Zeiss 85mm f/1.4 ZE Planar T* Lens [Archive] - Canon Digital Photography Forums

davidinjp

11th of March 2009 (Wed), 09:47

Got my Zeiss 85mm f/1.4 ZE Planar T* Lens a week ago. This lens has some rave and some mixed reviews out there, but I love it. The subjects tend to pop out in a 3-D effect in a way not seen with any of my Canon lenses. The manual focus with AF confirmation is so much easier than I expected.

As with any other new equipment, I have been too busy to play with it much upon arrival. I prefer to shoot nature and landscape... but I have a few shots that I managed to squeeze in this week.

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3368/3335110342_7f4c6a4b76_o.jpg

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3334/3346888194_9794e5cd89_o.jpg

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3574/3346888270_aafe7e736c_o.jpg

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3573/3346052571_a2d15f8ba3_o.jpg

palaima

18th of March 2009 (Wed), 13:04

amazing color and bokeh...ach it is a shame that i can't buy one of these - this is just a hobby, I don't want to spend too much :)

FPANAlex

19th of March 2009 (Thu), 20:37

I think I'll be loving this lens for fashion. Your #4 pic really made my choice. I bet she was a gorgeous walker. :o

XFan

21st of April 2009 (Tue), 04:04

it's a great shot ... :)

lukeap69

21st of April 2009 (Tue), 07:57

Zeiss lenses have their own unique qualities. I like how the colours turn out. I do not have ZF lenses but have few adapted contax lenses which are very good specially the 50 1.7.

il Dottore

4th of June 2009 (Thu), 14:20

No big experience with this lens till now, but looks, it can transfer the feelings on the matrix of your camera...
Canon 5DMkII, f/1.6, 1/60s, ISO100
http://img512.imageshack.us/img512/2766/img0906crop.jpg

il Dottore

7th of June 2009 (Sun), 03:26

She is watching TV, so please, be quiet! :)
Canon 5DMkII, 1/50s, ISO400
http://img36.imageshack.us/img36/4485/60349792.jpg

il Dottore

20th of June 2009 (Sat), 18:08

Zeiss outdoor...
Canon 5DMkII, ISO800, 1/100s, f/2.2
http://img520.imageshack.us/img520/5625/lasb.jpg

il Dottore

24th of June 2009 (Wed), 14:26

I like this handgrenade ;) more and more...
Canon 5DMkII, ISO100, f/1.6, 1/1000s
http://img360.imageshack.us/img360/226/zajebiozaosty.jpg

dobygot

25th of June 2009 (Thu), 09:30

great pictures, please post more!

I have the 50mm ZE and love it. I'd love to also get the 85mm one day.

anorphirith

25th of June 2009 (Thu), 13:41

This shot is amazing ! the colors and the bokeh
Zeiss outdoor...
Canon 5DMkII, ISO800, 1/100s, f/2.2
http://img520.imageshack.us/img520/5625/lasb.jpg

il Dottore

30th of June 2009 (Tue), 18:15

This Zeiss is good for poppies. :D
Carl Zeiss Planar T* 1.4/85 ZE (offkoooz ;) ) + Canon 5DMkII, ISO320, f/2.2, 1/320s

http://img199.imageshack.us/img199/5549/makicrop8d.jpg

And another poppy...
The same junk, the same ISO, f/stop and shutter time.
http://img146.imageshack.us/img146/7508/mak10.jpg

blackviolet

23rd of July 2009 (Thu), 02:50

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3511/3728628809_772f568900_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/0bli0/3728628809/)

5dmk2 || Zeiss Planar T* 85mm f/1.4 ZE

il Dottore

15th of August 2009 (Sat), 06:42

Zeiss Planar T* 85mm f/1.4 ZE + 5DMkII + too much PP :)
http://img40.imageshack.us/img40/6128/lilieoczojebne.jpg

il Dottore

15th of August 2009 (Sat), 06:44

Zeiss Planar T* 85mm f/1.4 ZE + 5DMkII

http://img2.imageshack.us/img2/2607/poliszforezt.jpg

Zethar

15th of August 2009 (Sat), 22:29

Those images look terrific! What a great lens.

il Dottore

16th of August 2009 (Sun), 03:58

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scepticswe

16th of August 2009 (Sun), 08:58

That butterfly is just crazy sharp. Almost looks like it´s been added in PP. The dark outer edges of the wings contrasting against the background is simply amazing. The bokeh also looks good, as opposed to my CZ Contax/Yashica lenses. As much as I love those lenses, 50mm 1.7 and 28mm 2.8, I´ve never really raved about their bokeh. This 85mm ZE definitely has better bokeh than my older ones. Great picture!

il Dottore

16th of August 2009 (Sun), 09:07

I know, it looks like some Photoshop trick, but believe me: I even can't do it in Photoshop! :) Everything here comes straight from the camera, picture is just cropped. I was lucky that time, because the butterfly was perfectly parallel to the camera's matrix. With paper-thin DOF it's crucial.
So, no dirty software tricks, only a little bit of German magic from Zeiss... :D

il Dottore

17th of August 2009 (Mon), 15:01

Another Zeiss sample straight from magical Polish meadow...
Carl Zeiss Planar T* 85mm f/1.4 ZE + 5DMkII

http://img198.imageshack.us/img198/1233/czka1200.jpg

And few words about this lens: there is no reason to affraid a manual focusing. Handling and building quality makes focusing a pure pleasure. But aperture control is automatic from the body (ZE version unique feature), so if you work in aperture priority mode, all informations re aperture are transferred to the camera.
When you start to use another lens after Zeiss - the difference in quality is really painful.

