Zeiss Makro-Planar T* 2/100 ZE

dolina · 5th of December 2009 (Sat)

Makro-Planar T* 2/100 ZE will be available from beginning of 2010 at a recommended retail price of € 1.385,71 (excluding VAT)*.

Press release

Expect samples to show up soon at http://www.flickr.com/photos/silver2silicon/

dm77 · 9th of December 2009 (Wed)

sweeeeeeeet! my fav lens!

rcaq · 9th of December 2009 (Wed)

given the fact that the price stated excludes VAT, I'm wondering if it's justified go for this one...esp. the differences compared to the 135L

looking forward to the first samples

snowboarder · 26th of January 2010 (Tue)

http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/produc...RO_PLANAR.html

In stock! I should show some examples soon

il Dottore · 27th of January 2010 (Wed)

Full set (56 samples) is HERE.
Bokeh, COLOURS, sharpness, rendering, contrast... out of this world...

But honestly: I don't suppose that my Planar 85mm would be worse in this botanical garden location (excluding macro shots).
For REAL macro shots I would prefer cheaper - and stabilised! - Canon EF 100mm f/2.8 L IS USM Macro... AF is another advantage here. As you rather don't need very wide apertures for macro shots, Zeiss' f/2.0 isn't an advantage in macro situations.
So... seems this Zeiss lens is not for me, not for this price, anyway...

Double Negative · 27th of January 2010 (Wed)

^ Now those don't look too shabby! Small perhaps. But not shabby.

snowboarder · 2nd of February 2010 (Tue)

A few "marina impressions" taken tonight.

pgruiz123 · 3rd of February 2010 (Wed)

This may be a silly question but was a circular polarizer use for the last picture?

snowboarder · 3rd of February 2010 (Wed)

Quote:

Originally Posted by pgruiz123

This may be a silly question but was a circular polarizer use for the last picture?

No, it was taken way past sunset, ISO1600, f2 or 2.2
Just a moment of some great blue light

JC4 · 3rd of February 2010 (Wed)

How much PP? They look great, but I can't tell if the colors/contrast are the lens or PP.(especially being web size and all)

snowboarder · 3rd of February 2010 (Wed)

Just another couple of shots from last night:

snowboarder · 3rd of February 2010 (Wed)

snowboarder · 6th of February 2010 (Sat)

Seems like it's just me here at the moment

p6889k · 7th of February 2010 (Sun)

Snowboarder,

thanks for all the shots, I'm also very interested in this lens and the only thing that scares me is the lack of AF. Few questions for you:

1. For the long range shots, do you just preset the lens to infinity and shoot or do you focus while looking into the viewfinder? How quick/easy is it to focus via the FF viewfinder, not Live Preview.

2. What is your success rate for sharp shots at medium to long range distance.

3. Can you post some close up portraits with this lens. I'm thinking about using this lens instead of 100L and 135L combo.

Thank you.

Double Negative · 7th of February 2010 (Sun)

^ MF is easy. Look through the VF and focus or use the hyperfocal distance if you're in a hurry. Worse comes to worse, stop it down a little and rack it out to infinity.

An optional "high precision" focus screen might be of use as well, depending on your lens lineup.

5th of December 2009 (Sat)	#1
dolina Goldmember Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: 34109 Posts: 3,821	*Zeiss Makro-Planar T 2/100 ZE** Makro-Planar T* 2/100 ZE will be available from beginning of 2010 at a recommended retail price of € 1.385,71 (excluding VAT)*. Press release Expect samples to show up soon at http://www.flickr.com/photos/silver2silicon/ __________________ http://www.flickr.com/photos/alabang/ Paolo-Dolina-Visuals - Wildlife, Travel, Street, Sports, Photojournalism, Nature, Motorsport, Landscape & Food photography in the Philippines and beyond

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dm77 Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Toronto Posts: 269	*Re: Zeiss Makro-Planar T 2/100 ZE** sweeeeeeeet! my fav lens! __________________ - Michael Y. Wong http://photography-on-the.net/forum/...d.php?t=911914 Twitter - michaelywong Facebook - film@michaelywong.com Multi-time eventdv top 25 international wedding filmmaker + educator (woot + woot!)

