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Carl Zeiss Distagon T* 1.4/35 Contax CY
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Posted: Fri Apr 01, 2011 11:13 pm
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The camera used for the photos above was Canon EOS 5D Mark II

The camera used for the following photos was Canon EOS 5D































100% crop from the above photo, skin rendering detail:


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Panasonic G1



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Article by Marco Cavina about Erhard Glatzel and his Distagon 1.4/35:
http://www.marcocavina.com/articoli_fotografici/Glatzel-1,4-35/00_pag.htm

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Posted: Tue Apr 05, 2011 6:40 am
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This lens is just incredible, great pictures!


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Thank you Pich. Some other images:















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after viewing literally thousands of images in my life the 2 lenses i want most in my bag are this one (and the 85/1.4 planar T, which i just got a few months ago!). i am amazed every time i see pictures from this lens...maybe someday...


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I add some taken in studio to show how the lens does in a professional portrait/glamour model session.
Some of the images show moderate nudity, if you don't wish to see them just scroll down to the next message.

Many of these images have been heavily cropped to obtain the final composition.
The camera used to take these photos was the Canon EOS 5D Mark II:













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Posted: Tue Apr 05, 2011 6:49 pm
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I hadn't seen those studio shots before, but I really like them. It's getting harder and harder to resist buying one.


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Spotmatic wrote:
I hadn't seen those studio shots before, but I really like them. It's getting harder and harder to resist buying one.


Thanks Peter. Yes in fact I think I never posted them here before.
Here's some from the carnevale, mostly nocturnals, all hand-held. All taken with the Canon EOS 5D except for the fourth one which was taken with Canon EOS 400D:






















Other nocturnals do follow now, also hand-held, these were taken in Cernobbio on the lake of Como.
Camera used was Canon EOS 5D Mark II:













It is worth noting that I never used a lens hood in any of the Distagon 1.4/35 photos that I have posted in this whole thread.
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Taken with Canon EOS 5D Mark II camera.


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beautiful shots from the festival, Orio. it appears the romans were fighting the celts that weekend ...


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Now, that I was allowed to use Orio's Distagon 1.4/35, I can nothing but agree to 100%!!

What a lens! Shocked

Colours, contrast, CA, distortion, detail, sharpness, bokeh ... you name it, this lens shines in every field!

I don't know if every copy is that good, but Orio's copy is simply amazing!!


Feel.... urge ... to ... buy.... (Aaarrrrrgghhh!)


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your photos are absolutely stunning! amazing, amazing work.


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C/Y Distagon 35 1.4 MMJ version + Canon 5D [some pp in LR] ->



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Canon EOS 5DMkII + CZ Distagon 1.4/35 MMG --- PP in LightRoom + Photoshop



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Very nice and beautiful coloured Bratislava shot. Great image Stan !

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Rolf wrote:
Very nice and beautiful coloured Bratislava shot. Great image Stan !
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Ditto!


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on a 5D classic, some pp in LR ->



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B&W especially impressive , well captured moment.


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Attila wrote:
B&W especially impressive , well captured moment.


made a mistake! that was shot with the planar 85/1.4 so i posted the picture in that thread -> http://forum.mflenses.com/viewtopic,p,1177613.html#1177613

thanks for the compliment Smile


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Posted: Fri Dec 16, 2011 12:49 am
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Time to share some shots with my new favorite lens. This is a Contax AE version with an HFT front element.







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Finally got the 35 out to the mountains.







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AEG with a 500D at f5.6



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Hotel Marriott, London

Not perfectly centered - it was a snap (not very well prepared shot)

PP in LightRoom - a little bit more than usual but still not too much IMO..

CA reduced at minimum in LR.



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