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Review Date
June 11, 2009
Overall Rating
 4 of 5
Value Rating
 5 of 5
Used product for
More than 1 year
Visitors rate this review
4.00 of 5, 1 votes
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Reviewed by
Ramray
, Intermediate
Price Paid
$200.00
at ebay
Photography Experience
21+ years
, Outdoor
Summary
The best short teles I have ever used were this Planar and the 90/2.8 Leitz. As this is now such a bargan, it is the best overall. Sharp, crisp with color and detail that are just amazing.
Strengths
Sharp, Crisp
Inexpensive for a Zeiss
Great Bokeh
Small and light
Weaknesses
Sometimes the G1 has difficulty locking focus wiht thei lins, but with the G2 it is fine
Similar Products Used
Leitz (90), Canon, Nikon, Minolta (100s)
Customer Service
Never needed-moot now as no longer in exisitance
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Review Date
January 17, 2004
Overall Rating
 5 of 5
Value Rating
5 of 5
Used product for
More than 1 year
Visitors rate this review
5.00 of 5, 1 votes
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Reviewed by
Johann B
, Expert
, from Concord, Cow Hampshire, USA
Price Paid
$550.00
at NY Discount
Photography Experience
6-10 years
, People
Summary
It's my favorite portrait lens, bar none. It's sharp where you want it to be, but has lovely bokeh where you don't want it sharp, and has little enough depth of field that you can play with sharpness/bokeh in portraits.
Strengths
sharp, great bokeh, inexpensive, professional results, nice color rendition, great contrast
Weaknesses
none so far...
Similar Products Used
zeiss 85/1.4, asahi 85/1.8, leitz 90/2 APO
Customer Service
not needed
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Review Date
May 5, 2003
Overall Rating
5 of 5
Value Rating
5 of 5
Used product for
More than 1 year
Visitors rate this review
4.00 of 5, 1 votes
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Reviewed by
Roberto Walking
, Expert
, from Italy
Price Paid
$400.00
at Italy
Photography Experience
21+ years
, Other
Summary
Very solid and well made.superlative sharp and resolution.very pleasant the out-focus performance. With G1 it is perfect at 2.8 too!
Strengths
high resolution lens. incredibly cheaper than Leitz lens.
Weaknesses
No deep of field
Similar Products Used
Nikkor 105 2.5,Planar 85 1.4, Zuiko 100 2.8, Jupiter 9 2, Elmar 90 4
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Review Date
April 19, 2002
Overall Rating
5 of 5
Value Rating
5 of 5
Used product for
3 Months to 1 year
Visitors rate this review
5.00 of 5, 1 votes
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Reviewed by
Clive Hickman
, Intermediate
, from Carlsbad, CA
Price Paid
$299.00
at Delta
Photography Experience
11-20 years
, Outdoor
Summary
As with all of the Zeiss G lenses, this one is simply excellent. Sharpness is incredible, contrast and color unmatched by anything else I have used including highly rated Nikkors. Skin tones are natural and it is possible to pick out the pores of the skin in portraits taken from 15 feet away and blown up on a 60 by 60 screen. As good as a Hasselblad? Probably. This lens is a gem and the entire G system is a delight--it is THE state of the art for sharpness, contrast, build-quality and convenience.
Strengths
Incredible value for money--the Leica focal length equivalent is inferior according to some tests and it is four times the cost. Very light--I love taking my G2 and 5 lenses on vacation--everything fits in a small Lowepro that weighs so little you can carry the equipment all day without discomfort.
Weaknesses
None
Similar Products Used
Nikon 105mm 1.8
Nikon 80-200mm
Customer Service
I hear its good
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Review Date
March 18, 2002
Overall Rating
5 of 5
Value Rating
5 of 5
Used product for
More than 1 year
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Reviewed by
Meryl Arbing
, Intermediate
, from Toronto, ON, Canada
Price Paid
$500.00
at Henry''s (Toronto)
Photography Experience
2-5 years
, Outdoor
Summary
An exceptional lens which is completely up to Zeiss standards of quality and manufacture.
One must be mindful that when used whide open and a close distances that the lens has a very shallow depth of field and those who are not aware of this may find themselves disappointed but, once you learn to account for this there is usually no more surprises
Strengths
Incredibly sharp and well built. You can handhold this lens much more easily than and SLR
Weaknesses
The shallow DOF takes some experience to account for
Similar Products Used
Zeiss 85/f1.4 SLR
Customer Service
No fault found!
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