[Fenwoodian]

I have already taken my Zeiss ZF 100mm f/2 Macro lens apart. Below are two photos.

The first shows that this lens has a long piece of metal that is attached to the underside of the aperture ring. None of the other Zeiss ZF lenses that I have Leitax modified had this.

The second photo shows the little receiver that this long piece of metal must fit into when re-assembling this lens. If you forget to put this long piece of metal back into this special slot, your aperture will not work properly.

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Last edited by Fenwoodian; 11-14-2016 at 08:49 PM.

[NZ_Ross]

My little river reconstruction nearing completion. Been tossing it off for three years on this glorious project.

Project is looking good

[HopelessTogger]

Project is looking good

It's comin' on, Ross. We got the rest of the site to do and should be wrapped up by Christmas. Then I'm heading home to Thailand for six months.

[ranchy]

Zeiss 28

[DogLover]

Zeiss 28

Lovely shots! Glad to see some from the 28, it feels under-represented here and it's definitely been way too long since i got mine out.

[Tas]

A small seaside town south of the border in NSW has some excellent rock formations and wonderful clear skies for astro.

Distagon T* 21/2.8 ZK



Follow the link to Flickr for a larger view.

Oh, and in hindsight I wished I'd taken a pano of the scene as I feel this seems cramped and I have a desire to see the left of the rockpool and further to the right. Guess I'll have to go back and get it right.

Tas

[ranchy]

Lovely shots! Glad to see some from the 28, it feels under-represented here and it's definitely been way too long since i got mine out.

Thanks.


Time to bring out your 28 for more phototaking.

[jeffshaddix]

Thanks.


Time to bring out your 28 for more phototaking.

Alright ranchy, you're walking a fine line posting in both the Zeiss and Voigtlander threads with pictures from the same shoot. A fine line of Cosina assembled lenses that is...

How do you feel that the color skopar held up to your Zeiss? I've gone back and forth on that lens for a while. Your results look great in both sets. Well done!

[ranchy]

Alright ranchy, you're walking a fine line posting in both the Zeiss and Voigtlander threads with pictures from the same shoot. A fine line of Cosina assembled lenses that is...

How do you feel that the color skopar held up to your Zeiss? I've gone back and forth on that lens for a while. Your results look great in both sets. Well done!

hmm.. tough one.. CV lends to have its own style i felt. Hard for me to really describe the differences.
hee..

[acoufap]

A small seaside town south of the border in NSW has some excellent rock formations and wonderful clear skies for astro.

Distagon T* 21/2.8 ZK



Follow the link to Flickr for a larger view.

Oh, and in hindsight I wished I'd taken a pano of the scene as I feel this seems cramped and I have a desire to see the left of the rockpool and further to the right. Guess I'll have to go back and get it right.

Tas

I like this image very much - really nice! And I'd like to have this lens too. 😉

[JimBrennan]

A small seaside town south of the border in NSW has some excellent rock formations and wonderful clear skies for astro.

Distagon T* 21/2.8 ZK



Follow the link to Flickr for a larger view.

Oh, and in hindsight I wished I'd taken a pano of the scene as I feel this seems cramped and I have a desire to see the left of the rockpool and further to the right. Guess I'll have to go back and get it right.

Tas

I love this shot. I like your composition!! Incredibly sharp. I just joined the club and purchased a Distagon T* 35. I guess with the right skill set all the Ziess Distagon lenses look as sharp? I can't wait until it arrives!!!

[Tas]

like this image very much - really nice! And I'd like to have this lens too.

Thanks for the positive feedback. There's limited scope to pick up the 21/2.8 ZK, but with the Leitax adaptor to convert ZF/ZF2 to ZK this no longer matters. I hope you pick one up soon.

I love this shot. I like your composition!! Incredibly sharp. I just joined the club and purchased a Distagon T* 35. I guess with the right skill set all the Ziess Distagon lenses look as sharp? I can't wait until it arrives!!!

Cheers Jim, I think you'll find your 2/35 is just as sharp. These Zeiss lenses are something special.

[mwilky55]

Recently did a Leitax conversion....while I'm not sure how well I did it, the lens works pretty well. I really like how it handles color. Also recently got a very good deal on 35 ZK.....what a beautifully made lens. Will post pics from that in the near future.

So I managed to pick up the 50+100 Makro Planars! I've yet to really to much with them, other than a brief play. They blow my mind!

Here's a quick shot from the 50mm

here is a quick sample I also took with the 100mm

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oh, shot this with a polariser filter also...