Perry Ge

18th of August 2009 (Tue), 05:43

Tried one of these today. LOVED IT. Its build and handling is just un-freaking-believable - way better than the 85L. A joy to use, and well priced compared to the 85L. One sample shot in the store, 5D, f2:

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il Dottore

18th of August 2009 (Tue), 15:24

Oh, yes, I forgot! This is PORTRAIT lens! :D

ISO250, f/1.4, 1/400

http://img36.imageshack.us/img36/7227/img2304800.jpg

f/1.6, 1/250s, ISO500

http://img514.imageshack.us/img514/2419/img1734800.jpg

RyanB

18th of August 2009 (Tue), 23:26

Aggghhh my lust is insatiable! :( Soo close to spending tons of money I don't have haha.

brownbugger

21st of August 2009 (Fri), 04:38

I love the color contrast of this lens, ive been toying with the idea of Zeiss 50 1.4 & canon 85L as my next two lenses, but now i feel torn !

Double Negative

21st of August 2009 (Fri), 07:13

I love the color contrast of this lens, ive been toying with the idea of Zeiss 50 1.4 & canon 85L as my next two lenses, but now i feel torn !

Zeiss lenses are known for great color saturation and contrast... :)

GMCPhotographics

21st of August 2009 (Fri), 13:53

The background blur is so soft and sweet. It's gentle and creamy. The colours are soft and muted too...subtle and intriguing. It's quite unlike the 85L...it's almost worth having both for either's "look".

il Dottore

21st of August 2009 (Fri), 17:34

More Zeiss samples?
I have no idea, what is it exactly :D, but I like the mood of this picture... It looks like a frame from Japanese horror or Blair Witch Project series... :)
Canon 5DMarkII + Carl Zeiss Planar T* 1.4/85 ZE, ISO800, f/2.2, 1/160s

http://img10.imageshack.us/img10/789/magicforest.jpg

il Dottore

25th of August 2009 (Tue), 17:59

Another butterfly...
Carl Zeiss Planar T* 85mm f/1.4 ZE + 5DMkII, f/2.8, 1/2000s, ISO100

http://img7.imageshack.us/img7/5382/img1870zeisssolofajny80.jpg

il Dottore

27th of August 2009 (Thu), 03:14

And another one....
Carl Zeiss Planar T* 85mm f/1.4 ZE + 5DMkII, f/1.8, 1/2500s, ISO100

http://img385.imageshack.us/img385/8595/img1893zeissmotylekszar.jpg

il Dottore

15th of September 2009 (Tue), 13:38

Still butrerfiles... Again - no any Photoshop tricks, just cropped and improved colour balance.
Carl Zeiss Planar T* 85mm f/1.4 ZE + Canon 5D MarkII, f/2.2, 1/1000s, ISO125

http://img19.imageshack.us/img19/6226/img3075zajebiozazeiss.jpg

il Dottore

15th of September 2009 (Tue), 14:59

Bugs! Bugs! Bugs everywhere! :)
Carl Zeiss Planar T* 85mm f/1.4 ZE + Canon 5D MarkII, f/2.2, 1/2000s, ISO125

http://img14.imageshack.us/img14/8384/img3100bugszeiss.jpg

il Dottore

18th of September 2009 (Fri), 15:57

No more bugs! :D And no Photoshop - just crop.
Canon 5DMarkII + Carl Zeiss Planar T* 1.4/85 ZE, ISO100, f/2, 1/2000s

http://img183.imageshack.us/img183/2416/img2573zielskobokehzeis.jpg

20DNewbie

29th of September 2009 (Tue), 14:34

Carl Zeiss Planar T* 85mm f/1.4 ZE + 5DMkII
http://img132.imageshack.us/img132/968/motylekfajny.jpg

:shock: Looks like the butterfly is just sitting there on my screen, amazing.

I may just have to sell something and pick this up. :cry:

il Dottore

10th of October 2009 (Sat), 13:26

Something different...
Carl Zeiss Planar T* 85mm f/1.4 ZE + 5DMkII, ISO1250, f/2.2, 1/500s, no flash

http://img384.imageshack.us/img384/3572/img3834a.jpg

eror11

11th of October 2009 (Sun), 17:29

^kempo? The lens seems really cool... wish we had it here!

Brett

12th of October 2009 (Mon), 21:46

Any comments on the purported focus shift?
From The Digital Picture's review, apparently Zeiss is aware of it and it's a design issue with this lens due to the lack of floating elements. But, from what I gather, this is only an issue with using AF confirm, not visually focusing.

http://www.the-digital-picture.com/Reviews/Zeiss-85mm-f-1.4-ZE-Planar-Lens-Review.aspx

The butterfly shots are simply stunning. You, sir, are good at manual focusing. :)

Double Negative

13th of October 2009 (Tue), 08:22

The lens seems really cool... wish we had it here!

It's a German company. They should be in Europe. ;)

il Dottore

16th of October 2009 (Fri), 04:52

This is Haidong Gumdo - Korean sword martial art.

mcluckie

16th of October 2009 (Fri), 05:15

Odd, the reviews have panned the Zeiss ZE lenses released. I figured the wides will be different, so I already ordered a couple to replace Canons "best". Cool to read so many good comments here (I can't see the posts — maybe its Mao's firewall in China...)

