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Zeiss Lenses

14 June, 2020

5 Frames with a Zeiss 35mm f/2.8 C Biogon, Leica M6 and T-Max400 at EI400 – by Phil Harrison

By Phil Harrison

The lockdown has given people plenty of opportunity to buy stuff they can't afford and don't really need, I know, I'm one of them. I'd been thinking about replacing the 7Artisan...
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24 May, 2020

Zeiss Otus 55mm and 85mm Lenses on 35mm Emulsions – Owls on Film – By Bent_Brent

By Bent_Brent

After posting 5-Frames with a Zeiss Otus 55mm sometime ago, a few people asked whether I’d mind sharing the results on other emulsions - so I thought 'great idea!', then got tot...
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18 May, 2020

Zeiss 21mm f/2.8 ZM Biogon – A Lens I Will Grudgingly Keep – By Hern Tan

By Hern Tan

I got home and flopped onto the couch, regarding my newest folly with apprehension and growing regret. A flipping 21mm lens sat in its box in my lap. A lens some would place int...
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4 May, 2020

Skyllaney Rehoused 1930s Uncoated Zeiss Jena 50mm f/2 Sonnar – Exploring the Classic Sonnars pt.10

By Hamish Gill

My exploration of Sonnar formula lenses has had a bit of a boost lately. After getting in touch with Chris from Skyllaney, he’s ended up sending me no less than 5 of the things ...
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29 April, 2020

Zeiss Jena 5cm Sonnars – The Magic of the Prewar Uncoated Sonnar – By Brian Sweeney

By Brian Sweeney

Interchangeable lens 35mm rangefinder cameras became popular almost 90 years ago when Leitz introduced the Leica II and Zeiss debuted the Contax I. Both companies brought out fu...
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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...
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1 April, 2019

Zeiss 35mm 1.4 ZM Distagon Review – Optically Awesome!

By Hamish Gill

There’s quite a few lenses I’ve been asked to review by readers of this website over the years, but there aren’t many that I’ve been asked about as much as the Zeiss 35mm f/1.4 ...
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14 July, 2018

Zeiss 50mm f/2 Planar vs Jupiter-8 50mm f/2 – by Simon King

By Simon King

For my approach to photography I find that 50mm makes sense for a lens with the greatest capacity for intimacy in an image. 90mm is my go-to for street composition involving lar...
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