enny Posted February 3, 2020 Share Posted February 3, 2020 Hi guys looking to build set of lenses i i am focusing mostly on Carl Zeiss vintage lenses there are so many out there with same name what are the most looked after Carl Zeiss Planar T* ? And do they cover 6k or full frame? Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HockeyFan12 Posted February 3, 2020 Share Posted February 3, 2020 T* means multicoated, Sonnar is an asymmetrical (telephoto?) design that also means fast (f2.0 or faster), Planar references a symmetrical six-element design, Distagon means wide angle retro focus design, Biogon means wide angle angle but more symmetrical? I don't really understand lens design. They're mostly branding terms. Check this thread on RedUser: http://www.reduser.net/forum/showthread.php?92044-Contax-Zeiss-Survival-Guide The Contax still lenses will all cover full fame. The cinema lenses won't, not all of them at least. leslie 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cinegain Posted February 3, 2020 Share Posted February 3, 2020 The ones I have are the Contax (Yashica -> C/Y) Zeiss Distagon 25, 28 & 35mm f/2.8, 28mm f/2 'Hollywood', Tessar 45mm f/2.8, Planar 50mm f/1.4, Sonnar 85 & 135mm f/2.8. I adapt them to MFT with a focal reducer, so the f/2.8 ones behave more like f/2s anyways. They are a good bunch to have and adapt to just about anything you can think of. There's some premium cinehoused ones at https://www.lockcircle.com/primecircle/ . Anyways, lots of info out there. Also on YouTube, blogs and forums. Like recently also mentioned at EOSHD already this one video on YT: But wait, there's more, order now and... there's of course tons of other videos on the subject, like this one from our good friend Alan Besedin/VLEV: https://www.vintagelensesforvideo.com/contax-zeiss/ Recent vid from a fellow Dutchie: Here's a taste of 6K: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kye Posted February 3, 2020 Share Posted February 3, 2020 Wow, those Zeiss m42 lenses aren't that expensive... you look at the other types and the prices are all in the "WTF... they're having a go surely" category! You could do far worse than an S1(h) and a set of those. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IronFilm Posted February 4, 2020 Share Posted February 4, 2020 5 hours ago, enny said: And do they cover 6k or full frame? Resolution has nothing to do with the image circle of a lens. You could theoretically have 1" sensor which is 6K, or it could be a medium format sensor doing 6K Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Romero 2 Posted February 4, 2020 Share Posted February 4, 2020 3 hours ago, Cinegain said: Recent vid from a fellow Dutchie: That's a lot of focus breathing in them lenses. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kye Posted February 6, 2020 Share Posted February 6, 2020 On 2/4/2020 at 10:24 AM, IronFilm said: Resolution has nothing to do with the image circle of a lens. You could theoretically have 1" sensor which is 6K, or it could be a medium format sensor doing 6K 8K smartphones! Mark my words!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IronFilm Posted February 6, 2020 Share Posted February 6, 2020 Undoubtedly will happen in our life times. (if a truck doesn't run me over during my next training ride, sooo.... 50/50 chance I'll see an 8K smartphone) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heart0less Posted February 6, 2020 Share Posted February 6, 2020 @Emanuel has already posted this leaked specs sheet: 8K in a smartphone is not that far away.. BTW, back in the good old days anything that had ~7" screen was a tablet, but now it's a freaking Ultra phone? How am I supposed to handle it? Which pockets does it fit into? Gimme back my 4" iPhone 5S.. I miss small phones. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IronFilm Posted February 6, 2020 Share Posted February 6, 2020 36 minutes ago, heart0less said: BTW, back in the good old days anything that had ~7" screen was a tablet, but now it's a freaking Ultra phone? How am I supposed to handle it? Which pockets does it fit into? I remember when the first ever Samsung Galaxy Note was released and it seemed HUGE! Now that screen size (5.3") is "normal", or even smaller than normal! Then again, my smartphone back then was 3.5" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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