Carl Zeiss Planar 50mm f1.4 T* Y/C mount

[Andreq]

I finally had time to test this baby

Most shot are f2.8. I find f1.4 to be a bit soft. I didn't need it with that bright sunlight .

In camera Jpeg, resized with picasa 1600px width. No PP. I always shoot with cloudy WB.

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Body : Canon 5d Mark II, Canon 50d
Lenses : Carl Zeiss Planar 50mm f1.4 T*, Rexagon 28mm f2.8, Rikenon 55mm f1.4, Prakticar Pentacon 135mm f2.8, Carl Zeiss Planar 50mm f1.7 T*, Promaster Spectrum7 70-210mm f4, Bell and Howell 28mm f2.8, Yashica Yashinon-DX 50mm f1.4, Nikon Series E 50mm f1.8, Vivitar 90-230mm f4.5 Close Focusing, Super-Takumar 55mm f2, Yashica 75-200mm f4.5 Macro 1:4, Canon "kit lens" 18-55

[patrickh]

One of my "take everywhere" lenses.


patrickh
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DSLR: Nikon D300 Nikon D200 Nex 5N
MF Zooms: Kiron 28-85/3.5, 28-105/3.2, 75-150/3.5, Nikkor 50-135/3.5 AIS // MF Primes: Nikkor 20/4 AI, 24/2 AI, 28/2 AI, 28/2.8 AIS, 28/3.5 AI, 35/1.4 AIS, 35/2 AIS, 35/2.8 PC, 45/2.8 P, 50/1.4 AIS, 50/1.8 AIS, 50/2 AI, 55/2.8 AIS micro, 55/3.5 AI micro, 85/2 AI, 100/2,8 E, 105/1,8 AIS, 105/2,5 AIS, 135/2 AIS, 135/2.8 AIS, 200/4 AI, 200/4 AIS micro, 300/4.5 AI, 300/4.5 AI ED, Arsat 50/1.4, Kiron 28/2, Vivitar 28/2.5, Panagor 135/2.8, Tamron 28/2.5, Tamron 90/2.5 macro, Vivitar 90/2.5 macro (Tokina) Voigtlander 90/3.5 Vivitar 105/2.5 macro (Kiron) Kaleinar 100/2.8 AI Tamron 135/2.5, Vivitar 135/2.8CF, 200/3.5, Tokina 400/5,6
M42: Vivitar 28/2.5, Tamron 28/2.5, Formula5 28/2.8, Mamiya 28/2.8, Pentacon 29/2.8, Flektogon 35/2.4, Flektogon 35/2.8, Takumar 35/3.5, Curtagon 35/4, Takumar 50/1.4, Volna-6 50/2.8 macro, Mamiya 50/1.4, CZJ Pancolar 50/1,8, Oreston 50/1.8, Takumar 50/2, Industar 50/3.5, Sears 55/1.4, Helios 58/2, Jupiter 85/2, Helios 85/1.5, Takumar 105/2.8, Steinheil macro 105/4.5, Tamron 135/2.5, Jupiter 135/4, CZ 135/4, Steinheil Culminar 135/4,5, Jupiter 135/3.5, Takumar 135/3.5, Tair 135/2.8, Pentacon 135/2.8, CZ 135/2.8, Taika 135/3.5, Takumar 150/4, Jupiter 200/4, Takumar 200/4
Exakta: Topcon 100/2.8(M42), 35/2.8, 58/1.8, 135/2.8, Kyoei Acall 135/3.5
C/Y: Yashica 28/2.8, 50/1.7, 135/2.8, Zeiss Planar 50/1.4, Distagon 25/2.8
Hexanon: 28/3.5, 35/2.8, 40/1.8, 50/1.7, 52/1.8, 135/3.2, 135/3.5, 35-70/3.5
P6 : Mir 38 65/3.5, Biometar 80/2.8, Kaleinar 150/2.8, Sonnar 180/2.8
Minolta SR: 28/2.8, 28/3.5, 35/2.8, 45/2, 58/1.4, 50/1.7, 135/2.8, 200/3.5
RF: Industar 53/2.8, Jupiter 8 50/2
Enlarg: Rodagon 50/5,6, 80/5,6, 105/5.6, Vario 44-52/4, 150/5.6 180/5.6 El Nikkor 50/2,8,63/2.8,75/4, 80/5,6, 105/5.6, 135/5.6 Schneider 60/5.6, 80/5.6, 80/4S,100/5.6S,105/5.6,135/5.6, 135/5.6S, 150/5.6S, Leica 95/4

[Attila]

Nice presentation , PP makes it even better, but usually not much.
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[pdccameras]

I find this lens to be one of the sharpest 50mm f/1.4 I have used - even wide open. Did you focus using use "liveview"? If not this could have been the root cause of your wide open sharpness issue. At f/1.4 your depth of field is so small that even minor deviations between your focus screen and sensor plane could result in enough error to cause some out of focus results at max aperture. Your results look great!

Paul
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[Andreq]

[Andreq]

Today I had little fun with lightroom and the Zeiss. Let me know what you think.

#1 f2.8


#2 f1.4


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#5 f2.8

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Body : Canon 5d Mark II, Canon 50d
Lenses : Carl Zeiss Planar 50mm f1.4 T*, Rexagon 28mm f2.8, Rikenon 55mm f1.4, Prakticar Pentacon 135mm f2.8, Carl Zeiss Planar 50mm f1.7 T*, Promaster Spectrum7 70-210mm f4, Bell and Howell 28mm f2.8, Yashica Yashinon-DX 50mm f1.4, Nikon Series E 50mm f1.8, Vivitar 90-230mm f4.5 Close Focusing, Super-Takumar 55mm f2, Yashica 75-200mm f4.5 Macro 1:4, Canon "kit lens" 18-55

[Gerris2]

Your shot of the blue Veronica flowers (#4 in the last series) knocked my socks off, awesome!
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[woodrim]

Did I see a MGB?
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[Attila]

I think it is miss PP, not looks better than any third party fast lens. I have this lens too, but not really touch my heart yet.
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Items on sale on Ebay

35mm: Konica A4, Konica IIIA, Konica FC-1
MF: Konica Pearl I,II,III 6x4,5 Konica Semi Pearl
Film: Foma,Kodak, Fuji DIY development C41, FOMA LQR
Scan: Epson V500, scanassist (http://www.scanassist.org)
Shutter tester: LCD tester from member vfmoto
Digital: Panasonic G1, Sony Nex-3, Samsung NX100
Lenses: Konica Hexanons,Carl Zeiss,Carl Zeiss Jena,Meyer-Optik,Minolta MD,Yashica ML,Nikon,Olympus OM
DIY E-6,C41 and B&W

[Andreq]