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What makes a Carl Zeiss lens so special in a smartphone?
There are smartphones on the market that have a focus towards photography. Some are equipped with a Carl Zeiss lens. I have looked into Wikipedia, which tells me that they are a brand who produces ...
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Lens “family” names - what do they mean and should I care?
Some lens manufacturers have special names for their lens designs/families. Just to name a few:
Leica - Summar/Summarit/Summilux, Elmar/Elmarit, Noctilux
Carl Zeiss - Planar, Tessar, Sonnar, ...
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What are these big Zeiss lenses?
I'm not sure how to ask this other than "What are these big lenses?"
One of the comments mentions that they might be Zeiss. I'm not sure how to tell.
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Why are cine lenses so much more expensive?
For example, compare a cine lens like the Zeiss Compact Prime CP.2 50mm/T2.1 ($3,900) to a high-end DSLR lens like the Canon 50mm f/1.2L ($1418). Both are EF-mount, have the same focal length, and it ...
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Why are Zeiss lenses heavier and larger for Canon EF than Nikon F mounts?
We recently acquired specifications for all DSLR lenses by Carl Zeiss and almost always the Canon EF-mount version is larger and heavier than the Nikon F-mount version. The difference ranges from ...
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Why does Zeiss manufacture only manual focus lenses?
I've heard that Zeiss's quality is very good/great but I'm also curious if it has anything to do with the "manual focus only".
I have read this question but it only partly addresses my question. Is ...
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If I mount a (heavy) cine lens on a DSLR, does it need additional support?
I'm shooting some video and I'm renting a Zeiss CP.2 50mm which is a whopping 2 pound lens. I'd like to mount it on a Canon 7D. Will the lens need some sort of additional support apparatus (i.e. the ...
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Focus shift when stopping down on Zeiss Primes?
I've been reading a lot of lens reviews for prime lenses lately, for 35mm, 50mm, and 85mm lenses. I noticed that Zeiss lenses are made directly in a Canon mount, which has intrigued me. For landscape ...
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Is there any difference in the glass between Zeiss cine and photo lenses?
I've heard that the Zeiss cine lenses (Compact Primes, Ultra Primes, etc...) are just rehoused ZE/ZF.2 lenses. Are there any differences in the glass between their lenses of same focal length (i.e. ...
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What is the difference between microcontrast and sharpness?
I keep hearing the internet talk of this micro contrast from the famous Zeiss lenses. What is it? Is it the same as sharpness? And if so, why is it called differently for Zeiss? Does anyone have any ...
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What is the little metal piece attached to the aperture ring in some Zeiss lenses?
What is the little metal piece attached to the aperture ring in some Zeiss lenses?
What is its purpose?
It is like a little gun sight.
See for example the Planar T* 1.4 50 where the "gun sight" is ...
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Anyone suggests Zeiss 100mm f2 macro planar?
I seriously consider Zeiss 100mm f2 ZF.2 macro planar for my Nikon D800. I want to use it for portraits, macros and tight landscapes. Macro ability is a plus but it's not weather sealed so there may ...
