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Review Date
May 23, 2003
Overall Rating
 5 of 5
Value Rating
 5 of 5
Used product for
3 Months to 1 year
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Reviewed by
William Yu
, Expert
, from Los Angeles, CA
Price Paid
$1400.00
at eBay
Photography Experience
11-20 years
Summary
Excelent lense. Very very sharp and versatile. Besides landscape, I use it for flower picture. Picture are of good color and contrast.
Strengths
Very very sharp, with excelent color and contrast, and natural looking. Small min aperture for max depth of field.
Weaknesses
None
Similar Products Used
Other Zeiss MF primes
Customer Service
No need
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Review Date
May 24, 2002
Overall Rating
 3 of 5
Value Rating
 2 of 5
Used product for
1 to 3 months
Visitors rate this review
2.00 of 5, 4 votes
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Reviewed by
Robert Simons
, Intermediate
, from Kansas City
Price Paid
$2590.00
at NYC
Photography Experience
6-10 years
, Fine Art
Summary
An extremely good lens. As good as or better than other MF macro lenses.
Strengths
Very sharp
Ultra-high quality
Excellent versatility
Weaknesses
Low resale value
On the heavy side
Overpriced
Similar Products Used
Mamiya 645 120mm macro
Bronica PE 100mm macro
Pentax 645 120mm macro
Customer Service
Very friendly and professional
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Review Date
March 30, 2001
Overall Rating
5 of 5
Value Rating
5 of 5
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Reviewed by
Bobby Miller
, Professional
, from New York
Photography Experience
21+ years
, People
Summary
The sharpness of this lens amazes me. I have never used a medium tele medium format lens this sharp. The lens has a certain quality, I'm not sure what it is, that gives images a sense of realism. The colors are extremely saturated, but not unnatural(you will love shooting B&W with it too). For those photographers who love close-up photography and shooting portraits, this lens is IT. It handles well due to its design & light weight. A highly recommended lens.
Strengths
*Sharp! Sharp! Sharp!
*Very saturated colors
*High resolution
*Light weight
Weaknesses
None
Similar Products Used
Hasselblad CFI's 120mm & 180mm.
Customer Service
Never needed
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Review Date
October 12, 2000
Overall Rating
5 of 5
Value Rating
5 of 5
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Reviewed by
Danny Burk
, Expert
, from South Bend, IN
Price Paid
$2100.00
at KEH
Photography Experience
21+ years
, Outdoor
Summary
This lens is one of the main reasons to buy the Contax 645! I have the other lenses from 35mm to 210mm, except the 140mm; all are wonderful, but this is the very best
Strengths
Simply the best lens I've ever used on *any* camera. Incredibly sharp and has the classic Zeiss 3-D look. Chromes with this lens are breathtaking, both on the light box and when projected.
Weaknesses
none
Similar Products Used
Canon EOS (50mm and 180mm macro lenses)
Customer Service
not needed
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Review Date
June 11, 2000
Overall Rating
5 of 5
Value Rating
5 of 5
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Reviewed by
Bradley Hanson
, Professional
, from Seattle, WA USA
Photography Experience
11-20 years
, People
Summary
If you do portraiture in medium format, this is the only lens you need. Not a single complaint aside from the long throw focus. It's easy to focus and bloody sharp.
Strengths
-*THE* sharpest lens I've ever used.
-Focus down to about 4 inches from subject, which can be used for some amazing portraits.
-Uses same 72mm filters as 45,80,140 and 210 lenses.
-Gorgeous bokeh makes for beautiful portraits
-Versatile focal length for people and macro use
Weaknesses
-Focus from minimum to maximum takes more than two complete twists of the barrel.
-Hefty
-I'd like AF sometimes
-Sometimes portraits are too sharp
-When at macro distance, lens is as long as a Louisville Slugger!
Similar Products Used
Mamiya, Hasselblad
Customer Service
No experience
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