A man may take a day off and just enjoy the reviews.
And lately, PZ has been churning them out like it's going out of style - not that it's a bad thing, of course.
Shall we talk about that diffraction issue? I wonder what Sony is doing there with the aperture.
Quote:As mentioned, the Zeiss is sharper in close focus scenarios. Whether this is relevant to you ... well ...
Klaus, may I ask, what distance you mean by close focus, practically? Around min focus distance, or longer?
Thanks for the review.
I'm thinking of selling my Batis 85 now
Quote:Shall we talk about that diffraction issue? I wonder what Sony is doing there with the aperture.
As mentioned both lenses, more so the Sony, had an overexposure tendency at medium/small aperture settings.
But again - is that overly relevant? How often are you shooting at f/11 with such a lens?
Quote:Klaus, may I ask, what distance you mean by close focus, practically? Around min focus distance, or longer?
I didn't do any formal testing from where the quality decreases substantially.
While the images aren't meant for that the softness is quite apparent on the bokeh fringing images.
The Zeiss has a floating system similar to macro lenses so it's not surprising that it manages to keep the quality on a very high level.