Contax Distagon 35mm f2.8 Reviews

Rating
Reviewed by:

bmoc
( Intermediate)

Review Date
December 17, 2004

Overall Rating
5 of 5

Value Rating
5 of 5

Used product for
More than 1 year

Review 1 of 6

Price Paid: $190.00 from Wall St Camera (sinc

Summary:

Easily one of the sharpest lenses I've used (leica, nikon, minolta, other zeiss). Excellent build quality. An absolute pleasure to use.

Strengths:

Well built, small, sharp, good color rendition, versatile focal length.

Weaknesses:

Flares easily.

Similar Products Used:

Leica Summicron 40/2; Yashica T4

Customer Service:

N/A

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Rating
Reviewed by: Johann B
(Expert)

Review Date
March 25, 2003

Overall Rating
5 of 5

Value Rating
5 of 5

Used product for
More than 1 year

Visitors rate this review
5.00 of 5,
1 votes

Review 2 of 6

Price Paid: $250.00 from online auction

Summary:

This is my favorite Zeiss manual focus lens! In color, its rendition is beautiful, and captures that Zeiss spirit -- in black and white, it's the best lens I've ever used. The tonal rendition and subtlety of this lens is incredible. In making my own black-and-white prints, I find that this lens is a stand-out, even among other Zeiss lenses. It has a classic look that is both sharp and elastic -- it makes me look like a better photographer than I am!

Strengths:

small size sharpness / resolution contrast tonality incredible value!

Weaknesses:

none yet

Similar Products Used:

Zeiss Y/C 35/1.4 Zeiss G-mount 35/2 Leitz 35/2 'cron

Customer Service:

not used

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Rating
Reviewed by: Richard Hughes
(Casual)

Review Date
March 19, 2002

Overall Rating
5 of 5

Value Rating
5 of 5

Used product for
More than 1 year

Visitors rate this review
5.00 of 5,
1 votes

Review 3 of 6

Price Paid: $250.00 from Cameraworld, Oxford

Summary:

My favourite lens, sharp great contrast and its cheap! These Zeiss lenses definately have something the competition lacks, I think it is in the clarity and contrast, oh and the colours are superb too. My slides look so lively and crystal clear, a big improvement over my old Canon equipment which look good until you do a side by side test

Strengths:

Very sharp across the frame. excellent colours and contrast, no complaints at all actually

Weaknesses:

See above

Similar Products Used:

Canon, Pentax

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Rating
Reviewed by: Photop
(Intermediate)

Review Date
November 10, 2001

Overall Rating
5 of 5

Value Rating
5 of 5

Used product for
More than 1 year

Review 4 of 6

Price Paid: $150.00 from auction

Summary:

Optically excellent, so good you get used to it, no flare, excellent contrast, excellent sharpness. Technicaly it''s excellent, sturdy and smooth. Summary: it''s excellent.

Strengths:

Optically it is top, and it is built to last.

Weaknesses:

It does not zoom, my wife said. Nuff said.

Similar Products Used:

Yashica 35 mm, Yashica T4, Zeiss 2.8 28, 1.4 50.

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Rating
Reviewed by: Jung Oh
(Intermediate)

Review Date
August 15, 2001

Overall Rating
5 of 5

Value Rating
5 of 5

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5.00 of 5,
1 votes

Review 5 of 6

Price Paid: $225.00 from classic and used camera

Summary:

1. This lens is indeed excellent lens.
It reproduce image remarkbly good balance.
2. This lens tack sharp and crisp contrast.
3. Excellently handling flare and vignetting.
This lens always give very impressive images.
Frankly it is outstanding lens.

Strengths:

1. Excellent optical performance
2. Excellent color rendation
3. Very sharp.
4. Excellent contrast.

Weaknesses:

Similar Products Used:

1. Yahica T4
2. Minolta AF 24-50/4
3. Pentax FA 35/2 AL

Customer Service:

Never contacted

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