Contax Carl Zeiss T* Distagon 35mm f/3.5 Reviews

Rating
Reviewed by: William Yu
(Expert)

Review Date
May 23, 2003

Overall Rating
5 of 5

Value Rating
5 of 5

Used product for
3 Months to 1 year

Visitors rate this review
3.00 of 5,
1 votes

Review 1 of 3

Price Paid: $1500.00 from eBay

Summary:

This is a spetacularlense! Very very sharp and with good contrast. For its focal length, the distortion is very small, smaller than the distortion I got from my 35 mm 28-70 zoom. I have found myself using it more than I anticipated. The perspectus you get from the view finder is quite different from your normal vision, and this is why I like it so much when I need to emphasize the foregroung.

Strengths:

Shart and with good contrast, low distortion

Weaknesses:

None so ever

Similar Products Used:

Other Zeiss MF primes

Customer Service:

No need.

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Rating
Reviewed by: Wilson Chow
(Casual)

Review Date
April 5, 2001

Overall Rating
5 of 5

Value Rating
5 of 5

Visitors rate this review
5.00 of 5,
2 votes

Review 2 of 3

Summary:

The optical quality is very good, vingertting and distortion are very minor and hard to notice. The lens hood are well built and the original contax filter doesn't affect the corner darkness. However, the sharpness at the corners are a bit soft.

Strengths:

Excellent optical quality even it is a super wide angle lens, the price is cheaper than other Carl zeiss medium format super wide angle lens.

Weaknesses:

difficult to find other brands filter to fit its 95mm filter size, and a bit big and heavy compared with Pentax and mamiya lens.

Similar Products Used:

Mamiya 45/2.8, Pentax FA45/2.8, Pentax 67 55/4, Rollei 50/4.

Customer Service:

No experience

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Rating
Reviewed by: Mapua Hernan
(Expert)

Review Date
November 23, 2000

Overall Rating
5 of 5

Value Rating
5 of 5

Visitors rate this review
3.00 of 5,
1 votes

Review 3 of 3

Summary:

Buy this lens if you are working in close quarters! I have all the Contax lenses except the 350 tele, and I'm saving for that.

Strengths:

A great lens for using at parties, weddings, and when you want your subjects relaxed. Extremely sharp lens.

Weaknesses:

Hard or impossible to work with the close-up tubes.

Similar Products Used:

Hasselblad 40 mm

Customer Service:

Haven't needed any. All the Contax 645 lenses are well made and robust

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