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Is it the "in your face" color pop or the 3D rendering that you don't like?All legacy, don't like the Zeiss look to be frank...
This is a kind of what I'm expecting as well, Guy. However, some of Tim Ashley's recent comparison files were enough for me to at least take a peek before ordering the 55.So far I don't see the 24-70 at 55mm being anywhere near the 55 1.8. One fact is the prime is awesome wide open at 1.8 and the zoom starts at 5.6. Hardly comparable. The 55 is maybe the best lens I have seen at its focal length as far as resolving power.
Is it the "in your face" color pop or the 3D rendering that you don't like?
Oh you should no doubt. At F8 it's extremely close you just lose those wider apertures compared to the 55This is a kind of what I'm expecting as well, Guy. However, some of Tim Ashley's recent comparison files were enough for me to at least take a peek before ordering the 55.
I gotcha. They are crisp on the subject but the transitions are soft which is what give that 3D look I guess. Classic rendering is cool too though.
It's the contrast and crispness to be honest, I prefer a far more delicate rendition.
This Zeiss vs Leica difference has been ongoing for as long as I can remember. By and large, Zeiss lenses have always tended to be ultra sharp, ultra contrasty, ultra accurate where Leica's lens designers tend to a more delicate and subtle rendering model. Individual lenses stray from this generalization, but it seems to be the two companies' themes, and has been almost literally forever.
It's the contrast and crispness to be honest, I prefer a far more delicate rendition.