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Man, do you have a tuff choice. They are both wonderful.
My preference would be the 40SC. For B&W it's very old school.
The real decision would be the converted focal length.
The FOV seems close but it really isn't.
I tend to like wider because I see that way but between the 2 you are working with, I'd still take the 40mm.
Don
Well Ed,Hi, lovely images!
Could you please share with your impressions of differences using Zeiss ZF both on Nex and DSLR (I presume you have used them on either Canon or Nikon?).
If I compare my RAW files of Zeiss ZF on canon 30D to RAW files from NEX-3 of Contax G lenses, I can see a noticeable difference in favor of canon files. I am mainly talking of sharpness here. I need to sharpen nex ones to achieve similar results. Now, it could be dues to initial settings that both cameras apply to RAW files. I know that in canon you can adjust sharpness on RAW prior to pressing the button (have not seen this in NEX-3). Could be also that my camera is not up to specifications.
What are your impressions?
Regards
Ed
No, with new firmware it's memorizing the last manual focus place when you zoom, so it's more comfortable to switch between zooming MF and full picture or multi shots for various apertures (before it went directly to centre of the picture .newworld666, I have been shooting my NEX5 with Legacy lenses since it first came out .... (unless I have missed a even newer update than I have) I have seen not one advantage for those using these lenses in these 2 software updates. It has helped using the Nex lenses and Alpha lenses but my manual focus legacy glass shooting is the same now as it was on day one. What am I missing? How have the upgrades helped your manual focus shooting?
I definitely need an eyeglass but these ZA lenses are gems of all alpha mount optics.The CZ135 must be the sharpest prime. With low DOF, but perfect sharp and good contrast at F1.8.
Sharper than my Min Apo 200mm and Min 100mm f2.0.