BerndGeh

23rd of October 2009 (Fri), 19:35

I have the Planar 1.4/85 ZE since Dec. 2008. At first it was a little disappointed about the softness in best focus. But I also realized that I use this lens all the time, more than any of my L lenses.

The focus shift is real and it does have to do with the spherical aberration and the fact that there's no floating lens. This lens is basically a vintage lens that has been made to fit on Canon bodies. I am pretty sure that the beautiful bokeh of this lens is related to the spherical aberration. So it looks like you can have a beautiful bokeh or no focus shift, but not both together. I use a Canon 1D Mark III, and the Microfocus adjustment allows to work with the focus confirmation of the Camera. Focusing in Live View is of course absolutely great. Most newer Cameras offer this today.

All in all.... I love it. It's the perfect lens for Portraits.

MrChad

3rd of November 2009 (Tue), 15:30

Double Negative

3rd of November 2009 (Tue), 15:39

Are most folks using this lens with the Eg-S screen in a 5DII?

I just ordered this screen and am comtemplating this lens - I'm unsure about the accuracy of the green dot for confirmation so I'm leaning towards renting before buying.

I've seen some of the 3rd party split-prism options but am a little leery of the performance since they are not calibrated per say to the meter w/ the 5DII.

Focus confirmation isn't a good way to verify focus; the screen (especially the Eg-S) is the way to go.

wildcart

3rd of November 2009 (Tue), 16:05

Are most folks using this lens with the Eg-S screen in a 5DII?

I just ordered this screen and am comtemplating this lens - I'm unsure about the accuracy of the green dot for confirmation so I'm leaning towards renting before buying.

I've seen some of the 3rd party split-prism options but am a little leery of the performance since they are not calibrated per say to the meter w/ the 5DII.

I use the Eg-S screen ;) I can't remember how it was without because I bought it with my new 5DII :D

MrChad

3rd of November 2009 (Tue), 20:40

So the Eg-S works pretty well with the Zeiss ZE glass then?

BlueTsunami

8th of November 2009 (Sun), 18:51

Eg-S screens should work with fine with any lens that's faster than f/2.8 and is required if you want accurate focusing at faster apertures.

BerndGeh

10th of November 2009 (Tue), 14:23

Are most folks using this lens with the Eg-S screen in a 5DII?

I just ordered this screen and am comtemplating this lens - I'm unsure about the accuracy of the green dot for confirmation so I'm leaning towards renting before buying.

I've seen some of the 3rd party split-prism options but am a little leery of the performance since they are not calibrated per say to the meter w/ the 5DII.

I bought a Canon Ec L double split screen for my Zeiss 1.4/85. It's pretty useless. Focus confirmation (only in combination with Micro Focus Adjustment) works much better - almost as good as live view.

MrChad

10th of November 2009 (Tue), 14:23

Eg-S screens should work with fine with any lens that's faster than f/2.8 and is required if you want accurate focusing at faster apertures.

I just recieved the Eg-S last week, it's darker but since I don't own any glass slower then f/2.8 for my 5DII it's not a big deal. It appears to MF pretty well with my current L glass.

Wasn't sure if anyone was using a 3rd party split prism option with Zeiss as well?

I'm hoping to try out focus using a good friends ZF glass and an adapter on my 5DII.

il Dottore

10th of November 2009 (Tue), 14:48

The Dream Team... :)
Photo from Olympus 570UZ... sorry! :(

http://img109.imageshack.us/img109/7495/zeissoncanon.jpg

il Dottore

10th of November 2009 (Tue), 14:50

Shrooms... :D

http://img18.imageshack.us/img18/3710/grzybek.jpg

il Dottore

10th of November 2009 (Tue), 14:51

It's never too late for Halloween... :)

http://img33.imageshack.us/img33/9383/halloweenp.jpg

il Dottore

10th of November 2009 (Tue), 14:53

Paintball

http://img691.imageshack.us/img691/5880/strzelec.jpg

MrChad

10th of November 2009 (Tue), 21:13

BlueTsunami

10th of November 2009 (Tue), 21:37

Wasn't sure if anyone was using a 3rd party split prism option with Zeiss as well?

I'm hoping to try out focus using a good friends ZF glass and an adapter on my 5DII.

I don't think they make a Split Prism for the 5D series cameras (Katz Eye makes Split Prism Matte screens for the Rebel and XXD series Canons). With that said, I believe Split Prisms are good for viewfinders that are small (and details would be hard to see) but with the large 5D viewfinder, the matte screen should work out real well.

The 2.0/28 and 1.4/85 are very tempting rental trials for me.

The 2/28 is #1 on my list of lenses I want. Looks like an awesome, awesome lens.

gkarris

10th of November 2009 (Tue), 22:36

those shots are nice. Man this lens is a nice hunk of glass on the front of that tiny camera :)

Are you using live-view or green dot to focus?

The 2.0/28 and 1.4/85 are very tempting rental trials for me.

I rented the 2.8/25 ZF for my Olympus (50mm equivalent) and that was the "kicker"...

Sold my Nifty-Fifty for a Contax Zeiss 1.7/50 (since that's all I can afford - and got it before the prices shot up yet again).

Never looked back... ;)

Poe

11th of November 2009 (Wed), 14:21

I don't think they make a Split Prism for the 5D series cameras (Katz Eye makes Split Prism Matte screens for the Rebel and XXD series Canons). With that said, I believe Split Prisms are good for viewfinders that are small (and details would be hard to see) but with the large 5D viewfinder, the matte screen should work out real well.

