Zeiss 50mm ZM Sonnar Archives

7 April, 2025

Sonnar vs Summitar vs Summar – A quick demonstration

By Geoff Chaplin

Let me start by saying that any of these lenses, indeed any lens, is capable of producing outstanding images in the right circumstances. The featured image is a crop of about 1/...

13 September, 2021

Tiffen Black Pro Mist Filter & Turning the 50mm ZM Sonnar “Atmosphere” up to 11

By Hamish Gill

Once in a while, someone asks me what my favourite lens is. For a long time now the answer has remained the same - it’s the Zeiss 50mm ZM Sonnar. This is a lens that has loads o...

2 December, 2019

Zeiss ZM M-Mount Lenes – The Lenses I “Need”, and not just “Want”

By Hamish Gill

Over the last 6 or so months I’ve really bought into the Zeiss ZM system of lenses. I’ve gone from owning 2 of them to 5, and in combination with film and digital cameras they m...

17 May, 2018

5 frames with my Leica M6 & Zeiss 50mm f1.5 C Sonnar – By Rick Davy

By rd

10 months on from buying my M6, I’m now at the stage that I’m beginning to get used to it. The lens choice for me was simple, either 35mm or 50mm. Both suit my style...

27 December, 2017

5 frames with a Leica M3 & Zeiss 50mm Sonnar

By Hamish Gill

Last year as part of a mini documentary project we were working on at work for Duncan Fearnley, me and my video guy at work James drove 200 miles (each way) to visit a company c...

22 November, 2015

Zeiss 50mm 1.5 ZM C Sonnar Review

By Hamish Gill

It took me so long to commit to the idea of buying a Zeiss ZM 50mm Sonnar. I must have hanged my mouse over a buy-it-now button of some sort countless times. Something just kept...

4 October, 2015

Hacking a Taab to fit a Zeiss 50mm ZM Sonnar

By Hamish Gill

One of the big things that concerned me about the Zeiss 50mm ZM Sonnar before I bought it, at least in terms of its handling, was its focusing nubbin.

26 September, 2015

The 50mm Sonnar gets a workout in the Gym

By Hamish Gill

A good mate of mine, Gianni, is setting up a company to sell high quality weight lifting apparel. As part of his bid to sell this apparel he needed a brand and website setting u...

Eric Rose on Battle of the Budgets Continued… Fomapan 200 & Kentmere 200 (35mm)
Love your photography! I've been a fan for a number of years. I've been shooting B&W film for over 60…
Ibraar Hussain on A Travel Through Time, Stupidity and Power
I couldn't agree more with you man
Gioacchino Artesiano Pagliuca on A Travel Through Time, Stupidity and Power
If we then add the roundabouts, which are seen in the foreground, intersected by a road, we reach the maximum...!!!

Zeiss 50mm ZM Sonnar

Contribute to 35mmc