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Sony Sonnar T* FE 55mm f/1.8 ZA at night and indoor with Sony A7

2016-04-13 Posted by Hin Man

20160308-DSC01080
by Hin Man, on Flickr

All shot with A7 and FE 55mm f/1.8. I wish every one of my lens work like the FE55. It has good color, sharpness and pictures has a good pop in depth.

I was late at the office and ran into an marketing event and I happened to have my camera. I was having a box of to-go food from food truck and I shot all pictures single handed with an umbrella and box of food in my left hand and shot solely on my right hand. The color pops from the Zeiss lens gets my heart and the money that I overspent on this lens.

REI Ultrapod II mini-tripod & Big Lenses

2009-10-02 Posted by Hin Man

The REI Ultrapod II mini-tripod has been my best companion that I always kept it together in the case of my DynaTran Amvona tripod. My recent table top product shots of heavy lens is a testament that this mini-tripod can take on heavy weight. I can always count on it for product shots of my gear. I used it on a 3.5 lb lens with Carl Zeiss Jena Sonnar 180mm f/2.8 in M42 and my latest Tamron SP 80-200mm f/2.8 adaptall-2 30A, it is not a problem for the 1 foot long mini tripod. It is as dependable as I can hope for a product that cost me little when I got it in REI store online about the time that I bought my Pentax K100D in 2007.

3.5 lb Carl Zeiss Jena Sonnar 180mm f/2.8
on Ultrapod II

Debuting Lens with an attitude

Maybe close to 4 lbs
with Tamron SP 80-200mm f/2.8 adaptall-2 30A
with metal hood, and 01F 2x teleconverter
and Canon 70-200mm f/4.0 ring collar

There is a tip that I can share with my readers in hooking up the tripod without a quick release. While there may be an option to buy separate quick release for mounting head, I simply use it as is originally designed. I collapse the three legs and use the collapsed legs to aid to make it easier to screw in the nut onto the mounting hole on tripod ring or camera body. Not the perfect solution but this way of planned mounting will make the mounting task easier.

With legs collapsed
Velcro strap is in place to tie up the legs

Mount using the collapsed legs to
aid the mounting in clockwise direction
screwing nut onto the the mounting hole in
tripod ring or camera body bottom

again, legs collapsed and mount first onto lens
tripod mounting hole

Impressions & Notes

Very sturdy and value add for a small mini-tripod. I hope I can find copies to buy as give-away gifts planned for subscribers, commenter, friends of this blog page
A great gadget to use in hiking with small setup
Absolute joy to use with point & shoot camera
Velcro strap may not be strong enough to hold a heavy setup.
No issues on using it on table top for set up from 3.5 to 4 lbs
Tip in mounting includes using the collapsed legs and Velcro to secure the mounting screw nut onto the mounting hole with ease while turning the collapsed legs in a clockwise direction.

Carl Zeiss Jena Sonnar 180mm f/2.8 (m42) -- 2nd copy

2009-06-10 Posted by Hin Man

I finally have some product shots of my 2nd copy of Carl Zeiss Jena Sonnar 180mm f/2.8 in M42 mount. The lens comes with a Pentaxcon6 to M42. It is in great cosmetic condition.

with hood and cap

Carl Zeiss Jena Sonnar 180mm f/2.8 (m42)

without hood

Carl Zeiss Jena Biotar 58mm f/2.0 On Portraits

2009-03-23 Posted by Hin Man

I tried the lens for portraits and few are cropped to show the sharpness. I used mostly between f/3.2 and f/4.0 in ISO 100 and 200.

Carl Zeiss Jena Biotar 58mm f/2.0 On Portraits

Carl Zeiss Jena Biotar 58mm f/2.0 (M42)

2009-03-02 Posted by Hin Man

Few product shots with silver Czj Biotar 58mm f/2.0 with 10 blades to share with you all. Unlike modern lens, the aperture has no stops, it move continuously as you turn the aperture ring. You see round circular opening as you move through different apertures.

Blades look like a flower

I took product shot of the silver lens with my first SLR film camera with Praktica MTL5

Update:

I do not know that this oddie is actually a preset lens. There is a hidden preset ring that one needs to pull out away from the camera for setting the desired aperture.

