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koji
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 Posted: Fri Feb 27, 2009 5:45 pm Post subject: Contax Distagon T* 1,4/35 for Orio :) |
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koji wrote:
This lens, which I do not have any experience with, is one of Zeiss legendary
lenses. So Mr. Morito says in his first book about Zeiss lenses, in
which he mentions Distagon 2,8/21, Planar 1,2/55, Planar 1,2/85, Distagpn
1,4/35, Planar 2/45, Sonnar 2,8.38, Biogon 2,8/21, Planar 2/135, S-Planar
4/100, Distagon 2/28, Tele-Apotessar 2,8/300 in this order.
Distagon 35mm is, in his description, a perfectionist mind lens. He describes
as if the lens had a living personality, anyway this lens performs quite good. see
D35/1.4 @f1.4
No more photos from that book, I may be violating bylaw already. 
I forgot to add more: At the end of the books, he describes rather long all the lenses
he used in these books, and interestingly more articles added about photography, lens
hood, sharpness, Zeiss' colour, etc. etc. This part is very good reading IMHO.
Some photo intellect should translate them at least into english. Juts a hope.
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rawhead
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| Posted: Fri Feb 27, 2009 6:17 pm Post subject: |
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rawhead wrote:
If someone can find a publisher that's interested, I can do the translation 
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Puplet
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Puplet wrote:
Why not do the translation as a lulu.com book? |
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rawhead
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| Posted: Sat Feb 28, 2009 1:56 am Post subject: |
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rawhead wrote:
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| Why not do the translation as a lulu.com book? |
Someone will have to come up with the money to buy the rights to the original pictures, not to mention to get the original pictures. Unless you're suggesting someone just do the text/translation portion of the book as a lulu.com book.
I dunno, something tells me that that's not going to sell, and the translator is just going to waste his time and effort 
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Orio
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| Posted: Sat Feb 28, 2009 7:45 am Post subject: |
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Orio wrote:
Thanks much Koji.
I know the Distagon 1.4/35 inside and out, it's my most loved lens of all - I have two copies, one AE Germany the other MM Japan.
It delivers to me pictures that I feel no other lens can.
Although it has a bokeh that not everybody like, like this for example:
http://www.oriofoto.net/temp/BRIXELLUM_2008_2_CASTRUM/slides/BRIX08_B_40.html
it is incredibly "3D"
It separates figures from background in an unique way:
http://www.oriofoto.net/temp/BRIXELLUM_2008_3_PARADE/slides/BRIX08_C_40.html
Stopped down it's amazingly sharp:
http://www.oriofoto.net/temp/BRIXELLUM_2008_2_CASTRUM/slides/BRIX08_B_65.html
It really changes character depending on the aperture.
I could not live -photographically- without it, I guess. I use it on nearly all of my projects.
I was really interested in a comparison of impressions by a person who also has the new 2/35
Just curious about the feedback, how different the two lenses feel.
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koji
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koji wrote:
Orio,
In that case, you have to send one to me so that I can compare them. 
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koji
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koji wrote:
Hi Orio and everyone.
I saw this lens at famous used lens store, I have almost bought it.
The prices are coming down thus
Distagon 21/2,8 all of then is 138,000 yen
Distagon 35/1.4 from 52,400-80,000 yen (depend on condition)
Planar 55/1.2 (only one) 465,000 yen (ONLY!)
From Tokyo today.
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Carlsson
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Carlsson wrote:
| koji wrote: |
...The prices are coming down thus
Distagon 21/2,8 all of then is 138,000 yen
Distagon 35/1.4 from 52,400-80,000 yen (depend on condition)
Planar 55/1.2 (only one) 465,000 yen (ONLY!)
From Tokyo today. |
Hopefully, but maybe this is only in Japan. Ebay prices are going to the sky at the moment - in my opinion.
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