04-18-2014, 09:24 AM
Hi,
This is the second review I have seen of this lens ( although I wouldn't have posted a link here because PZ will probably test it )
Well, who would have thunk it?
With all the refined craftsmanship that goes into Zeiss lenses and a no compromise brief optically, I thought the Otus would reign supreme for maybe a decade to come, then in less time than it takes to down a couple of beers ( OK very large ones, did I say a couple?) Sigma launch their assault on their adversaire whilst shooting from the hip!
Man O man, this is top league stuff, two "star wars" behemoth optics at the height of their powers firing broadsides from different sides of the planet at one another. But as in many wars, it's not always the size of the explosive shells that wins the day, the Sigma has the latest modern day technology in it's arsenal, the unconquerable system of AF.
Whilst the Otus fires steady manual shots a few of which hit the mark, the incoming accurate fire from the Sigma is totally overwhelming, showing that even the biggest battleships afloat carrying the heaviest amour, that accurate firepower will always win the day.
So it goes without saying that here, the victor is clearly the Sigma, seen steaming off back to it's sector of the universe flags flying, leaving the Otus floundering and battle scarred limping back to base for extensive repairs.
The afterbattle analysis confirms the situation, the Otus's manual rangefiring on the battlefield couldn't come close to the Sigma's computer aided firepower (AF).
A battle has been won, but the war is not over, there are many more focal length battles in front of us, and I'm looking forward to all of them!
This is the second review I have seen of this lens ( although I wouldn't have posted a link here because PZ will probably test it )
Well, who would have thunk it?
With all the refined craftsmanship that goes into Zeiss lenses and a no compromise brief optically, I thought the Otus would reign supreme for maybe a decade to come, then in less time than it takes to down a couple of beers ( OK very large ones, did I say a couple?) Sigma launch their assault on their adversaire whilst shooting from the hip!
Man O man, this is top league stuff, two "star wars" behemoth optics at the height of their powers firing broadsides from different sides of the planet at one another. But as in many wars, it's not always the size of the explosive shells that wins the day, the Sigma has the latest modern day technology in it's arsenal, the unconquerable system of AF.
Whilst the Otus fires steady manual shots a few of which hit the mark, the incoming accurate fire from the Sigma is totally overwhelming, showing that even the biggest battleships afloat carrying the heaviest amour, that accurate firepower will always win the day.
So it goes without saying that here, the victor is clearly the Sigma, seen steaming off back to it's sector of the universe flags flying, leaving the Otus floundering and battle scarred limping back to base for extensive repairs.
The afterbattle analysis confirms the situation, the Otus's manual rangefiring on the battlefield couldn't come close to the Sigma's computer aided firepower (AF).
A battle has been won, but the war is not over, there are many more focal length battles in front of us, and I'm looking forward to all of them!