pniev
Student for life
Let me start with the bad news: It’s a huge lens. The X-T1 looks tiny with this lens. It weighs 920gr (2.03 lbs), an aperture range from f2 to f22, 11 elements in 8 groups, 9 blades, and a minimum focusing distance of 0m8m (2.62ft) which leads to a 1:4 ratio. The filter size is 77mm and is 128mm long. I bought the ZF.2 version, which is the Nikon version. The Canon version is slightly bigger and heavier but does not have an aperture ring. The lack of OIS requires stable shooting technique, higher shutter speeds, or a tripod. Oh, and it’s manual focus. See http://www.zeiss.com/camera-lenses/en_de/camera_lenses/slr-lenses/aposonnart2135.html for more information.
The lens becomes even longer when mounted on a Fuji because of the Nikon to Fuji adapter. I use a Fotodiox which fits well.
Here is a quick and dirty shots taken with the iphone with hood. Using the hood is recommend to better contain colours (so I have been told).
IMG 0367 par phn, on ipernity
This pic show the size of the lens (with adapter) compared to the Fuji 55-200. Without the adapter they are about the same length.
FXT16354 par phn, on ipernity
Again my apologies for the quick and dirty shots. I did not take much time to shoot and PP properly.
Now the good news: the x-t1-zeiss combination shoots comfortably, also w/o tripod. Focusing is easy, especially when you use the focus peaking function.
The IQ surprised me most. There is definitely something special about these lenses. They’re sharp (see reports) and show terrific color rendition, bokeh, tones, and microcontrast.Well, at least in my perception. chromatic aberration is basically absent.
Here are some shots that hopefully show the quality of the lens. Most shots were taken at f2. Some at f4 or f5.6. Unfortunately the aperture used is not recorded so you have to track that manually (something I did not do).
FXT16105 par phn, on ipernity
FXT16109 par phn, on ipernity
FXT16341 par phn, on ipernity
FXT16349 par phn, on ipernity
FXT16318 par phn, on ipernity
FXT16329 par phn, on ipernity
Cropping is not risky with this lens:
orginal:
FXT16159 par phn, on ipernity
cropped (almost to 1:1):
FXT16159-2 par phn, on ipernity
The lens becomes even longer when mounted on a Fuji because of the Nikon to Fuji adapter. I use a Fotodiox which fits well.
Here is a quick and dirty shots taken with the iphone with hood. Using the hood is recommend to better contain colours (so I have been told).
IMG 0367 par phn, on ipernity
This pic show the size of the lens (with adapter) compared to the Fuji 55-200. Without the adapter they are about the same length.
FXT16354 par phn, on ipernity
Again my apologies for the quick and dirty shots. I did not take much time to shoot and PP properly.
Now the good news: the x-t1-zeiss combination shoots comfortably, also w/o tripod. Focusing is easy, especially when you use the focus peaking function.
The IQ surprised me most. There is definitely something special about these lenses. They’re sharp (see reports) and show terrific color rendition, bokeh, tones, and microcontrast.Well, at least in my perception. chromatic aberration is basically absent.
Here are some shots that hopefully show the quality of the lens. Most shots were taken at f2. Some at f4 or f5.6. Unfortunately the aperture used is not recorded so you have to track that manually (something I did not do).
FXT16105 par phn, on ipernity
FXT16109 par phn, on ipernity
FXT16341 par phn, on ipernity
FXT16349 par phn, on ipernity
FXT16318 par phn, on ipernity
FXT16329 par phn, on ipernity
Cropping is not risky with this lens:
orginal:
FXT16159 par phn, on ipernity
cropped (almost to 1:1):
FXT16159-2 par phn, on ipernity