There's also Haoda. They make a split prism screen for the 5D.

artona

11th of November 2009 (Wed), 14:59

Hi

This lens looks really good. How would you compare it with Canon L glass? Am I right in thinking you can fit it to a canon 1ds mk2 etc without adaptor

stew

BlueTsunami

11th of November 2009 (Wed), 15:10

Hi

This lens looks really good. How would you compare it with Canon L glass? Am I right in thinking you can fit it to a canon 1ds mk2 etc without adaptor

stew

Nearly comparable with the 85LII being a bit better in resolution. The Zeiss also has issues with close focusing (Minimum Focus Distance) which gives it a hazy look. Other than that, I believe it holds true with most of the Zeiss characteristics (Contrasty, lots of micro contrast, zeiss colors, very nice Out of Focus rendition).

The native Zeiss ZE lenses should be able to fit on all of Canon's cameras without the need for an adapter :)

artona

11th of November 2009 (Wed), 16:02

many thanks

il Dottore

28th of November 2009 (Sat), 09:22

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il Dottore

12th of December 2009 (Sat), 07:40

Canon 5DMkII, ISO250, F/2, 1/320s, crop

http://img513.imageshack.us/img513/5825/img4077800crop.jpg

il Dottore

12th of December 2009 (Sat), 08:02

Canon 5DMkII, ISO400, F/2, 1/640s.

http://img686.imageshack.us/img686/2241/img4061800.jpg

swo00p

26th of December 2009 (Sat), 16:27

:shock: Looks like the butterfly is just sitting there on my screen, amazing.

I may just have to sell something and pick this up. :cry:

I love this butterfly image. I have just purchased a Contax Carl Zeiss 85mm f1.4 Planar AE Lens F/RTS f/1.4, without knowing if this will fit directly onto my Canon 5D II so I goodled the lens and came across this thread and joined the forum. I can see that it does work with the 5DII and the result is amazing. Can any of you fine gentlemen tell me if I need any special adapter to make this fit or will it just bolt right on? I can't wait to get it as this is my first Zeiss and first non Canon lens. I also own a Canon FD 85mm 1.2 so it will be interesting to compare the results.

scepticswe

29th of December 2009 (Tue), 04:29

The lens will not bolt right on, since it's made to fit Contax/Yashica (C/Y) cameras. You need a C/Y to EOS adapter, which are available from many sources, Ebay for one. There are basically two different types; a basic metal ring that will just enable the lens to physically mount on your camera, or the same metal ring with a little chip attached to it. This chip communicates (one-way) to your camera, "telling" it that a lens is attached. This enables the focus lights/beep to indicate when you have achieved focus. I personally prefer the chipped adapter type, since i shoot with a Rebel and the viewfinder is so darn small. Perhaps the 5D II viewfinder is large enough to focus "unassisted", I don't know. N.B. that the 5D, and other full frame cameras, may encounter mirror clearance issues with adapted lenses. You should try and google 5D and contax/yashica 85 mm to see if anyone has posted anything regarding using these two together. Good luck and welcome to the Illuminati; those of us who have seen the light when using Zeiss glass on Canon bodies.

il Dottore

2nd of January 2010 (Sat), 08:34

Some B&W portrait... natural light, handheld @ ISO3200, 1/250s, f/1.6, EOS 5DMkII

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2596/4233953825_f2022f7c68_o.jpg

il Dottore

2nd of January 2010 (Sat), 09:52

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il Dottore

7th of January 2010 (Thu), 07:37

Sorry, another bug... ;)
Canon EOS 5D Mark II, ISO 125, f/2.2, 1/1600s

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2801/4253243779_be591d5dbe_o.jpg

il Dottore

24th of January 2010 (Sun), 08:30

Another B&W portrait... every day I like this lens more and more...
ISO 2000, 1/125s., f/1.8

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4002/4298807837_9e52bb55c6_o.jpg

mellofelow

31st of January 2010 (Sun), 23:47

Hey guys, I joined the club and just received a Planar ZE 85mm. Combined with 5D II & EG-S screen, I'm slowly getting hang of manual focusing. I'm very familiar with manual since the early A1 & FD lens days. However, it had VF type with split circle image.

I figured the AF confirmation would help. However, it was quite a bit off. Luckily for micro adjustment, I had to throw it to +20 to be in the ballpark. That was just handheld, trial and error; more fine tuning required once i have some time. My concern is that it may exceed the +20 adjustment limit.

What is experience on this issue? Is this the norm?

il Dottore

9th of February 2010 (Tue), 16:40

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martin2day

9th of February 2010 (Tue), 17:55

Try to focus on the eye. You will like it more :)

il Dottore

9th of February 2010 (Tue), 18:27

It's not easy to handheld 1/50s on 85mm lens... ;) But not the sharpness is most important here. Some atmosphere of old - fashion pics that is most important feature of this lens. Of course, is much better if you can handheld 1/50s... :P

mellofelow

9th of February 2010 (Tue), 23:27

~mellofelow: WHERE ARE YOUR PICTURES? :) Am I still alone here???
Rain, rain, rain. Although we had a couple days of sun, I didn't get a chance to shoot.

However, I've been playing around with the lens. I just love the sound of metal clink when mounting the hood, and the firm 'click' when it's in position.

Oh, it's been years since I've been so diligent with manual focusing. I noticed that I usually hold my breath. And without the split prism, I nearly passed out.... LOL.

