Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2014/01/21
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I thought Otus was a redneck name. Oh wait, that's Cleetus. On 1/21/2014 8:27 PM, Richard Man wrote: > Touit and Otus?! > > What happened to Gauss, Tessar, Distagon, Biogon and the legendary Hologon? > :-) > > > On Wed, Jan 22, 2014 at 8:18 AM, Mark Rabiner <mark at rabinergroup.com> > wrote: > >> I'm going to have to just come out and say it: >> Any personal lens test which indicates the glass from Zeiss ultra premium >> lens lines (what Zeiss had always been about) as being less than >> Supercalifragilistic in every way points to the lens tester not the lens. >> Those soft boxes are way too big and the angle is too steep reflecting >> glare >> off the paper and off white wall right back into the lens. Plus they have >> no >> baffling on the edges that are flush with the front surface so we are >> getting glare right into the camera from the soft boxes themselves. (the >> lens hood it not huge) >> The test results I've seen so far from 55mm f/1.4 Otus Apo Distagon T* >> resets the bar on modern lens design period. Outdoes Leica glass. Though >> if >> Leica M glass had a two pound weight parameter I'm sure it could give >> the >> Zeiss for SLR more than a run for its money. ( f/0.95 Noctilux-M 1.54 >> lbs) >> >> The 55mm f/1.4 Otus Apo Distagon T* is not an exceedingly great lens. >> Its an over the top impossibly great lens which spares nothing and takes >> no >> prisoners. >> Glass which Zeiss outsources for the consumer market is never intended to >> be >> in the same category of Otus leaving no regrets. >> >> >> On 1/21/14 11:17 AM, "Paul Roark" <roark.paul at gmail.com> wrote: >> >>> I'm not sure the Otus is worth the weight disadvantage in light of how >> good >>> the Zeiss that is made for the Sony is. See >>> >> http://3d-kraft.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=151&catid=40&; >>> Itemid=2&limitstart=1 >>> >>> Also, my metabones M to E adapter was terrible (Novoflex fine). It has >>> made me reluctant to buy the metabones Canon to E adapter, though many >> seem >>> to use it. >>> >>> Paul >>> www.PaulRoark.com >>> >>> >>> On Tue, Jan 21, 2014 at 7:58 AM, Steve Barbour <steve.barbour at >>> gmail.com >>> wrote: >>> >>>> >>>> Sent from my iPhone >>>> Steve Barbour >>>> >>>> On Jan 20, 2014, at 11:10 PM, "Frank Filippone" <red735i at verizon.net> >>>> wrote: >>>> >>>> Popflash has an Otus in stock... I think it fits the Sony, but not >> sure.. >>>> for Canon >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> Frank Filippone >>>> >>>> Red735i at verizon.net >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> Leica Users Group. >>>> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >>>> >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> Leica Users Group. >>>> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >>>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Leica Users Group. >>> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >> >> >> >> -- >> Mark William Rabiner >> Photographer >> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/lugalrabs/ >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >> > >