Carl Zeiss 35mm f/2.8 ZM tested on the Leica M10-P and M6 TTL
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- Опубликовано: 7 июн 2021
- After using the Carl Zeiss 35mm f/2.8 for a month, it’s about time I give you a quick first impression of the lens and share some photos taken with the Leica M10-P and M6 TTL.
DropBox Folder - Photos taken with the Carl Zeiss 35mm f/2.8 : www.dropbox.com/sh/iad19xtac9...
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DropBox Folder - Photos taken with the Carl Zeiss 35mm f/2.8 (Film and Digital)
www.dropbox.com/sh/iad19xtac9orgcy/AACntF_Wsaty295XJ-MZezoaa?dl=0
Well-done first-impressions review. Thanks! I look forward to the longer-term review. A silvery-finished Zeiss ZM lens does, indeed, look quite nice on a matte black M10.
Thanks Rex, this lens is slowly becoming my fav lens ...
That lens is beautiful! Just looking at the dropbox the images look so good.
When you getting a Leica! ... Need to test the lens for video on the FX3😉
Great video and lovely lens! Another one to add to my wish list :)
Thanks Richard, how long is the list😜👍
I bought one recently and love it. It’s a keeper for me.
It's my most used lens for my Leica's. Great quality and compact.
Totally agree!
I really want this lens too even though I have two 35 voigtlanders already haha! 35 is my favorite focal length.. Great photos man.
Thanks Alex, when is the video coming out on the new camera 😉 You can never have to many lens 🤣
Darryl returns! A friend has that lens, it's such a little gem.
Will try to get more videos now, some big news coming soon 😱
Thanks for the video Darryl. I've the Planar 50/2 which is unreal and also the ZM 28/2.8 which is just incredibly sharp to the corners! I'm currentlky looking for that compact 35 and I was considering the new Type ii Voightlander Ultron 35/2 but seeing this it is a gorgeous lens. Perhaps I don't need f2!
Check out Samuel L Streetlife his just done a video on the Voigtlander 35mm f2 MKI and MKII. I have used Zeiss glass for my video work and I do have a soft spot for the glass, but Voigtlander lenses are getting updated all the time, sadly Zeiss is not updating the ZM line
Darryl Carey I’m a huge fan of the zm lenses. !!! I would love to see some iterations, although some don’t need iterations!! I’ll check out that review but I’m 90% convinced!!! Enjoying the content. Cheers from Ireland
I have a 40 year old 35/2,8 Zeiss in the Contax mount, it's perfect, so if you want a good lens, I can only recommend it. You can probably find one online.
* 1/3 stops, not 1/4 stops 🙏 Great take on a great lens!
Yes you are right, not sure why I said 1/4 so many times 😔
Just had a peek at the Dropbox files. They look great 👍
Hey Scott, hope you and the family are well. The lens is amazing and adds something special to the photos
Hi Darryl, from Haoge the Haoge LH-ZV02P, P for "Peep Hole", and the Haoge LH-ZV02 without the extra hole, for the Viewfinder OVF. It's not a vented Hood, but square design.
I knew a place that was doing 3D printing hood for this lens, but I can’t remember the name. I’ll try to look up online! Great vid and it’s a joy to use for having one!
Thanks for the info, got a friend printing one for me
Holy wowness! That JCH Street Pan 400 has all my attention now. By any chance, anybody has created a Fujifilm recipe to simulate this film for those who shoot digital?
Nice. This my favourite lens in terms for colour rendition. The voigtlander lens hood actually fits as well. Enjoy.
Thanks, will have to order the lens hood
I'll also echo the praise of this glass. I also use it on an M6 TTL with nice results. I must be much less sensitive to the hood intrusion as I needed to go pick up the camera/lens after watching this and do some critical viewing and realized that I hadn't noticed the intrusion enough to remember it. I wear eyeglasses so my eye relief is likely a bit rearward of yours and the vented hood provides very little distraction to the viewfinder view for me. On my old CL (rf window closer to the lens), I find that simple, generic hoods prevent rf problems as they somewhat follow the diameter of the lens and this may be a cheap experiment for you.
Hi Craig, whats the view finder on your M6 TTL? May need to buy the Zeiss lens hood and see how I go, does it lock in or screw into the lens?
@@DarrylCarey Mine is a .72 The hood locks on.... I recall taking some shots of my Hexar when someone inquired about buying it. It had the 35 on when I took the pictures but it should show what I meant by the alignment of the viewing gap. I have a vague memory of them being a bit pricey for what they are. craigschroeder.smugmug.com/Hexar/
@@craigclu Thanks for the link Craig, will see if I can order one.
Thank you for this excellent video. I have the same lens on my Leica M Type 262 and it is arguably the sharpest 35mm pre-asphrical M mount lens available. And it will give some of the aspherical lenses a real run for the money.
