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Fresh Twenties - Zeiss Loxia 2.8/21, Otus 1.4/28, Sigma Art 20/1.4 et al

End of 2015 / early 2016 a couple of new (ultra) wide angle lenses entered the full frame market. Time to compare them to some candidates you might already know by yourself or from an earlier review on this site. Comparison was done using the Sony A7RII:


From left to right:

  • Voigtlander Color Skopar 21mm f/4 (M-mount adapted using Novoflex adapter)
  • Voigtlander Ultron 21mm f/1.8 ASPH (M-mount adapted using Novoflex adapter)
  • Zeiss Otus 28mm f/1.4 (in the background, ZF.2 version adapted with mechanical Novoflex adapter)
  • Sigma Art 20mm f/1.4 (Canon EF mount, adapted using Metabones IV adapter)
  • Zeiss Loxia 21mm f/2.8 (native FE-mount, new Distagon design)
  • Sony/Zeiss FE 16-35mm f/4 OSS used at 21mm (native FE-mount)

To warm up with this focal length, let's see some examples. Clicking on the images will open the corresponding photo page providing higher resolutions (including full camera resolution):


Zeiss Loxia 2.8/21 @ f/5.6


Sigma Art 20/1.4 @ f/1.4

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Feuervögel - Fire Artistry at Hagenbeck's Zoo

Enjoy "Feuervögel" performed by Caro and Kathleen from "Duo Flammenspuk" at Hagenbecks Tierpark:

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The video was recorded in 4K using Sony A7S with Atomos Shogun

For more information about "Flammenspuk", please visit http://www.flammenspuk.de

 

Venice Carnival 2015 in 4K UHD - Enjoy!

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You can find the original UHD file (5GB) for download at https://vimeo.com/124041563 (Vimeo account required).

Some technical information:
This video shows the potential of recording in UHD 4K with Atomos Shogun and Sony A7S but it shows also the lack of stabilization when you use the camera with the Zeiss FE 1.8/55. Most of the footage could only be recorded handheld and neither the Sony A7S nor the Zeiss FE 1.8/55 used for the portrait shots is stabilized so there was quite a lot of shake that had to be reduced by digital stabilization in post processing. Depending on shake, the resulting resolution varys somewhere between 2.5K and 4K. So here you should focus more on mask art and scenery than on technical perfection. Scenes that were taken from a tripod provide almost full resolution. Picture profile used on the camera was cine gamma 4 with cinema gamut.
Equipment: Sony A7S, Atomos Shogun, Zeiss FE Sonnar 1.8/55, Zeiss FE 16-35mm f/4 OSS and a Tiffen variable ND.

This a slideshow with still frames taken from the video. If you click on it, you can navigate to the full resolution images:

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A Comprehensive View on ZEISS Milvus 21, 35, 50, 85 and 100mm

After ZEISS announced six members of the new Milvus lens family in September 2015, we had the chance for an in-depth view on five of these lenses:

We tested the ZF.2 version (for Nikon F-mount) that comes with a dedicated aperture ring whereas the ZE version (for Canon EF mount) has an aperture controlled electronically by the camera or an adapter. The rubber coated focus ring provides good grip and allows smooth control over the focus. Other technical details like weather sealing or the declickable aperture ring were already explained in my earlier article. I was curious especially about the redesigned Distagon 1.4/50 with floating elements and one aspherical element, as well as the 1.4/85, a new Planar design with solely non-aspherical lens elements (including some floating elements) in order to prioritize a creamy bokeh.

As you can see in this example of the Milvus 1.4/50 attached to the Sony A7, the lenses are quite massive due to their solid construction and excellent build quality. The barrel design and the metal sun hood follow the design of the successful Batis and Otus families:


Milvus 1.4/50 (ZF.2 version) adapted to Sony A7

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The new Camslinger Streetomatic - made for Mirrorless Heroes


If you already followed this site for some time, you may have noticed that its articles usually concentrate on gear like cameras, lenses, recorders etc. and do not care much about accessories. But while searching for a flexible and comfortable solution when travelling and walking around for hours with my mirrorless camera plus some lenses and filters, the Cosyspeed Camslinger bags attracted my particular attention. In 2014, Cosyspeed started with the Camslinger 160 and 105 bags designed to be carried on the hip like a holster. It provides very quick one-hand access to the camera like a sling strap but with much better protection against bumps, rain, dust and views. One of its unique features is the adjustable size in order to customize it to different camera types.

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