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Not a review (yet), just a preview. I got home yesterday to find a package sitting at my front door. I wasn't sure what it was, and was very surprised to see that this arrived 12 days early!!!



It was about tucker time, so I fired up the BBQ, threw on some mystery meat and took some first shots.

I'm not sure what f-stop this was. As i hadn't added the lens info to the D200 by this stage. But this one is about f2-f2.8ish


f1.4


f1.4


f1.4


I've got a wedding on saturday, so i'll try it then and give you all a real review.

hmmm.....yummy

What was the damage

Looks good Andrew. Will be interested to see how it compares to the Nikkor equivalent!

$500 USD for the lens.
$40 USD for the shipping.
$2 AUD for the mystery meat.
$0 for customs. lucky me.

Being told by a train guard today not to take photos due to "security risks" - priceless.

f1.4

padey wrote:$500 USD for the lens.
$40 USD for the shipping.
$2 AUD for the mystery meat.
$0 for customs. lucky me.

Being told by a train guard today not to take photos due to "security risks" - priceless.

f1.4

AUD10,000 for the tripple heart bypass after consuming sausages with cheese on top

Looking forward to seeing your wedding pics further on.

US$500.00? is it worth to own it than the Nikkor 50/1.4?
What're the pros and con? but it seems to me it's overpriced.

Andrew, look forward to your review. I thought the same as Huynhie, all that cheese can't be good on top of the fat content of sausages

Don't worry fellas, i washed them down with a beer, opps i mean carrot juice.

Here is some taken in a flash-free museum.

D200 ISO 1400 f1.4


D200 ISO 1600 f2.8

I am amazed at the iso performance of the D200 and the sharpness of the lens.

Looks good so far. I look forward to seeing how it goes with portraits.

The lens seems to be a beauty. BTW it is a Zeiss, not a Ziess
(I'm an old 'Kraut", I should know ... )

I'm also looking forward to portrait shots and some reproductive photography.

Regards,
CD

christiand wrote:reproductive photography.

Porn euphamism?

Hi MCWB,

porn ? Not
You may have discovered one of my 'English being my second language'
'beauties'.
I have discovered a few of them over time and will not mention them ...
Reproductive photography, reproductional photography; the photography which in German is called Reproduktionsphotographie.
A certain type of photography which reproduces the image of things, mainly for printing purposes. BTW the same word for something in one language has a completely different meaning in another language.
i.e: the word preservative in English means chemicals which preserve
food.
The word Preservativ in German means condom.
I like my food with no condoms (preservatives) !!!

Regards,
CD

Excellent Christian, thanks! Actually it's préservatif in French too, and again the classic student mistake is to ask, "Are there condoms in this wine/food/etc"?

birddog114 wrote:US$500.00? is it worth to own it than the Nikkor 50/1.4?
What're the pros and con? but it seems to me it's overpriced.

Birdy,

The con is the price and on some F-mount bodies you'll find it hard to MA in low light. Made even harder with a shallow DOF wide open.

The pro is the contrast wide open. With the Nikkor glass at f1.4 you lose contrast, but with the zeiss it retains it.

1. Shot in RAW, converted to jpg, resized. No other PP.
D200 ISO400 f5.6


2. Shot in RAW, converted to jpg, resized. No other PP.
D200 ISO100 f1.4


3. Shot in RAW, converted to jpg, B&W and sharpened.
D200 ISO1000 f2.8

That last photo is a winner!!!!

very nice.

So the Nikkor 50/1.4 is still safe to play and I still like or prefer the mood of the nikkor 50/1.4 than the Zeiss.

Great wedding shots, especially the last one. Congratulations, the lens seems fantastic.

Alex

Alex wrote:Great wedding shots, especially the last one. Congratulations, the lens seems fantastic.

Alex

Thanks Alex. This 50mm retains the most contrast wide open of any f1.4 I've used.

Zeiss glass is amazing!