have fun with the 50L!

Dave

dthrog

6th of April 2013 (Sat), 20:02

Guitar pick bokeh! The pics belong to Rick Nielsen of Cheap Trick fame.

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8533/8625397405_d05641e3c5_c.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/68255851@N05/8625397405/)
2013_04_06_0156_upd (http://www.flickr.com/photos/68255851@N05/8625397405/) by dthrog00 (http://www.flickr.com/people/68255851@N05/), on Flickr

Thanks for viewing.
Dave

dthrog

7th of April 2013 (Sun), 19:20

Sorry if I post too much, but I really like the lens and have quite a few I'd like to share.

This one is at f/2.8 and I think has some 3D to it with the way the cherub pops.

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8382/8628960109_3ea5eb9849_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/68255851@N05/8628960109/)
2013_04_07_0231_upd_bw (http://www.flickr.com/photos/68255851@N05/8628960109/) by dthrog00 (http://www.flickr.com/people/68255851@N05/), on Flickr

Thanks for viewing.
Dave

dthrog

10th of April 2013 (Wed), 20:02

Lonely leaves at f/2.8

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8120/8638157175_e667046815_c.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/68255851@N05/8638157175/)
2013_04_07_0275_upd (http://www.flickr.com/photos/68255851@N05/8638157175/) by dthrog00 (http://www.flickr.com/people/68255851@N05/), on Flickr

Thanks for viewing.
Dave

Mirrors_Edge

11th of April 2013 (Thu), 10:22

nice one Dave! keep 'em coming!:):):)
Sorry if I post too much, but I really like the lens and have quite a few I'd like to share.

This one is at f/2.8 and I think has some 3D to it with the way the cherub pops.

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8382/8628960109_3ea5eb9849_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/68255851@N05/8628960109/)
2013_04_07_0231_upd_bw (http://www.flickr.com/photos/68255851@N05/8628960109/) by dthrog00 (http://www.flickr.com/people/68255851@N05/), on Flickr

Thanks for viewing.
Dave

sigurd999

11th of April 2013 (Thu), 15:30

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8104/8641285418_6cb681c1b9_b_d.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/olivier_drean/8641285418/)
The Sacré-Coeur of Montmartre under the rain, Paris - Canon 5D2 + Zeiss 50/1.4 @ f/6.3 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/olivier_drean/8641285418/) by Olivier DREAN (http://photo.drean.info), on Flickr

dthrog

11th of April 2013 (Thu), 21:09

Mirrors Edge -- Thank you

sigurd -- I really like the image

Dave

dthrog

12th of April 2013 (Fri), 19:10

Neither pic is too flashy, but I like the bold reds.

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8385/8643342595_929106d144_z.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/68255851@N05/8643342595/)
2013_04_07_0238_upd (http://www.flickr.com/photos/68255851@N05/8643342595/) by dthrog00 (http://www.flickr.com/people/68255851@N05/), on Flickr

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8117/8643341971_004924e49b_z.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/68255851@N05/8643341971/)
2013_04_07_0279_upd (http://www.flickr.com/photos/68255851@N05/8643341971/) by dthrog00 (http://www.flickr.com/people/68255851@N05/), on Flickr

Thanks for viewing.
Dave

dthrog

13th of April 2013 (Sat), 09:38

This is one my favorites taken recently. I like the blurred out red railing.

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8394/8644684355_2474a6e8f5_c.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/68255851@N05/8644684355/)
2013_04_07_0254_upd (http://www.flickr.com/photos/68255851@N05/8644684355/) by dthrog00 (http://www.flickr.com/people/68255851@N05/), on Flickr

Thanks for viewing.
Dave

dthrog

14th of April 2013 (Sun), 20:29

People seem to like the black and white better.

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8253/8645783326_b08aeaa5fe_c.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/68255851@N05/8645783326/)
2013_04_07_0254_upd_bw (http://www.flickr.com/photos/68255851@N05/8645783326/) by dthrog00 (http://www.flickr.com/people/68255851@N05/), on Flickr

Thanks for viewing.
Dave

palaima

19th of April 2013 (Fri), 14:39

dthrog

19th of April 2013 (Fri), 21:41

Great image palaima! The composition is perfect, the bokeh is smooth, and the black shades very fitting.