This is my dream combination. It seems to be a good combination in terms of price and performance. What do you consider your maximum iso in terms of good quality? Thanks
@@shy-guy5544 Actually I haven't done much shooting at an ISO above 800. I don't typically shoot in low light so have not really played around testing higher ISO settings. BTW, the Zeiss 28mm f/2.8 is also an excellent lens mostly on par with the Zeiss 35mm f/2.8.
@@d30gaijin Thanks
Hi Darryl, I have just recently sold this lens to get a Voigtlander APO 2/35.It is a very sharp lens renders nicely. Lens hood, very expensive, here in Aus. C.R. Kennedy charges AUD 200 for it. I purchased a 43mm vented screw on hood from China and it works just fine for about 5 bucks. BTW you are referring that it has ¼ stops, to my understanding it is 1/3 stops.
Hi Jan, how is the Voigtlander APO 35mm? Will have a look on ebay and see if I can get a cheap Chinese lens hood. Yes I did say 1/4 stops😪 Not sure why I keep saying it as I know its 1/3 stops ...
@@DarrylCarey Hi Darryl, I have tested the Voigtlander APO 2.0/35mm on my Leica SL (601) via Leica M to L adapter and on Fujifilm XT-3 via Fujifilm M to X adapter. I could not be happier with its image quality (mainly landscape). It is much bigger and heavier lens than CZ ZM 2.8/35, lens that is excellent. If you are planning to keep ZM and looks of it is somewhat important to you get Zeiss lens shade, else cheap one from eBay is ok,
I just bought my first Leica an M9 and 35 Summilux FLE, coming from mirrorless & SLR cameras I’m finding composition quite challenging as the rangefinder frame lines most often don’t reflect the framing of the final image, could you do a video Daryl on some tips for this? Thanks so much
Hi Alex, I will be doing some videos soon on the Leica M system. Its does take time to get use to the Leica M system, once you get there you will never look back.
@@DarrylCarey That would be awesome, thanks very much
Darryl, I haven't yet confirmed wether or not this hood vignettes (haven't had my film processed!), but was in the same predicament as you and came across the Canon EW-43 lens hood for the EF-M 22mm pancake! Cost me 20 bucks and there are cheaper aftermarket versions. Keeps it very compact, minimal viewfinder intrusion and looks the part if you ask me! Seeing you have a M10, perhaps you can confirm quicker than me! Shouldn't be a problem as the hood is designed for 35mm equivalent and the Zeiss is more like a 36/37mm.
Hi Ben, still looking for a lens hood, not found anybody that has the Zeiss hood in stock in NZ. So may have to order from BH Photo. Once I get a few different hoods, will let you know which one is working the best
@@DarrylCarey How did you go finding a hood? I can confirm that the Canon hood I mentioned above works well & doesn't vignette.
The Voigtländer hood LH6, I believe, fits the lens, and there is a 3D printed hood l use on my Leitz Minolta CL, as the OEM one blocks the tiny rangefinder window, which has a flat top and bottom to it. You might want to look into that.
Here is that 3D printed hood on my VC 40mm, far left. flic.kr/p/2kCWyZi
Thanks John, going to purchase a 3D printer next week for a project so I will be printing this hood
@@DarrylCarey I have a buddy that does 3D printing for me, but I am glad you like it and it will come in handy for you
I have this lens for 3 years now, it’s my favourite. I'm okay using it without lens hood.
Hi Ed, which colour do you have?
@@DarrylCarey Hi Daryl, I have it in black to match my camera.
Hi Darryl, thanks for your review of the lens. I‘ ve owned and used the lens for a couple of months now. I can‘t agree more on your opinion concerning built quality and sharpness. Concerning the lens hood I completely disagree. I can‘t imagine that the original Zeiss lens hood (which is always on my lens) blocks the viewfinder more than your 28mm summicron does. It‘s tiny, but maybe it‘s just a matter of preference. Cheers Siggi
Hi Siggi, which colour lens did you get? I have the new version of the 28mm summicron which has a smaller lense hood. I'm thinking about getting the Zeiss lens hood and seeing how I go.
This lens is better than any Voigtlander 35 I’ve seen. It’s as good as the asph summicron. I have this and a Voigtlander 35/1.2 v3
Nice & Thanks :)
Thanks for watching Krishnan
Would you recommend this lens or the F2 version?
Amazon has a smaller square lens hood that is a perfect match
Amazon has a number of vented lens hoods - thread in style. I have had most of the Zeiss lenses for Leica over the years... they are sharp... but not 'special'. Retired all of them in favor of Leica's or Voigtlander's of similar focal lengths.
Hey Stuart, you have a point about Leica and Voigtlander, sadly Zeiss have not updated the ZM line for a long time and the new APO lenses from Voigtlander are very close to Leica lenses.
