arcimboldo Posted August 23, 2012 Share #1 Posted August 23, 2012 Advertisement (gone after registration) hi, i was wondering if a step down ring would cause vignetting on the zm planar? kind regards, a. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Advertisement Posted August 23, 2012 Posted August 23, 2012 Hi arcimboldo, Take a look here Vignetting by using step down adapter 43 -> 39 fpr ZM Planar. I'm sure you'll find what you were looking for!
tobey bilek Posted August 24, 2012 Share #2 Posted August 24, 2012 Cut a cardboard sample from your 39 and hold it 1/8 " in front of the lens. Take a pic at infinity and full open. You will then know for sure. Another reason not to buy Zeiss. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
farnz Posted August 25, 2012 Share #3 Posted August 25, 2012 hi,i was wondering if a step down ring would cause vignetting on the zm planar? kind regards, a. It depends which step down ring. If it's 43 to 40.5 maybe not but if it's 43 to 30 then, yes it will. Pete. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
arcimboldo Posted August 27, 2012 Author Share #4 Posted August 27, 2012 Cut a cardboard sample from your 39 and hold it 1/8 " in front of the lens. Take a pic at infinity and full open. You will then know for sure. Another reason not to buy Zeiss. why another reason? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
stef_ Posted November 24, 2015 Share #5 Posted November 24, 2015 I bought a step down adapter 43 to 39mm and tried it with a yellow filter in front. No vignetting on the planar. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaapv Posted November 25, 2015 Share #6 Posted November 25, 2015 tobey bilek, on 24 Aug 2012 - 20:39, said: Cut a cardboard sample from your 39 and hold it 1/8 " in front of the lens. Take a pic at infinity and full open. You will then know for sure. Another reason not to buy Zeiss. Ehh...Not buying a lens because one has to buy a filter? More important that one has to buy the lens hood. I see no reason at all not to buy Zeiss lenses. I think they are excellent and value for money. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
vladik Posted November 25, 2015 Share #7 Posted November 25, 2015 Advertisement (gone after registration) hi, i was wondering if a step down ring would cause vignetting on the zm planar? kind regards, a. In stead of step dawn ring buy a 43mm filter or whatever you want to put in front of your lend. Do not listen to rubbish statement like ‘Another reason not to buy Zeiss’. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
gberger Posted November 27, 2015 Share #8 Posted November 27, 2015 I bought a 43 to 46 step up ring. Doesn't work with the lens shade, but it's great for polarizers Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
tobey bilek Posted November 28, 2015 Share #9 Posted November 28, 2015 Ehh...Not buying a lens because one has to buy a filter? More important that one has to buy the lens hood. I see no reason at all not to buy Zeiss lenses. I think they are excellent and value for money. Odd size filter thread pitch- famous Zeiss wobble in focus mount- having to do some home coding at least on short focals. Are they color matched to Leica ? Bought 3 CV lenses and all proved defective, 2 bad focus mounts and one discovered to be badly decentered when digital came along. Also bought a 75 mm finder and frame lines were crooked. I would trust nothing from that factory. Zero for four is not a record to be proud of. Then I saw instructions on how to tighten the internal set screws on 21 2.8 for Nikon or Canon. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaapv Posted November 29, 2015 Share #10 Posted November 29, 2015 I have three Zeiss lenses, I bought a number of filters for them without any problem; they have the standard E thread pitch. I had them coded by Will van Manen, The Zeiss wobble may be famous on some forums, I have yet to see it. It is not unknown with certain Leica lenses either, mostly the retaining screw of the optical cell has to be tightened. Ten seconds work. As for Voigtlander, as it happens, my preferred 75 mm lens is the Color Skopar 75. (and I am not alone there, see Sean Reid's 75 mm test). Colour matched to Leica? I have no problems, all lenses have a different colour signature, also within the Leica range. Light differs vastly more. I have a calibrated monitor... I am the first one on this Forum to extoll Leica's virtues, but that does not mean that I am blind to the qualities of other brands, no need for dissing. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
vladik Posted November 29, 2015 Share #11 Posted November 29, 2015 Odd size filter thread pitch- famous Zeiss wobble in focus mount- having to do some home coding at least on short focals. Are they color matched to Leica ? Bought 3 CV lenses and all proved defective, 2 bad focus mounts and one discovered to be badly decentered when digital came along. Also bought a 75 mm finder and frame lines were crooked. I would trust nothing from that factory. Zero for four is not a record to be proud of. Then I saw instructions on how to tighten the internal set screws on 21 2.8 for Nikon or Canon. My 1.4/50 new Summilux had two trips to Leica with oil on aperture blades and the 2.5/75 Summarit made a trip to Leica with a back and forward bounce and twist (that is wobble *10). The silver 2.0/50 Planar is just fine as are to be fair the rest of my Leica lenses (28, 35, 50, and my favourite 2.0/75). Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
250swb Posted November 30, 2015 Share #12 Posted November 30, 2015 Are they color matched to Leica ? Colour matched to Leica? I imagine some people may buy a Zeiss lens to unlock an alternative palette, or indeed they could learn a bit of post processing. Either way suggesting that colour rendering should put people off is both technically and creatively a feeble prejudice. And of all my five CV lenses I'm happy to report that I can't find any excuse to criticise them, they are all excellent in every department, a couple are easily as good as any equivalent Leica lens, the others inconsequentially slightly less so. Steve Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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