9th of December 2009 (Wed)	#3
rcaq Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Europe Posts: 74	*Re: Zeiss Makro-Planar T 2/100 ZE** given the fact that the price stated excludes VAT, I'm wondering if it's justified go for this one...esp. the differences compared to the 135L looking forward to the first samples __________________ Official Website: http://www.rcaq.net/ Blog: http://www.flickr.com/photos/rcaq/ 5D2, 24L, 50 1.2 AI

26th of January 2010 (Tue)	#4
snowboarder Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Posts: 382	*Re: Zeiss Makro-Planar T 2/100 ZE** http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/produc...RO_PLANAR.html In stock! I should show some examples soon __________________ You're welcome to visit my website: lightandpictures.com

27th of January 2010 (Wed)	#5
il Dottore Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Dublin, Ireland Posts: 152	*Re: Zeiss Makro-Planar T 2/100 ZE Full set (56 samples) is HERE. Bokeh, COLOURS, sharpness, rendering, contrast... out of this world... But honestly: I don't suppose that my Planar 85mm would be worse in this botanical garden location (excluding macro shots). For REAL macro shots I would prefer cheaper - and stabilised! - Canon EF 100mm f/2.8 L IS USM Macro... AF is another advantage here. As you rather don't need very wide apertures for macro shots, Zeiss' f/2.0 isn't an advantage in macro situations. So... seems this Zeiss lens is not for me, not for this price, anyway... __________________ No rush in photography... My junkyard: 1/ Good, convenient shoes. 2/ "Ape with Razor" set: ΣSIGMALux50mm f/1.4 EX DG HSM plus 5DMkII, footzoom, flash... what flash? 3/ Sometimes also ΣSIGMA** 12-24mm f/4.5-5.6 EX DG HSM and Carl Zeiss Planar T* 1.4/85 ZE

27th of January 2010 (Wed)	#6
Double Negative sniffles Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: New York, USA Posts: 10,477 IMAGE EDITING OK	*Re: Zeiss Makro-Planar T 2/100 ZE ^ Now those don't look too shabby! Small perhaps. But not shabby. __________________ La Vida Leica! • LitPixel Galleries -- 1v-HS/1d Mk IIn w/E-1 & Op/Tech** straps 15mm f/2.8, 14mm f/2.8L, 24mm f/1.4L II, 35mm f/1.4L, 50mm f/1.2L, 85mm f/1.2L II, 135mm f/2.0L 16-35mm f/2.8L, 24-70mm f/2.8L, 70-200mm f/2.8L IS, 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L IS, Extender EF 1.4x II & 2x II

2nd of February 2010 (Tue)	#7
snowboarder Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Posts: 382	*Re: Zeiss Makro-Planar T 2/100 ZE** A few "marina impressions" taken tonight. __________________ You're welcome to visit my website: lightandpictures.com

3rd of February 2010 (Wed)	#8
pgruiz123 Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Los Angeles, CA Posts: 232 IMAGE EDITING OK	*Re: Zeiss Makro-Planar T 2/100 ZE** This may be a silly question but was a circular polarizer use for the last picture?

3rd of February 2010 (Wed)	#10
JC4 Goldmember Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Columbus, Ohio Posts: 2,610 IMAGE EDITING OK	*Re: Zeiss Makro-Planar T 2/100 ZE** How much PP? They look great, but I can't tell if the colors/contrast are the lens or PP.(especially being web size and all) __________________ John Caputo

6th of February 2010 (Sat)	#13
snowboarder Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Posts: 382	*Re: Zeiss Makro-Planar T 2/100 ZE** Seems like it's just me here at the moment __________________ You're welcome to visit my website: lightandpictures.com

7th of February 2010 (Sun)	#14
p6889k Member Join Date: Sep 2009 Posts: 211	*Re: Zeiss Makro-Planar T 2/100 ZE** Snowboarder, thanks for all the shots, I'm also very interested in this lens and the only thing that scares me is the lack of AF. Few questions for you: 1. For the long range shots, do you just preset the lens to infinity and shoot or do you focus while looking into the viewfinder? How quick/easy is it to focus via the FF viewfinder, not Live Preview. 2. What is your success rate for sharp shots at medium to long range distance. 3. Can you post some close up portraits with this lens. I'm thinking about using this lens instead of 100L and 135L combo. Thank you. __________________ 5D II Canon 24/1.4L II, 50/1.2L, 85/1.8 Zeiss ZE 21/2.8, 28/2, 35/2, 50/2, 100/2 Feedback

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