Lins-Barroso Posted February 2, 2019 Share #1 Posted February 2, 2019 Advertisement (gone after registration) 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! Quote 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/293905-what-is-the-best-lens-profile-to-use-with-the-zeiss-distagon-35-f14-zm/?do=findComment&comment=3676414'>More sharing options...
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astrostl Posted February 2, 2019 Share #2 Posted February 2, 2019 I asked them two months ago, and this was their reply - Thanks for your inquiry.With the Distagon T* 1,4/35 ZM, we recommend to use one of the manual lens profile settings:28 f/2 ASPH. 11604or28 f/2.8 ASPH. 11606Please do your own tests to find out the best setting for your applications.We do not recommend to try any self-coding (6bit coding) on the lens. For further details, please do not hesitate to contact us! 3 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lins-Barroso Posted February 2, 2019 Author Share #3 Posted February 2, 2019 7 minutes ago, astrostl said: I asked them two months ago, and this was their reply - Thanks for your inquiry.With the Distagon T* 1,4/35 ZM, we recommend to use one of the manual lens profile settings:28 f/2 ASPH. 11604or28 f/2.8 ASPH. 11606Please do your own tests to find out the best setting for your applications.We do not recommend to try any self-coding (6bit coding) on the lens. For further details, please do not hesitate to contact us! THANK YOU SO MUCH! Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
microview Posted February 3, 2019 Share #4 Posted February 3, 2019 Zeiss have suggested 28mm settings for 35 2.8ZM as well. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big John Posted April 25, 2019 Share #5 Posted April 25, 2019 On 2/2/2019 at 4:18 PM, astrostl said: I asked them two months ago, and this was their reply - Thanks for your inquiry.With the Distagon T* 1,4/35 ZM, we recommend to use one of the manual lens profile settings:28 f/2 ASPH. 11604or28 f/2.8 ASPH. 11606Please do your own tests to find out the best setting for your applications.We do not recommend to try any self-coding (6bit coding) on the lens. For further details, please do not hesitate to contact us! Thank you - v helpful. I am using the distagon on an SL. What does lens coding do and therefore why doesn’t Zeiss recommend an M lens of similar focal length? 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jdlaing Posted April 25, 2019 Share #6 Posted April 25, 2019 Lens coding tells the camera which lens is mounted so that it can be recorded in exif data an so that the camera can make corrections to the image. Zeiss optical formulas are different so coding the exact same may not produce the best results. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
oudjunk Posted April 25, 2019 Share #7 Posted April 25, 2019 Advertisement (gone after registration) I have no idea about the profile. First I thought profile use for exif only. Do the profile affect to the picture’s rendering? Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jdlaing Posted April 25, 2019 Share #8 Posted April 25, 2019 Yes. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big John Posted April 25, 2019 Share #9 Posted April 25, 2019 Recorded data is not an issue for me, am more interested in what the camera profile software does to the image (jpeg or DNG too?). Would have expected vignetting and other compensations to be similar for similar focal lengths....hence wonder why Zeiss recommend a Leica 28mm profile for a Zeiss 35mm lens. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted April 26, 2019 Share #10 Posted April 26, 2019 (edited) 16 hours ago, oudjunk said: I have no idea about the profile. First I thought profile use for exif only. Do the profile affect to the picture’s rendering? You will lose some resolution from software distortion correction. Sean Reid has a long article on this. Presonally, I prefer to keep lens detection switched off, and do without EXIF. Off-axis faces (ie near the edges of the frame) will render more naturally with SDC switched off...especially with 35mm and wider lenses. Edited April 26, 2019 by Guest Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RexGig0 Posted April 26, 2019 Share #11 Posted April 26, 2019 (edited) It is good to see the replies posted by astrostl and hemlock. I will try both ways. Edited April 26, 2019 by RexGig0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Malabito Posted April 28, 2019 Share #12 Posted April 28, 2019 (edited) Hi guys regarding the profiles, if you are shooting raw, why care about the profile? With the m10 the lens profile is not transmitted to lightroom (unless the lens is 6 bit coded), but for profiles set up manually in the camera, when opening the file in lightroom you will still need to tell lightroom which lens you are using. And lightroom does have many more profiles, than the ones in the camera. So why waist time telling the camera which lens profile to use? Edited April 28, 2019 by Malabito Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Photon42 Posted April 29, 2019 Share #13 Posted April 29, 2019 20 hours ago, Malabito said: Hi guys regarding the profiles, if you are shooting raw, why care about the profile? With the m10 the lens profile is not transmitted to lightroom (unless the lens is 6 bit coded), but for profiles set up manually in the camera, when opening the file in lightroom you will still need to tell lightroom which lens you are using. And lightroom does have many more profiles, than the ones in the camera. So why waist time telling the camera which lens profile to use? Because it matters in RAW as well (do some research - keyword Italian Flag ...). I am not sure however, if application of the lens profile matters a lot in the case of the 1.4/35 for normal photography. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark II Posted April 29, 2019 Share #14 Posted April 29, 2019 6 hours ago, Photon42 said: Because it matters in RAW as well (do some research - keyword Italian Flag ...). I am not sure however, if application of the lens profile matters a lot in the case of the 1.4/35 for normal photography. No - with the ZM 1,4/35 there is no problem with with colour fringes at the edges - the lens profile is likely chosen simply to help compensate for the vignetting. When I shot with the lens I always just left the lens detection off. If you want an absolutely perfectly corrected result when shot wide open, the best option is to disable lens detection and create a suitable correction profile for the RAW developer that you use (you are shooting RAW, yes? 😉). But in practise I always really liked the uncorrected results from the ZM shot wide open! Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Malabito Posted April 29, 2019 Share #15 Posted April 29, 2019 10 hours ago, Photon42 said: Because it matters in RAW as well (do some research - keyword Italian Flag ...). I am not sure however, if application of the lens profile matters a lot in the case of the 1.4/35 for normal photography. Thanks, I was not aware of it. So Leica is cooking the raw files? I didnt know that. All the info i could find was related to m9, same situation with m10? Thanks! Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
robgo2 Posted April 29, 2019 Share #16 Posted April 29, 2019 On 4/26/2019 at 1:29 AM, hemlock said: You will lose some resolution from software distortion correction. Sean Reid has a long article on this. Presonally, I prefer to keep lens detection switched off, and do without EXIF. Off-axis faces (ie near the edges of the frame) will render more naturally with SDC switched off...especially with 35mm and wider lenses. The Leica Q requires significant software distortion correction, yet the resultant images are blisteringly sharp and detailed. If any resolution is lost, I certainly don't miss it. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaapv Posted April 29, 2019 Share #17 Posted April 29, 2019 2 hours ago, Malabito said: Thanks, I was not aware of it. So Leica is cooking the raw files? I didnt know that. All the info i could find was related to m9, same situation with m10? Thanks! Virtually all raw files are manipulated in-camera, with all brands. The idea is to correct certain issues that cannot be completely corrected in post-processing (or only with difficulty), like certain types of noise at high- ISO, colour shifts like Italian Flag and Cyan vignetting, etc. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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