OK, if you insist, here's my test shot from my deck looking out the back, spying on the neighbors. Straight raw conversion.

http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y183/mellofelow/misc/Zeiss-test-101.jpg

100%

http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y183/mellofelow/misc/Zeiss-test-102.jpg

il Dottore

17th of March 2010 (Wed), 16:21

Happy St. Patrick's Day, folks! :)

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4063/4441630164_214723967b_o.jpg

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4001/4441630032_be869565e3_o.jpg

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4007/4440851195_7e511e417f_o.jpg

il Dottore

4th of April 2010 (Sun), 13:40

Trim Balloon Fiesta 2010
Canon EOS 5D Mark II
ISO100, f/2,5, 1/4000s

http://img96.imageshack.us/img96/1294/img4989q.jpg

Combatmedic870

15th of June 2010 (Tue), 15:47

Trim Balloon Fiesta 2010
Canon EOS 5D Mark II
ISO100, f/2,5, 1/4000s

http://img96.imageshack.us/img96/1294/img4989q.jpg

This is a nice shot....this has the zeiss "look" to it.bw!

agphotography

25th of June 2010 (Fri), 14:10

Just Ordered mine today! Can't wait to get it!

il Dottore

25th of June 2010 (Fri), 14:27

Lucky you! :) My current dream is 35mm Zeiss Distagon ZE. I also want to sell my Sigmalux and buy Zeiss Planar 50mm ZE. Plan is to own only manual prime lenses plus ultrawide AF zoom.

agphotography

26th of June 2010 (Sat), 15:24

Lucky you! :) My current dream is 35mm Zeiss Distagon ZE. I also want to sell my Sigmalux and buy Zeiss Planar 50mm ZE. Plan is to own only manual prime lenses plus ultrawide AF zoom.

I've got both of those :D They're just wonderful lenses. I didn't get the Makro Planar, I went with the 50 f/1.4 because I wanted the speed for low light.

agphotography

3rd of July 2010 (Sat), 19:51

It came in yesterday! Woohoo! (Ironically I didn't get to shoot yesterday, but I was chomping at the bit this morning!) I went out to the park today and guess what I found.

Ducks! (+Geese) How appropriate, right?

These are mostly tests to make sure everything was cool with the lens, I'm quite happy with it so far. Interesting thing I noticed though, the images looked seriously washed out on the rear LCD and even over-exposed (despite knowing I had proper exposure) but upon loading them into Lightroom they looked great SOOC. Most of my lenses display pretty decently on the Rear LCD, so I thought this was a little odd, but I won't worry about it.

I was playing with larger apertures and different distances from the subject. I really really like how this lens lets you "Pick out" a subject. I thought that was really cool.

Anyways, here are my tests! All on the 5DmkII

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4079/4758515769_b5aa3a4e6d_b.jpg

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4080/4758515601_075a990e35_b.jpg

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4114/4759153564_beca4221d9_b.jpg

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4073/4758515105_ee6b8c8dd0_b.jpg

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4094/4758514963_9f6a9c38bb_b.jpg
*note: I kinda mis-focused on this one, I hit the beak, gotta be careful with that thin DOF!

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4095/4758515445_4cabec057f_b.jpg

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4075/4759153004_36008bcaeb_b.jpg

I can't wait to use this lens for my video work :D

mellofelow

28th of July 2010 (Wed), 01:36

Took some catalog pics for a friend's flower shop. These are setup/test shots. Models never showed up; had to reschedule.

1.
http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y183/mellofelow/2010-Memo-flowers/2010-0725-Memo-flowers-110.jpg

2.
http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y183/mellofelow/2010-Memo-flowers/2010-0725-Memo-flowers-112.jpg

3.
http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y183/mellofelow/2010-Memo-flowers/2010-0725-Memo-flowers-117.jpg

4.
http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y183/mellofelow/2010-Memo-flowers/2010-0725-Memo-flowers-118.jpg

5.
http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y183/mellofelow/2010-Memo-flowers/2010-0725-Memo-flowers-116.jpg

GregAlmo

7th of August 2010 (Sat), 23:16

http://www.flickr.com/photos/gregalmo/4870681082/in/photostream/

http://www.flickr.com/photos/gregalmo/4870683350/in/photostream

http://www.flickr.com/photos/gregalmo/4870900276/in/photostream

Just picked up this lens the other day and I had mixed feelings.
Build quality was pretty good and the manual focusing ring is the best i've ever felt.
But optically it was pretty soft wide open but thats with the stock focusing screen of my mkII ... Got the eg-s screen on order from canon and i can't wait to slap it on... here are some sample pics for now..

agphotography

7th of August 2010 (Sat), 23:22

Sorry brother but none of your images showed up.

GregAlmo

8th of August 2010 (Sun), 00:04

Sorry brother but none of your images showed up.

Flickr doesn't let u post photos anymore. Just links. Do the links work?

BlueTsunami

8th of August 2010 (Sun), 00:24

Flickr doesn't let u post photos anymore. Just links. Do the links work?

You had used the html code before, I see the links now but if you want to post them so they can be seen on the board you have to use the [ img ] [ /img ] tag directly to the photo.

agphotography

8th of August 2010 (Sun), 00:33

You had used the html code before, I see the links now but if you want to post them so they can be seen on the board you have to use the [ img ] [ /img ] tag directly to the photo.

Quote for truth! I post my photos from flickr every time.

GregAlmo

8th of August 2010 (Sun), 01:02

You had used the html code before, I see the links now but if you want to post them so they can be seen on the board you have to use the [ img ] [ /img ] tag directly to the photo.

apparently you can't do that anymore. i used to do it all the time too.. flickr doesn't allow it anymore for some reason.. i used to post here back in the day...

