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trifox
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 Posted: Sun Sep 28, 2008 4:45 pm Post subject: Contax DISTAGON 3.5/15 C/Y -- any experience? |
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HI there;;
Please, can some one specifiy the performance or capabilities or give some samples taken with this lens?
Is it good for architecture? Is it good for landscape?
What about DISTORTION?
Why is so expensive?
What about professional application...
ANY COMMENTS really appreciated....
thanks
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Orio
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| Posted: Sun Sep 28, 2008 5:24 pm Post subject: Re: Contax DISTAGON 3.5/15 C/Y -- any experience? |
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| trifox wrote: | HI there;;
Please, can some one specifiy the performance or capabilities or give some samples taken with this lens? |
Here's two series I made with it:
http://www.oriofoto.net/temp/pcxs1-2007/index.html
www.oriofoto.net/temp/nevebw/index.html
| Quote: | | Is it good for architecture? Is it good for landscape? |
It is good for everything, architecture, street photography, landscapes, even portraits.
If you look at my series above, you can see many shots with direct lights in and not a hint of flare, thanks to perfect coating.
| Quote: | | What about DISTORTION? |
It is very well corrected, 2% in the edges
| Quote: | | Why is so expensive? |
Is it really so expensive? there were two of them for sale at the last used camera fair I visited, both priced at 350 Euros.
| Quote: | | What about professional application... |
I don't know, I'm just a photo dabbler.
| Quote: | | ANY COMMENTS really appreciated.... |
It is the lens that I love the most and the last one that I will ever sell.
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Attila
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| Posted: Sun Sep 28, 2008 5:28 pm Post subject: |
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350 EUR is a gift price for this quality lens with this angle.
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naplam
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| Posted: Sun Sep 28, 2008 5:37 pm Post subject: |
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| Attila wrote: | | 350 EUR is a gift price for this quality lens with this angle. |
Yep, that's not expensive for a lens like that.
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sichko
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| Posted: Sun Sep 28, 2008 5:43 pm Post subject: |
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Trifox - many thanks for the question which prompted Orio to point to his galleries. WOW!
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F16SUNSHINE
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| Posted: Sun Sep 28, 2008 5:47 pm Post subject: |
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I am confused .
TF are you asking about the 3.5/15 or 1.4/35?
The subject says 3.5/15 but you guys are discussing the 1.4/35 
At EUR350 I would have taken either 
Beautiful series Orio. I remember this one well.
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trifox
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Orio
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kds315*
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| Posted: Sun Sep 28, 2008 6:30 pm Post subject: |
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Thanks Andy - I thought I had a bit too much Bordeaux tonite...
But honestly, the C/Y 3.5/15mm is a famous lens and Zeiss chief designer Prof. Glatzel did a fantastic job. Funny to notice that my friend Marco Cavina found out that the Pentax SMC 3.5/15mm was also designed (and later re-designed) be him!! Leitz also used his design for their Super Elmar-R 3.5/15mm, which was later superseded by a 2.8/15mm which was not based on a Zeiss design.
So if you plan on using it with a Canon EOS, a Pentax SMC 3.5/15mm + PK mount adaptor is a much more affordeable solution at about $1000.
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trifox
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| Posted: Sun Sep 28, 2008 6:54 pm Post subject: |
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| kds315* wrote: | Thanks Andy - I thought I had a bit too much Bordeaux tonite...
But honestly, the C/Y 3.5/15mm is a famous lens and Zeiss chief designer Prof. Glatzel did a fantastic job. Funny to notice that my friend Marco Cavina found out that the Pentax SMC 3.5/15mm was also designed (and later re-designed) be him!! Leitz also used his design for their Super Elmar-R 3.5/15mm, which was later superseded by a 2.8/15mm which was not based on a Zeiss design.
So if you plan on using it with a Canon EOS, a Pentax SMC 3.5/15mm + PK mount adaptor is a much more affordeable solution at about $1000. |
KLAUS many thanks!!! --
what main differcence can you see between these two lenses? Is it true that Pentax has an aspherical element and Distagon 15 doesn't?
So would you recommend Pentax for professional application?
Or save money for Distagon? I can not believe that Distagon has 0.15 m to infinity -- that must be a superb lens! 
cheers...
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trifox
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| Posted: Sun Sep 28, 2008 7:00 pm Post subject: |
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| Orio wrote: | Oops! Sorry  |
no probs Orio I think that Distagon 1.4/35 must a basic gear of professional photographer
What do you think about Distagon 3.5/15? would you go for it?
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kds315*
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| Posted: Sun Sep 28, 2008 7:14 pm Post subject: |
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| trifox wrote: | | kds315* wrote: | Thanks Andy - I thought I had a bit too much Bordeaux tonite...
But honestly, the C/Y 3.5/15mm is a famous lens and Zeiss chief designer Prof. Glatzel did a fantastic job. Funny to notice that my friend Marco Cavina found out that the Pentax SMC 3.5/15mm was also designed (and later re-designed) be him!! Leitz also used his design for their Super Elmar-R 3.5/15mm, which was later superseded by a 2.8/15mm which was not based on a Zeiss design.
So if you plan on using it with a Canon EOS, a Pentax SMC 3.5/15mm + PK mount adaptor is a much more affordeable solution at about $1000. |
KLAUS many thanks!!! --
what main differcence can you see between these two lenses? Is it true that Pentax has an aspherical element and Distagon 15 doesn't?
So would you recommend Pentax for professional application?
Or save money for Distagon? I can not believe that Distagon has 0.15 m to infinity -- that must be a superb lens!
cheers...
tf |
The first Pentax version was an aspherical design, later modified into a pure spherical version, sayed to be even better...
As a "Zeiss afficionado" I personally would go for the Contax version of course, but I have the Pentax SMC non-aspherical and I tested it against the new Canon 10-22mm and the result is excellent in favour of the Pentax! The Pentax can be had for EUR600 or so but the Zeiss is about EUR1000 MORE....
Did you see that here: http://forum.mflenses.com/fs-pentax-smc-3-5-15mm-wide-angle-t10876.html
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trifox
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| Posted: Sun Sep 28, 2008 7:21 pm Post subject: |
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| Quote: | | As a "Zeiss afficionado" I personally would go for the Contax version of course, .....................the Zeiss is about EUR1000 MORE.... |
AAARRRGGH the same problem again -- money and value !!
thanks!
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kds315*
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| Posted: Sun Sep 28, 2008 7:22 pm Post subject: |
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| trifox wrote: | | Quote: | | As a "Zeiss afficionado" I personally would go for the Contax version of course, .....................the Zeiss is about EUR1000 MORE.... |
AAARRRGGH the same problem again -- money and value !!
thanks!
tf |
But I doubt that the performance difference is worth that amount!!
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Orio
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| Posted: Sun Sep 28, 2008 7:26 pm Post subject: |
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| trifox wrote: |
What do you think about Distagon 3.5/15? would you go for it?
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I would love one but I can not afford it. 
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