Dave

Mirrors_Edge

19th of April 2013 (Fri), 23:18

I am heartbroken that i might need to sell it. No other lens i've ever had made me feel as happy as this one. This is a stitch of ~10 images at f1.4

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8250/8662944889_0f6a6eec1f_c.jpg

I hear ya and I can't believe that 'The Brenizer Method' is still implementing these days:D
Nice work btw.

palaima

20th of April 2013 (Sat), 06:32

^hahaha i actually quite like the feel of it. Gonna have to get a MF camera some time!

Thanks guys for the kind word :)

dthrog

23rd of April 2013 (Tue), 20:12

A car show image at f/2.

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8392/8675946725_2f1b628cba_c.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/68255851@N05/8675946725/)
2013_04_21_0363_upd_bw (http://www.flickr.com/photos/68255851@N05/8675946725/) by dthrog00 (http://www.flickr.com/people/68255851@N05/), on Flickr

Thanks for viewing.
Dave

dthrog

30th of April 2013 (Tue), 19:43

hwan

9th of May 2013 (Thu), 14:06

Time to revive this thread with samples from my brand new 50P that just arrived. I find the manual focusing to be surprisingly much easier than anticipated.

palaima

9th of May 2013 (Thu), 15:54

And thus a day has come when i traded mine to x100. Never thought it was going to be so hard to let go of smth. Loved to the bit :)

Jam.radonc

9th of May 2013 (Thu), 16:26

I'm tempted to swap my Zeiss 35/2 for this 50/1.4 despite having the 50L already. Just love the 50 focal length and Zeiss rendition. Ummmm should I or should I not?

dthrog

10th of May 2013 (Fri), 19:42

It's great to see we've got some new blood in here.

Jam -- You've got some wonderful equipment. I've only tried the 2/35 on a crop and not on FF, but from what others say the 1.4/50 and 2/35 do have different personalities. The 1.4/50 is best suited to medium to long distance work. Like the 50L it has uncorrected spherical abberation that produces a nice background blur quality, but makes it not so great at MFD near wide open. It also has focus shift that has to be accounted for when shooting f/2.8 to f/4 at shorter distances. I love the look of the images it produces. Many people seem to prefer the 2/50 MP. Maybe that lens would compliment your 50L better?

I have a bunch of 1.4/50 images here: http://www.flickr.com/photos/68255851@N05/tags/zeissplanart1450/

Dave

Jam.radonc

11th of May 2013 (Sat), 04:36

Many people seem to prefer the 2/50 MP. Maybe that lens would compliment your 50L better?

Dave

Interesting thoughts Dave. I may just do that :D

SMichaelPhoto

11th of May 2013 (Sat), 14:19

I'm tempted to swap my Zeiss 35/2 for this 50/1.4 despite having the 50L already. Just love the 50 focal length and Zeiss rendition. Ummmm should I or should I not?

I sold my 50 1.4 and bought the 35 2.0. Missed the 50 so much 6 weeks later I bought another on. The 50 1.4 zeiss is just so different it is hard to give up.

Jam.radonc

11th of May 2013 (Sat), 14:28

I sold my 50 1.4 and bought the 35 2.0. Missed the 50 so much 6 weeks later I bought another on. The 50 1.4 zeiss is just so different it is hard to give up.

Having them two together what are your opinions?

Lesmore

11th of May 2013 (Sat), 15:01

It's quiet here! Here are some of my recent ones that I thought had the great 50P presence.

Two images of a similar scene with a well and a house in the background, first color then black and white.

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8543/8688045764_7da60ec2d4_c.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/68255851@N05/8688045764/)
2013_04_27_0604_upd (http://www.flickr.com/photos/68255851@N05/8688045764/) by dthrog00 (http://www.flickr.com/people/68255851@N05/), on Flickr

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8113/8688045886_a13fc43037_c.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/68255851@N05/8688045886/)
2013_04_27_0601_upd_bw (http://www.flickr.com/photos/68255851@N05/8688045886/) by dthrog00 (http://www.flickr.com/people/68255851@N05/), on Flickr

Finally, some type of storage area that is recessed into the ground.

