pragmatist Posted January 28, 2013 Share #1 Â Posted January 28, 2013 Advertisement (gone after registration) I am looking to buy this lens for my M9. Can anyone confirm this is a good lens? The couple of reviews i have read seem very positive. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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MarkP Posted January 28, 2013 Share #2 Â Posted January 28, 2013 I am looking to buy this lens for my M9. Can anyone confirm this is a good lens? The couple of reviews i have read seem very positive. Â Yes, I have one. Â Very nice lens, well made, good ergonomics, very sharp with low distortion. I find it to have a somewhat somewhat uncoloured and sterile/clinical rendering. I don't like it's rendering as much as the 1.5/50 ZM C-Sonnar or the 4.5/21 ZM C-Sonnar. Â I can't compare it to the 24mm Leicas which I've never used. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick in CO Posted January 28, 2013 Share #3 Â Posted January 28, 2013 I am looking to buy this lens for my M9. Can anyone confirm this is a good lens? The couple of reviews i have read seem very positive. Â I love mine, had it on an M8 and kept it for my M9. I don't use an accessory finder, just use the whole viewfinder and know I have some excess on the edges. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
karuba Posted January 28, 2013 Share #4 Â Posted January 28, 2013 I use ist on the M9 and the M6 and I love it. It is a wonderful lens. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
lm_user Posted January 28, 2013 Share #5 Â Posted January 28, 2013 I love mine, had it on an M8 and kept it for my M9. I don't use an accessory finder, just use the whole viewfinder and know I have some excess on the edges. Â How did you code the lens for the M8? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick in CO Posted January 29, 2013 Share #6 Â Posted January 29, 2013 How did you code the lens for the M8? Â See, from this forum: http://www.l-camera-forum.com/leica-forum/leica-m9-forum/228530-m9-lens-selection-chart-zeiss-zm.html. Oh, thats for the M9! On the M8, it didn't matter with the 1.33 crop factor. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bazwell Posted January 29, 2013 Share #7 Â Posted January 29, 2013 Advertisement (gone after registration) I've found that I do get fairly significant colour shift with this lens on the M8--enough that I found it quite annoying at times. But when coded as a 24mm Elmarit it works very well. It's astoundingly sharp and I love the vivid rendering. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Doug Posted January 29, 2013 Share #8 Â Posted January 29, 2013 That lens was a fixture on my M8 for 3/4 of the shots I took with it. I found it TOO wide when I went to the M9. I guess I was used to 35mm and then going to a FF sensor, it went way wide. YMMV.... Â As far as build quality...especially for the money...you can't beat it. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
pragmatist Posted January 29, 2013 Author Share #9 Â Posted January 29, 2013 Thanks for the input on this lens. So what do i code it for on my M9. I have heard the 28mm elmarit is a good one to use. Sorry for being naive. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
algrove Posted January 29, 2013 Share #10 Â Posted January 29, 2013 Great lens. Cannot remember which code I have used. If anyone has interest in a pristine copy, mine will be going up for sale soon. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ocean2059 Posted January 30, 2013 Share #11 Â Posted January 30, 2013 I coded it with Elmarit-M 24 ASPH and it works very well. I like the lens very much. I actually sold the Elamrit-M 24 ASPH after I started using the Biogon 25. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
pragmatist Posted January 30, 2013 Author Share #12 Â Posted January 30, 2013 I coded it with Elmarit-M 24 ASPH and it works very well. I like the lens very much. I actually sold the Elamrit-M 24 ASPH after I started using the Biogon 25. Â Great, cheers, Will try that when it arrives tomorrow. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
edwardkaraa Posted January 30, 2013 Share #13 Â Posted January 30, 2013 Highly recommended. Â I do not code this lens nor use any in camera corrections. Zeiss recommends the 24/2.8 asph and 28/2.8 asph but I found the corrections too strong, especially the 24. I rarely get significant color shifts with no correction, and when I do, I just crop them out. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Einst_Stein Posted January 31, 2013 Share #14  Posted January 31, 2013 See the attachement.  This lens is sharp and sweet. But there is one problem for me. Its wide angle distortion. This problem is not unique to this lens, I believe any 24mm~25mm would be the same if not worse.  For my taste, there is not much difference in angle coverage compared to 28mm. But I would choose a much narrower lens, the 35mm, next time. Welcome, dear visitor! As registered member you'd see an image here… Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! Link to post Share on other sites Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! ' data-webShareUrl='https://www.l-camera-forum.com/topic/197129-zeiss-25mm-f28-merged/?do=findComment&comment=2229396'>More sharing options...
edwardkaraa Posted January 31, 2013 Share #15 Â Posted January 31, 2013 I can't see any distortion in the above shot. There is some keystoning, but you can cure by holding the camera levelled. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Einst_Stein Posted February 1, 2013 Share #16 Â Posted February 1, 2013 I can't see any distortion in the above shot. There is some keystoning, but you can cure by holding the camera levelled. Â i am very surprise you can not see it. look at the chapel in the left. it is tilted to the right in a angle about 15 degree. Â no, leveling can not help. this is the perspective problem. you can not avoid it with a lens this wide. only the perspective control lens or post-processing can cure it. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Printmaker Posted February 1, 2013 Share #17  Posted February 1, 2013 A photoshop fix. Welcome, dear visitor! As registered member you'd see an image here… Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! Link to post Share on other sites Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! ' data-webShareUrl='https://www.l-camera-forum.com/topic/197129-zeiss-25mm-f28-merged/?do=findComment&comment=2230257'>More sharing options...
Einst_Stein Posted February 1, 2013 Share #18 Â Posted February 1, 2013 A photoshop fix. It is a nice job. However, the post processing does not work most of the time. with leica m, the people are the main objects, usually. it is particular for travel, when the buildings in my examples accompany with the people, you cant apply the ps post proseccing. doing so will severely distorted the people after fixing the buildings. Â the ppost processing for perspective fix is a good tool for pure architecture shots, not for any people shots. that is why i switch to 35mm, -- even 28mm is too wide. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
pragmatist Posted February 1, 2013 Author Share #19 Â Posted February 1, 2013 Tilt shift lens next please Leica!! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Printmaker Posted February 2, 2013 Share #20  Posted February 2, 2013 It is a nice job. However, the post processing does not work most of the time. with leica m, the people are the main objects, usually. it is particular for travel, when the buildings in my examples accompany with the people, you cant apply the ps post proseccing. doing so will severely distorted the people after fixing the buildings. the ppost processing for perspective fix is a good tool for pure architecture shots, not for any people shots. that is why i switch to 35mm, -- even 28mm is too wide.  That "fix" only took a few seconds. The problem is not in the lens. It is the angle of the camera. The building would not be distorted if you shot from a higher perspective with the camera leveled. I use 4x5 with a lens rise and bag bellows for this type of work. You can do the same (more or less) with a tilt/shift lens.  Some of the Super-wide Linhofs and the Technika (my other favorite German camera) have built-in bubble levels, as does my Toyo monorail. And I have several carpenter's levels in my studio as well as tracking lines taped onto the floor. It is far easier to get the shot right than fix it in Photoshop.  I agree with you on 25 being too wide. 35 is perfect on a M9 (2, 4, 5, 6, and 7). 28 is too hard to see and if you're going to go to 24/25, you might as well go with a 21. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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