Zeiss Distagon T* 18/3.5 for Canon, do we really need this??

[samoksner]

The 85mm is a bit of a let down, it's the same design they've been recycling forever, I do know of a couple of photographers that have sold their 85mm f1.2 for the Zeiss though, they like the way it renders and that their shots no longer have the same look and feel as everyone else's.


The 50mm f1.4 on the other hand is quite a lens i think, not brutally sharp, but it's got a beautiful signature i think (and I'm far from a zeiss snob), I'd get a 50mm f1.4 if i had any cash right now. AF is not super important, although the fact that one can't get a split screen prism for a 5D without paying a few hundred for a modified 1 series screen is putting me off...


You can adapt ZF lens to EOS via an adapter and you have the same lens zeiss is selling as ZE. Personally, i love the EOS mount for the ability to mount so many things to it, Nikon F, Leica R, Minolta, Contax, Medium format stuff... People are scared to mitch and match with brands, but I'm a big fan of it, use the best lens for the job, canon is not the end all be all in lens.

[mpphoto12]

you can get adapters to fit nikon glass on canon ? could i get more info on this? thanks

[samoksner]

The adapters are a male EOS mount on one end and a female Nikon F (or Leica R or whatever) mount on the other end. It just so happens that the eos mount is large enough in diameter that many lens are adaptable to the mount as long as the flange to plane distance can be matched.


What i mean is this, the distance between the mount and the sensor or film is a certain number of millimeters, as long as the other brand's mount is designed to have a greater distance then the EOS mount, there is space for an adapter to fit between the camera moutn and the lens and it works great.


Some converters come built in with Focus confirmation chips so the little dot comes up (or beeps) when focus is acheived, some mounts will allow you to use stop down metering...


http://static.photo.net/attachments/bboard/00H/00HK11-31226784.JPG


http://www.cameraquest.com/frames/4saleReos.htm


Camera quest sells very expensive adapters ($175) but these are well manufacterd so that things will fit well and not wobble, get loose, ect. Adapters range from $20 to $175, try one and check it out.

[samoksner]

I forgot to mention, this basic mount works perfectly with any lens that has an aperture ring, but G lens do not work (they automatically stop down). Many EOS users have craved the Nikon 14-24 f2.8 G and have invested in a more complex adapter that allows to use G lens and control the aperture by rotating the adapter:


here is a link to the people that designed it and are selling it: http://www.16-9.net/nikon_g/


Here is a comprehensive review of the product: http://www.davidclapp.co.uk/nikon1424.php

[Benjamin]

Many EOS users have craved the Nikon 14-24 f2.8 G and have invested in a more complex adapter that allows to use G lens and control the aperture by rotating the adapter:
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In this case would you just got a Nikon camera instead though? I know it's some $3000 investment (i.g. D700), but you got into the Nikon system that way - in fact, a very worthy investment IMO if you're determined enough to try hard to adapt a 14-24/2.8 onto a Canon body. That way, you can thereby to use Nikon's best lenses like their recent AF-S lens all the way.


Take the advantage of both Canon (fast focus, super tele lenses, fast primes) and Nikon (recent AF-S zooms, FF low noise bodies) gives you the best system there is.