BlueTsunami

8th of August 2010 (Sun), 01:07

apparently you can't do that anymore. i used to do it all the time too.. flickr doesn't allow it anymore for some reason.. i used to post here back in the day...

That's weird. They did change the way the link can be grabbed. I personally have to go to "View All sizes" and grab the link from the physical page holding the size (be it original, large or medium).

With that said, I haven't posted a shot in a week so I'm not sure if newly uploaded shots are like this.

agphotography

8th of August 2010 (Sun), 01:10

apparently you can't do that anymore. i used to do it all the time too.. flickr doesn't allow it anymore for some reason.. i used to post here back in the day...

You can they just made it more work.

Technically speaking we were never allowed to hotlink our images to outside websites unless they actively linked back to flickr.

What you do now is click the magnifying glass and then click "View all sizes". Pick which size image you want to post and click its link on top, once it has loaded right click the image and choose "copy image address" or however your chosen web browser words it.

Then finally paste that link into your forum post between the img tags.

Hope that helps.

-Abram

Edit: Haha blue you are just a bit quicker than I. Also, Greg, when was "back in the day"? You've been here since May ;) (just teasing you)

GregAlmo

8th of August 2010 (Sun), 12:11

You can they just made it more work.

Technically speaking we were never allowed to hotlink our images to outside websites unless they actively linked back to flickr.

What you do now is click the magnifying glass and then click "View all sizes". Pick which size image you want to post and click its link on top, once it has loaded right click the image and choose "copy image address" or however your chosen web browser words it.

Then finally paste that link into your forum post between the img tags.

Hope that helps.

-Abram

Edit: Haha blue you are just a bit quicker than I. Also, Greg, when was "back in the day"? You've been here since May ;) (just teasing you)

thanks abram.. and back in the day, i meant a couple months ago when i first joined. but also in other forums before i found POTN... =)

GregAlmo

8th of August 2010 (Sun), 12:15

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4095/4870681082_49b30018bb_b.jpg

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4096/4870683350_1d4a7800db_b.jpg

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4116/4870900276_8b7fc37032_b.jpg

hope these work finally

agphotography

8th of August 2010 (Sun), 12:29

Indeed they do! Glad we got it figured out

GregAlmo

15th of August 2010 (Sun), 12:43

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4099/4894723972_64bb00b345_b.jpg

GregAlmo

15th of August 2010 (Sun), 12:44

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4101/4894729300_f0ee077b8e_b.jpg

GregAlmo

15th of August 2010 (Sun), 23:37

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4077/4896796298_21f7372d22_b.jpg

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4123/4896798678_092d9e00cb_b.jpg

Johnyjohn

23rd of August 2010 (Mon), 10:11

wow..

You are forcing me to buy one of these..

MR do little

23rd of August 2010 (Mon), 10:15

Some nice shots, the Iphone 4 shots are certainly not the 85/1,4 forte though.

GregAlmo

23rd of August 2010 (Mon), 16:03

Some nice shots, the Iphone 4 shots are certainly not the 85/1,4 forte though.

Yes and that's why I have sold the lens since posting that last shot. I loved the zeiss feel and pop of images but using manual focus on fast moving kids just got top intolerable for me. I think a canon prime will have to do for now. A 70-200 2.8II will hopefully do the job.

MR do little

24th of August 2010 (Tue), 00:33

I was more referring to the rendering charateristics of the 85/1,4 then the fact its manual focus. Mf isnt for everyone, but for those it is, moving subjects isnt that big of a problem.

tun ying

29th of August 2010 (Sun), 01:22

awesome sample shots! made me decide to take the plunge..

cant wait for my copy this week..

denoir

30th of August 2010 (Mon), 14:21

So, I happened to buy this lens today by accident..

Mandatory first duck shot for good luck:
http://peltarion.eu/img/zeiss/zeiss85-1.jpg

Assorted test shots..
http://peltarion.eu/img/zeiss/zeiss85-4.jpg

http://peltarion.eu/img/zeiss/zeiss85-5.jpg

http://peltarion.eu/img/zeiss/zeiss85-6.jpg

http://peltarion.eu/img/zeiss/zeiss85-7.jpg

http://peltarion.eu/img/zeiss/zeiss85-8.jpg

http://peltarion.eu/img/zeiss/zeiss85-9.jpg

http://peltarion.eu/img/zeiss/zeiss85-10.jpg

First impressions:
-Significant focus shift
-Capable of some truly ugly and some really nice bokeh wide open. Suffers severely from LoCA, but it is significantly reduced by f/2 and almost gone by f/2.8
-Relatively soft wide open, sharp at f/2, very sharp at f/2.8.
-As expected very nice colors and contrast

canito

30th of August 2010 (Mon), 15:48

Nice accident Luka!, thanks for always sharing your excellent pics :D
Don't forget to update your signature now.

denoir

30th of August 2010 (Mon), 18:25

Thanks Cantio! :)

denoir

30th of August 2010 (Mon), 19:04

A couple more test shots:

http://peltarion.eu/img/zeiss/zeiss85-11.jpg

http://peltarion.eu/img/zeiss/zeiss85-13.jpg

http://peltarion.eu/img/zeiss/zeiss85-15.jpg

http://peltarion.eu/img/zeiss/zeiss85-16.jpg

denoir

31st of August 2010 (Tue), 19:58

http://peltarion.eu/img/zeiss/zeiss85-23.jpg

http://peltarion.eu/img/zeiss/zeiss85-24.jpg

http://peltarion.eu/img/zeiss/zeiss85-25.jpg

http://peltarion.eu/img/zeiss/zeiss85-26.jpg

http://peltarion.eu/img/zeiss/zeiss85-27.jpg

denoir

1st of September 2010 (Wed), 16:27

I'm not too much into cars, but here are a couple of shots:

http://peltarion.eu/img/zeiss/zeiss85-28.jpg

http://peltarion.eu/img/zeiss/zeiss85-29.jpg

http://peltarion.eu/img/zeiss/zeiss85-35.jpg

J-B

1st of September 2010 (Wed), 17:08

Nice shots Luka.

