PhatGuido Posted December 1, 2009 Share #1 Posted December 1, 2009 Advertisement (gone after registration) Anyone have experience between the both.. Is the ZM worth another 30%? Thanks in advance Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Advertisement Posted December 1, 2009 Posted December 1, 2009 Hi PhatGuido, Take a look here ZM 28/2.8 Biogon v CV 28/2.5 Ultron. I'm sure you'll find what you were looking for!
kully Posted December 1, 2009 Share #2 Posted December 1, 2009 I presume you mean the Ultron 28/2. I bought the Ultron first, but it exhibited noticeable focus shift. I then bought the ZM28/2.8 and it's been lovely. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jsrockit Posted December 1, 2009 Share #3 Posted December 1, 2009 I wonder why, if cosina makes both of these lenses, the Voigtlanders have shift and the Zeiss stuff doesn't. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
!Nomad64 Posted December 1, 2009 Share #4 Posted December 1, 2009 I wonder why, if cosina makes both of these lenses, the Voigtlanders have shift and the Zeiss stuff doesn't. Erwin Puts explained: "Traditionally Cosina has been good at delivering high value products, that is good quality and very low prices, balancing cost with performance. It would be unfair to fault the basic designs of the Cosina lenses which are very good, but is it fair to note that the production quality is uneven because of wider tolerance margins and older manufacturing equipment. Zeiss lenses are designed in Oberkochen, taking advantage of lens expertise from the cinematographic and micro-lithographic departments and of course the photographic heritage, but the production has been outsourced to Cosina. The injection of additional expertise in quality control in the Voigtlander manufacturing process has upgraded the overall mechanical quality of the lenses. Most recent Zeiss lenses now have a label saying that they are under Zeiss quality control and guarantee." Hope this helps, Bruno Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhatGuido Posted December 1, 2009 Author Share #5 Posted December 1, 2009 I presume you mean the Ultron 28/2. I bought the Ultron first, but it exhibited noticeable focus shift. I then bought the ZM28/2.8 and it's been lovely. - Correct, my bad.. Dang why are there so many different versions LOL. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
batmobile Posted December 2, 2009 Share #6 Posted December 2, 2009 completely different designs. The 28 ZM is very sharp and its only vice is that while not flare prone, when it does flare it does quite badly. It is still more flare resistant than most lenses tho. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baxter Posted December 2, 2009 Share #7 Posted December 2, 2009 Advertisement (gone after registration) I have two Zeiss lenses, the 28 and 50 f2, they are fantastic. I also have the 90mm CV lens which now stays in its box, the quality is appreciably lower than the Zeiss optics. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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