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8256/8686929333_5d3d5e48b8_c.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/68255851@N05/8686929333/)
2013_04_27_0594_upd (http://www.flickr.com/photos/68255851@N05/8686929333/) by dthrog00 (http://www.flickr.com/people/68255851@N05/), on Flickr

Thanks for viewing.
Dave

That last photo of..." the storage area that is recessed into the ground" ....is probably either a root cellar or a an ice house. Back in the early days of the past century and well before....country people used to have storage areas like that to keep root vegetaboes and/or ice for long term storage.

I recall seeing an ice house like that in Minnesota in the '60's. Ice would be cut in big chunks out of a frozen lake during the winter and brought back by horse/sled or truck and deposited in these storage areas. The ice would then be covered in sawdust, etc and the the under ground would generally keep the storage area relatively cool for preservation.

I remember getting ice in May, June this way.

dthrog

11th of May 2013 (Sat), 20:48

Thanks Lesmore!

dthrog

11th of May 2013 (Sat), 21:27

Here are a couple to show the personality of the lens taken immediately after each other.

First, wide open at f/1.4.

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7406/8729528045_b1dbfdb00e_z.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/68255851@N05/8729528045/)
2013_05_11_1050_upd (http://www.flickr.com/photos/68255851@N05/8729528045/) by dthrog00 (http://www.flickr.com/people/68255851@N05/), on Flickr

Second, stopped down to f/2.8.

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7310/8729527915_f337ff5c1e_z.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/68255851@N05/8729527915/)
2013_05_11_1051_upd (http://www.flickr.com/photos/68255851@N05/8729527915/) by dthrog00 (http://www.flickr.com/people/68255851@N05/), on Flickr

The lens is clearly sharper when stopped down to f/2.8, but I like the wide open image better in this case because of the rendering style. The vignetting of neither shot has been modified.

Dave

Lesmore

11th of May 2013 (Sat), 22:26

I'm really starting to like this lens, here's a random car on the street:
http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7273/7505201620_4911347265_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/quaereverum/7505201620/)
Lancer GT (http://www.flickr.com/photos/quaereverum/7505201620/) by Quaere Verum (http://www.flickr.com/people/quaereverum/), on Flickr

An early '60's Dodge Lancer. They were one of the first MOPARS to have the famous slant six engine.

SMichaelPhoto

11th of May 2013 (Sat), 23:12

Having them two together what are your opinions?

The 35 Zeiss is much more like my MP100. The Zeiss pop and 3d look. The 50 is more like 2 or 3 lenses in one. If you shoot it around 4.0 or slower it has the look of the 35. If you are faster it takes on a more film like quality and backlit wide open the non corrected elements are really something. It can make the backgound almost look like a painting. Black and White is really cool looking on the 50. The 35 is much easier to shoot fast because of the focus and it is more consistent from shot to shot.

palaima

11th of May 2013 (Sat), 23:50

^exactly.

Jam.radonc

12th of May 2013 (Sun), 01:33

The 35 Zeiss is much more like my MP100. The Zeiss pop and 3d look. The 50 is more like 2 or 3 lenses in one. If you shoot it around 4.0 or slower it has the look of the 35. If you are faster it takes on a more film like quality and backlit wide open the non corrected elements are really something. It can make the backgound almost look like a painting. Black and White is really cool looking on the 50. The 35 is much easier to shoot fast because of the focus and it is more consistent from shot to shot.

Many thanks for the reply. It does sound like it has unique different characteristics. Now, it's a close fight between the 50/1.4 vs. 50MP for my next lens.

lennartsw

12th of May 2013 (Sun), 02:59

It can make the backgound almost look like a painting. Black and White is really cool looking on the 50.

That's exactly what I think. I was in Venice a few weeks ago and took some portraits with the green water and yellow, blue and red houses in the background and it really looked like a painting.

Here is an example right out of camera (except the black square:D) at f/1.4:

dthrog

16th of May 2013 (Thu), 19:11

Garden images:

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7340/8727811173_157ac18cdb_c.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/68255851@N05/8727811173/)
2013_05_07_0989_upd (http://www.flickr.com/photos/68255851@N05/8727811173/) by dthrog00 (http://www.flickr.com/people/68255851@N05/), on Flickr

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7290/8728931246_ce430084a3_c.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/68255851@N05/8728931246/)
2013_05_07_1002_upd (http://www.flickr.com/photos/68255851@N05/8728931246/) by dthrog00 (http://www.flickr.com/people/68255851@N05/), on Flickr

Thanks for viewing.
Dave