Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2014/01/21
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]On Jan 21, 2014, at 6:34 PM, Ken Carney <kcarney1 at cox.net> wrote: > I thought Otus was a redneck name. Oh wait, that's Cleetus. that's Zeiss' next lens.... s > > > 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 >>> >> >> > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information