So, I happened to buy this lens today by accident..

Huh? :D

denoir

1st of September 2010 (Wed), 18:18

Thanks!

Well, it happened like this: I was in a camera shop to buy some sensor swabs, and somehow, I'm not sure quite how it happened but I was soon standing outside the camera store with an 85 Planar in my hand... I did not expect an ambush at a local photo shop..

I was sort of saving that lens as a treat for myself for some time in the future when I started growing tired of photography..

http://peltarion.eu/img/zeiss/zeiss85-30.jpg

http://peltarion.eu/img/zeiss/zeiss85-31.jpg

http://peltarion.eu/img/zeiss/zeiss85-32.jpg

http://peltarion.eu/img/zeiss/zeiss85-34.jpg

http://peltarion.eu/img/zeiss/zeiss85-36.jpg

denoir

7th of September 2010 (Tue), 17:39

Bored on an airplane...

http://peltarion.eu/img/zeiss/zeiss85-46.jpg

http://peltarion.eu/img/zeiss/zeiss85-47.jpg

http://peltarion.eu/img/zeiss/zeiss85-48.jpg

http://peltarion.eu/img/zeiss/zeiss85-49.jpg

http://peltarion.eu/img/zeiss/zeiss85-50.jpg

7Ddame

7th of September 2010 (Tue), 21:43

bkdc

8th of September 2010 (Wed), 14:44

Can't Zeiss just copy the optical design of the Canon 85mm f1.2L and package it in a big sexy metal Zeiss barrel? *sigh* Oh yeah... the bulbing rear element probably wouldn't fit into a Nikon or Pentax body.

BlueTsunami

8th of September 2010 (Wed), 15:11

Zeiss actually have an 85/1.2 (in the C/Y mount). An anniversary edition. Costs as much as a modern Leica lens though :D

denoir

13th of September 2010 (Mon), 17:29

denoir - any photos paired with the 7D

I know it's not the most desirable especially when you have a 5dmk ii but I was just wondering

those photos take my breath away!

make the most average things, incredibly beautiful.

Thanks!

No, I don't typically use Zeiss glass on my 7D. To get most out of it you really need a full frame camera.

http://peltarion.eu/img/zeiss/zeiss85-51.jpg

http://peltarion.eu/img/zeiss/zeiss85-52.jpg

http://peltarion.eu/img/zeiss/zeiss85-53.jpg

http://peltarion.eu/img/zeiss/zeiss85-60.jpg

http://peltarion.eu/img/zeiss/zeiss85-61.jpg

denoir

13th of September 2010 (Mon), 17:39

http://peltarion.eu/img/zeiss/zeiss85-63.jpg

http://peltarion.eu/img/zeiss/zeiss85-64.jpg

http://peltarion.eu/img/zeiss/zeiss85-65.jpg

http://peltarion.eu/img/zeiss/zeiss85-66.jpg

denoir

15th of September 2010 (Wed), 15:03

http://peltarion.eu/img/zeiss/zeiss85-68.jpg

http://peltarion.eu/img/zeiss/zeiss85-69.jpg

http://peltarion.eu/img/zeiss/zeiss85-70.jpg

http://peltarion.eu/img/zeiss/zeiss85-71.jpg

Stevenmens

17th of September 2010 (Fri), 15:28

Great samples of an great lens thx all

denoir

26th of September 2010 (Sun), 20:15

This thread needs some more love ;)

http://peltarion.eu/img/zeiss/zeiss85-77.jpg

http://peltarion.eu/img/zeiss/zeiss85-78.jpg

http://peltarion.eu/img/zeiss/zeiss85-79.jpg

http://peltarion.eu/img/zeiss/zeiss85-81.jpg

http://peltarion.eu/img/zeiss/zeiss85-83.jpg

http://peltarion.eu/img/zeiss/zeiss85-84.jpg

denoir

3rd of October 2010 (Sun), 04:52

I'm feeling very alone in this thread ;)

http://peltarion.eu/img/zeiss/zeiss85-89.jpg

http://peltarion.eu/img/zeiss/zeiss85-97.jpg

http://peltarion.eu/img/zeiss/zeiss85-98.jpg

http://peltarion.eu/img/zeiss/zeiss85-99.jpg

Mast3rChi3f

3rd of October 2010 (Sun), 07:51

I'm feeling very alone in this thread ;)

Not anymore Luka, mine arrive tomorrow.:D

denoir

3rd of October 2010 (Sun), 09:17

Great! Looking forward to your shots! :)

http://peltarion.eu/img/zeiss/zeiss85-100.jpg

http://peltarion.eu/img/zeiss/zeiss85-101.jpg

http://peltarion.eu/img/zeiss/zeiss85-102.jpg

denoir

3rd of October 2010 (Sun), 17:36

http://peltarion.eu/img/zeiss/zeiss85-103.jpg

http://peltarion.eu/img/zeiss/zeiss85-104.jpg

http://peltarion.eu/img/zeiss/zeiss85-105.jpg

http://peltarion.eu/img/zeiss/zeiss85-106.jpg

BlueTsunami

3rd of October 2010 (Sun), 17:59

Seems like you're really enjoying this lens, denoir!

garys1

3rd of October 2010 (Sun), 21:19

Yeah, and to think he recommended that I not get it. 7D with extension tubes. This lens is just as good on a crop body as on a full frame.