Try the Zeiss 50mm f2 and 35mm 1.4 you will change your mind about buying Leica . I own many Leica lenses then friends introduce me to zeiss and honestly they are as good as Leica , but less than half price .
Trying to get a 50mm f/2 to test and review, never been a fan of 50mm but its worth trying the Zeiss
I'm looking for a 35mm for my M11-P, but i'm hesitating between the Zeiss 35 F2.8 ZM and the Voigtlander Ultron F2 Type II ... have you tested both ? thank you for your answer :)
Personally I would go for the Voigtlander 35mm f/2 APO .. I'm testing the Voigtlander 50mm f/2 APO right now (review coming soon) on the M11-P and have been blown away by the results...Super sharp wide open and no chromatic aberrations etc ..
@@DarrylCarey Thank you for your answer. I've seen the Voigtlander 50mm APO-Lanthar review from Matt Osborne, he says the same thing about that lens. This could be one i will buy later (for portraits), but for the moment, i'm looking for a compact 35mm for street and everyday photos :)
@@scronier896 I would go for the Voigtlander as its a newer lens and the glass will match future purchase, plus the Zeiss ZM are getting a little dated now
@@DarrylCarey I think i'll go for the Voigtlander - thank you for your advice :)
you did never review in detail the voigtländer 1,7 ultron that you unpacked? Or did you?
Great first look Darryl. I reluctantly sold my Zeiss 50mm f/2 Planar after selling my M4-P. It was a very solid performer and a great duo. I also love the 28mm focal length, having cut my teeth on the classic 28/50/90mm combo. How are you gonna shoot like HCB without a 50? :-)
Never got on with a 50mm as I feel to far away from my subject, but I do what to try a 50mm again and maybe only shoot 50mm for a couple of months and see how I get on.
@@DarrylCarey my concern with the 28mm (for standard use) is that it is too similar to cellphone cameras. It doesn't offer much optical separation of subjects from the background. The 50mm, shot wide-open, accomplishes this instantly.
@@jklphoto You do have a point about 28mm, maybe that’s why I’m starting to like the 35mm 😱🤯
Hey! What color film did you use please? Fantastic photos!
I think he said the colour images were shot on the M10-P, making them digital images. But, the colours look great in the images!
Hi GA, like mark said the colour photos are digital and shot on the M10-P. They are direct out of the camera with not editing😉
@@DarrylCarey Man, that’s why they looked so clean. I was like, what the heck! Beautiful film stock! 🤪 Well beautiful JPGs or what!
Hi, you can save a couple of dollars and get the voigtlander lens hood. Exactly the same as the zeiss just different branding. I use the same combination m6 and biogon c👍
Thanks Sylvester, will have a look at the Voigtlander hood
I've the Zeiss ZM 50mm f/2 and use a Voigtlander hood
worth a thumbs up in anyone's money! ;-)
Thanks Lawrence
The Zeiss hood is vented. There’s plenty of third party vented and rectangular hoods on the market.
Thanks
Look for Haoge lens hoods - they are available via Amazon. Example here - images.app.goo.gl/AJnCn1RDe7dWZW6z9
wrote a review of the Summicron 28mm ASPH II on my blog as well. Cosmotographer.com
Thanks Tae, will check it out now
you can buy a voightländer lens hood, same as the zeiss but at least cheaper
AliExpress you can try.
Having a look now, thanks for the recommendation
I own the lens, it is excellent - sharp, great fall off, compact. 1/3 stops though, not 1/4.....I personally like the 1/3 stops as it matches your EV steps. I have never used a Zeiss lens that doesn't absolutely deliver. Highly recommend their 25mm as well. the only thing they could do with seriously improving is the focus tab - it's ludicrous
Hi Robert, still not sure why I kept saying 1/4 😳 I think the focus tab could be better, but have got to use to it now. Will have a look around and see if I can find a 25mm, how do you get on with the no frame lines?
@@DarrylCarey re: the framelines, I use an external viewer. Do not get Voigtlander for this, as the optics are quite sub par compared to Zeiss or Leica. If I am shooting people, zone focusing is part of the deal. For more deliberative shots or landscapes, it is not really any change in shooting overall.
Omg, this microcontrast
Something very special about Zeiss glass
Very nice photos. But the M6 photos looks much better than the M 10-P shots. Digital sucks.
Why buy a M6 or a M10-P and shoot with Zeiss, Voigtländer or Artisan glass? That's ridiculous.
The more photographers buy cheap lenses, the faster Leica gets bankrupt and disappears. That's the truth guys.
Always something special about my M6 and film photos, the M10-P has a place for me, but if I had my way I would shoot the M6 TTL all the time.
Wrong. Competition creates innovation.