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#322. OTUS 85/1.4 Brief Preview: That Challenging Taste of Perfection!
Unpleasant people, Zeiss. I mean, I’d been getting along quite perfectly with my Elmarit-M 90/2.8, ’til now. More than getting along, in fact. I’ve used it little but produced an abnormally high...
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#342. Zeiss OTUS 85/1.4 & Sony A7r: Reviewing the best money can buy ?
I should have know better. The beast has a soul. Shooting for the Stars – Otus 85/1.4 & Sony A7r People lucky enough to indulge in the most exotic Hi Fi equipment money can buy soon come to a...
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#343. The Zeiss Otus 55: is it the Holy Grail of lenses?
Remember the time when choosing a sports car was a purely Italian “thing”, separating the world’s aficionados into the irreconcileable clans of Maranello (Ferrari) and Sant’ Agata Bolognese...
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#365. Zeiss C-Sonnar 1.5/50 ZM (on Sony A7r): Moody Modern Retro
GAS warning! Do not let this lens grow on you … A week ago, having finally gotten to terms with the fact I no longer owned an OTUS 85, I received this C-Sonnar 1.5/50 ZM lens from Zeiss. And what a joy...
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#379. Of cherry blossoms… (Sony FE 90/2.8 Macro short review)
If I had one word to define Japan, I would say: “relentless”. The Japanese have no choice, they need to be relentless, in order to survive what is a very difficult set of natural circumstances....
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#382. The Zeiss Apo Sonnar T* 2/135mm in Namibia
This is a guest post by Boris Buschardt, whom you will have seen mentioned in this blog a few times. Boris is a world class landscape photographer who runs wild-places.com. Be ready to be awed when you...
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#387. Sony A7rII review. First Impressions
This Sony A7rII review guest post by Bob Hamilton is summary of recent email exchanges between Bob and myself. For those who do not know him, Bob is a very talented Scottish photographer with a passion...
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# 391. Sony’s A7RII (formerly Leica it or not)
Pre(r)amble This post started as a semi-rant as you’ll soon see. While I was dithering whether to click the post button, an e-mail conversation sprung-up between myself, Scottish photographer and...
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#392. Sony A7r vs Sony A7rII. What Evolution?
After Bob Hamilton’s first impressions in the glorious landscape of Scotland a few days ago, here are a few more notes on the Sony A7rII’s performance compared to its predecessor. Sony A7rII (left)...
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#395. A brief review of the Sony FE 70-200mm f/4.0 G on the A7rII
There are already plenty of Sony FE SEL70-200 f/4 G reviews online. But our feeling, here on DS, is that the new generation sensor on the A7R II interacts differently with given lenses than its...
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#399 The Zeiss 135 f:2.0 APO When Hattori Hanzo meets Solingen
Sony A7r2 & Zeiss Apo-Sonnar 135/2 Remember Hattori Hanzo, the master swordsmith from the Tarentino movie Kill Bill? And Solingen, the German town specialised in the manufacturer of knives? Now,...
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#402. Zeiss Milvus 1.4/85 brief review
The Zeiss Milvus 1.4/85. Probably the most anticipated lens we’d never heard about. It was unveiled to the press and bloggers, including yours truly, in Oberkochen, a few days ago. The whole Milvus...
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#403. Zeiss BATIS 25 on Sony A7rII. A brief review
As with the Zeiss Milvus 1.4/85 before, I took the opportunity of a workshop in Schwäbisch Gmünd during the recent Zeiss press launch to borrow a Batis 25 lens and make a series of test shots in the...
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#407. Wide Wide Test. The Zeiss Distagon 2.8/15 ZF.2 review.
Zeiss Distagon 2.8/15 ZF.2. These few words pack a whole lot of semantic value. But all I could think of when using mine during the first few days was that 15 part in the middle. This was not a review...
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#423. Zeiss Loxia 21 – Two brief reviews of a brilliant new ultra-wide
The guys at Zeiss make no secret of their satisfaction with the Loxia 21. Many even claim it to be the company’s greatest achievement of 2015, which is saying a lot considering the quasi-simultaneous...
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#443. A 21mm for the 21st century: Zeiss Loxia 21mm
When Zeiss first announced the Touit line of lenses, people thought “OMG, what sort of name is that?” For, after decades of hallowed technical names like “Distagon”, “Biogon”, “Sonnar” and “Planar”,...
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#448. Zeiss Milvus 85/1.4 : Best in Colour or B&W ?
Ever since the Zeiss Milvus 85/1.4 (specs here) turned up on my doorstep, I’ve been meaning to compare it to my OTUS 85. It’s a natural comparison given the perfect match in focal length, aperture,...
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#453. Zeiss Milvus 85/1.4: is it an über-lens?
Silly me, I approached this review of the Zeiss Milvus 85 all wrong! Excited by the prospect of comparing the newcomer to my almighty OTUS 85, codename Hubert, I devised a series of test to establish...
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#456. A brief assessment of the Sony FE 90/2.8 G
There are 3 reasons why this review of the Sony FE 90/2.8G is pointless (1) Paul’s interview of Valerie Millet a few days ago has left me both gobsmacked at Valerie’s talent and ashamed at how much...
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#458. The Zeiss Loxia 35 in colour
Quick update. A few days ago, using the Zess Loxia 35 in bright winter sunlight in black & white, I was impressed by resolution but somewhat miffed at the hardly manageable contrast. Inside, things...
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