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4086/5049106441_6ec3b336c1_z.jpg

denoir

3rd of October 2010 (Sun), 22:45

BlueTsunami, Yes, I'm very much enjoying it. And it's still the next-to-last Zeiss lens I'd recommend to anyone (50/1.4 Planar is the last one). The reason is simple, while it is superb at some things, it's not all that great at others. Close ups for instance. Wide open at MFD it's a disaster. But even stopped down it isn't all that fantastic.

garys1's shot would have been for instance far better with the 100 MP. For such use the 84/1.4 isn't much better than a Canon lens. The typical Zeiss micro contrast simply isn't there.
At medium and long distances it can be awesome - even wide open.

And no garys1, it is definitely not as good on crop as it is on FF. If you are using it for macro shots on a crop camera then I'm sorry but you are really using it the wrong way. Sure, you'll still get pictures but it's really a waste of such a lens that excels when used for a completely different type of photography.

garys1

3rd of October 2010 (Sun), 23:44

^^not woth replying to...

denoir

3rd of October 2010 (Sun), 23:55

http://peltarion.eu/img/zeiss/zeiss85-107.jpg

http://peltarion.eu/img/zeiss/zeiss85-108.jpg

http://peltarion.eu/img/zeiss/zeiss85-110.jpg

http://peltarion.eu/img/zeiss/zeiss85-109.jpg

J-B

4th of October 2010 (Mon), 03:31

I really like that one with the birds in the sky Luka

denoir

4th of October 2010 (Mon), 05:13

Thanks Jochen!

wildcart

4th of October 2010 (Mon), 07:31

Some test pix I took @ Photokina 2010

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4091/5043924381_e9b39bd44a_o.jpg

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4091/5044547542_77f1280788_o.jpg

Katalyst

4th of October 2010 (Mon), 08:12

Is it just me or does this look millions better than your average Canon L lens!?

FreezingRose

4th of October 2010 (Mon), 08:26

Is it just me or does this look millions better than your average Canon L lens!?

I'm in the same boat :). I'm debating which Zeiss lens I should get. Photography on budget sucks :~(

MR do little

4th of October 2010 (Mon), 09:03

Speaking of using a lens the "wrong" way im suprised how few good portraits are posted in this thread ?

BlueTsunami

4th of October 2010 (Mon), 09:11

Speaking of using a lens the "wrong" way im suprised how few good portraits are posted in this thread ?

I agree with this :)

MaDProFF

4th of October 2010 (Mon), 11:52

Love this lens just not had a lot of time to play , but the light and color screams out at you

wildcart

4th of October 2010 (Mon), 17:03

I would not trade my 85 1.2L II for this glass XD I need my USM AF for fast moving objects :p

denoir

4th of October 2010 (Mon), 17:40

Speaking of using a lens the "wrong" way im suprised how few good portraits are posted in this thread ?

Hey, I'm a landscape shooter. You on the other hand.. come now pony up and give us some portraits! :D

http://peltarion.eu/img/zeiss/zeiss85-94.jpg

http://peltarion.eu/img/zeiss/zeiss85-95.jpg

Not sure this counts as a portrait ;)

http://peltarion.eu/img/zeiss/zeiss85-112.jpg

Mast3rChi3f

6th of October 2010 (Wed), 08:55

First shots with mine.

http://img842.imageshack.us/img842/7711/zeiss85010.jpg

http://img692.imageshack.us/img692/539/zeiss85002.jpg

Mast3rChi3f

6th of October 2010 (Wed), 18:00

http://img684.imageshack.us/img684/4104/retrato85030.jpg

http://img546.imageshack.us/img546/1313/retrato85024.jpg

http://img690.imageshack.us/img690/914/retrato85006.jpg

MR do little

7th of October 2010 (Thu), 17:07

Hey, I'm a landscape shooter. You on the other hand.. come now pony up and give us some portraits! :D

Well i dont own a 85/1,4 ZE... ;)

denoir

7th of October 2010 (Thu), 17:49

Well i dont own a 85/1,4 ZE... ;)

That's no excuse! The 85/1.4 ZF has the same optics as the 85/1.4 ZE. And it doesn't matter if you use one of the devil's tools such as the D3S, D700 or god forbid the D3X :D

So come now, cough up some portraits! ;)

regnis

11th of October 2010 (Mon), 02:29

great stuff here. luka how do you find filming with the zeiss 85mm? I saw some of your vimeo stuff and must say I really like it!

regnis

11th of October 2010 (Mon), 02:31

hugo how do u find the sharpness and bokeh of the zeiss 85mm compared to your sigma 50mm (i know they are two different focal lengths)

denoir

11th of October 2010 (Mon), 03:37

great stuff here. luka how do you find filming with the zeiss 85mm? I saw some of your vimeo stuff and must say I really like it!

Thanks! I've never actually filmed anything with Zeiss glass. I really should but I've sort of stopped with video since I started doing still photography.