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Zeiss Planar 50/1.7
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PostPosted: Fri Mar 13, 2009 9:37 am    Post subject: Zeiss Planar 50/1.7 Reply with quote

Arrived yesterday, almost mint. The only annoying thing is the iris, not a perfect hexagon: one blade closes more than the others.
Beautiful lens: compared with the Distagon 28/2.8, Planar 50/1.7 has more a plastic feeling, but well built.
I compared the Planar with the Zuiko 50/1.8, which in my opinion is a very good lens, but the Planar wins. From wide open to f/4, the Planar has sharper borders than the Zuiko. At f/5.6 they are comparable (altough I made only a quick test, not a good job), and at f/11 both begin suffer diffraction.
Strangely, people says that the Planar is very contrasted, sometimes too contrasted, but the Zuiko seems to me more contrasted.


PostPosted: Fri Mar 13, 2009 10:22 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Both are greats lenses. I think that the zuiko is the smallest 1,8/50, very good but need lens shade.