Carl Zeiss Jena Flektogon 35mm f/2.4 (m42)

2008-12-15 Posted by Hin Man

I bought this lens from a friend of mine as an alternative to try out as an interim replacement for Pentax FA 31mm f/1.8 limited. While it is not as fast as my Lady Queen, or Pentax FA 35mm f/2.0, its close focus capability on this lens is quite outstanding. I test it out today preparing it for trading up to Pentax FA 35mm f/2.0. Here are my initial impressions:

Lens is well built like other Czj lens, likely made in Germany like other DDR lenses
Its close focus is quite outstanding when I try it. It should be very close to 1:2
minimum focusing distance is shorter than 0.2 meter
In M42 mount with a large lens base, can be easily converted to K mount if needed
MF on this lens is outstanding with a large focus throw
Bokeh seems decent in the few test shots that I have done
Filter size is 49mm and it makes it ideal to share in filter and close up diopter
Though lens barrel is metal, there is bigger amount of plastic in the front element

Lens Product Shot

Carl Zeiss Jena Flektogon 35mm f/2.4 (m42)

MFD is shorter than 0.2 meters

The lens is not big, quite compact, but nothing can beat the size of
my recent purchase of M pancake in 40mm
Pentax M 40mm f/2.8
in the right hand side

Test Shots:

#1
Product shot in using close-up on
Sigma 17-70mm f/2.8-4.5

Carl Zeiss Jena Flektogon 35mm f/2.4 (m42) Test Shot with Pentax K20D

#2
Close up with lunch plate

#3
wide open in f/2.4

Carl Zeiss Jena 135mm f/3.5 (M42)

2008-11-05 Posted by Hin Man

Carl Zeiss Jena Sonnar 135mm f/3.5 (M42)

I get this Carl Zeiss Jena 135mm along with my Carl Zeiss Jena Sonnar 180mm f/2.8 and both lens are in M 42 mount and since I bought way too many lens, I can't afford to have time in testing each one thoroughly. I am afraid this good old popular Carl Zeiss glass will be sent to my friend before I can find time to take test pictures in the November rainy season of California.

This Carl Zeiss 135mm f/3.5 looks very much like my Schneider 135mm f/3.5 (M42) in terms of size. And the Carl Zeiss glass comes with a built in lens hood which is nice. In terms of build, the Schnieder has a classic style and antique look to it whereas the Carl Zeiss has a more modern look. Both are made in Germany and known to produce great pictures with smooth bokeh and great contrast.

Test Photos:

Carl Zeiss Jena Sonnar 135mm f/3.5 (M42) Test Shot with Pentax K10D

Impressions & Notes

Lens is well built, pictures are surprisingly sharp wide open in f/3.5 aperture
Lens is small in size, 49mm filter size and it has a built in lens hood
Lens has a large base and that allows easy conversion from M42 to K mount lens with an altered adapter.
Focusing ring is bit too stiff for me for manual focusing. Compared this lens to Schneider 135mm f/3.5 (M42), I much prefer the focusing in Schneider. But the focusing throw is close to 3/4 turn. Manual focusing can be a bit harder than the Schneider 135mm f/3.5.
Bokeh, color, and contrast are excellent in this lens. It has similar IQ qualities to my Schneider 135mm f/3.5, also from Germany.
I used Cosina 1:1 matched macro adapter on some of the close up test shots, the outcome come very close to a Macro 1:2 lens
Overall a good M42 lens that I have no hesitation in recommendation

Carl Zeiss Jena Sonnar 180mm f/2.8 (M42)

2008-10-27 Posted by Hin Man

This is my heaviest lens that I have ever handled. When I grab it with two hands, I am thinking of a football with touch down. It weighs about 3.5 lb and filter size is 95mm and lens cap size is 119mm. It is huge.

When I place the Zeiss German glass along with my Pentax K 300mm f/4.0 and Vivitar Series 1 70-210mm f/3.5 from Tokina, my other bigger lens appear to be small and slim. I am very excited to test this Zebra lens that has a distinct pattern of zebra black and white strips. This lens first come with the Pentacon 6 mount and it probably works with Praktica camera in the past. The lens that I get is fitted with M42 mount and I have to use the Genuine Pentax M42 to K adapter as the size is so big and any mishaps from a 3rd party adapter will likely damage my K10D body

With the lens hood mounted, the lens cap is 119mm in size and it is the biggest of all lens cap that I have seen. The filter and lens size of my biggest lens used to be 77mm and they all seem so small as compared to the Zeiss 180mm. I place a 49mm lens cap on top of the giant 119mm lens cap and you see the relative size in comparison.

You can knock someone who attempts to steal your gear with this football lens. The only problem that I see is that it will take you longer time to dismount this lens.

Related:

Hin's Photo Corner

Sony Sonnar T* FE 55mm f/1.8 ZA at night and indoor with Sony A7

REI Ultrapod II mini-tripod & Big Lenses

Carl Zeiss Jena Sonnar 180mm f/2.8 (m42) -- 2nd copy

Carl Zeiss Jena Biotar 58mm f/2.0 On Portraits

Carl Zeiss Jena Biotar 58mm f/2.0 (M42)

Carl Zeiss Jena Flektogon 35mm f/2.4 (m42)

Carl Zeiss Jena 135mm f/3.5 (M42)

Carl Zeiss Jena Sonnar 180mm f/2.8 (M42)

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