If you’ve read the previous 85mm test, you won’t be surprised to hear that the Zeiss ZF 85mm f1.4 was returned to the dealer: weak close range performance and a painfully tight focusing ring were cited as reason enough for dissatisfaction. Fast forward one month, and the Mark I Canon 85mm f1.2 L has been …
[nextpage title=”Introduction”] Zeiss ZF 85mm f1.4 vs Canon 85mm f1.2 L (Mark 1) [published september 2006] Preliminary to the main 85mm group test, here are some first impressions of the new Zeiss ZF 85mm f1.4. Shortly, we’ll be testing it in a Nikon mount against the mighty Canon 85mm f1.2 L and Nikon’s highly regarded …
[nextpage title=”Introduction”] At last, it begins: the finest 24mm lenses on earth, each group finalist having proven its mettle against the best of its peers: the Canon 24mm f1.4 L – king of the fast primes; Nikon 17-35mm f2.8 AFS – still potent at 24mm (despite peaking at 20mm); against the boy from nowhere – …
Canon 24mm f2.8 v Olympus 24mm f2.8 v Sigma 24mm f2.8 v Yashica ML 24mm f2.8 Corner Performance at f2.8 (100% Crops) 3 points 3 points Canon 24mm f2.8 SuperWide at f2.8 (corner) Olympus 24mm f2.8 at f2.8 (corner) Sigma 24mm at f2.8 (corner) Yashica ML 24mm f2.8 (corner) 2 points 1 points The Canon …
Many professional and amateur photographers have abandoned Canon lenses in favour of Olympus, Leica, Zeiss (and even Nikon!) lenses for their Canon digital cameras. Given the fact that a (frequently expensive) adaptor is required, and that the user is robbed of autofocus and required to deploy stop-down metering, some have rightly wondered: is it worth …
[nextpage title=”Introduction”] Zoom Lens Group Test: Leica 21-35mm f3.5-4 v Nikon 17-35mm f2.8 v Sigma 12-24mm f4.5-5.6 DG [published august 2006] Group A Qualifiers: The Zooms As the fanfare of the opening ceremony dies away, the first teams are led onto the pitch on this glorious day in Oberköchen. With temperatures of 25° in the …
Welcome to the 2006 24mm Lens World Cup With the hopes of a nation on their backs, the next few weeks will see the finest 24mm lenses on earth shoulder to shoulder, going head to head in a back to back encounter with a neck and neck finale. Much like the real 2006 World Cup, …
[nextpage title=”Introduction”] Zeiss CF 25mm f2.8 v Nikon 24mm f2 AIS [published from flickr tests, november 2006] Special thanks go to Frank Fremerey who conducted this test on a Nikon D2X using a pre-production test sample number 000009 from Zeiss in Germany. Final production models may of course perform slightly differently. Further images may be …
[nextpage title=”Introduction”] adapted contax N 17-35mm f2.8 v Nikon AF-S 17-35mm f2.8 [published in two parts, january 2007] For many years Canon users have sought out Zeiss and Leica lenses for optimal full frame performance. They’ve bought, sanded down, measured and modified adaptors; they’ve hacked bits out of their cameras and dremelled bits off their …
[nextpage title=”Introduction (f2.8)”] Zeiss 25mm f2.8 ZF v Canon 24mm f1.4 L Mark 1 [published january 2007] Arriving a little late for the big 24mm tournament last year, the Zeiss ZF 25mm was nonetheless chosen to participate in a special play off against the winner of that review: the Canon 24mm f1.4 L. The Distagon …