Poll: what is your preference? 24-70 II @28mm or Zeiss 2/28 ZF

rebel99 wrote:

thank you for posting these comparison photos, i have both lenses (zeiss 21mm f2.8 and 100mm f2.0) on canon mount so it will help my expectation from both lenses, as i haven't used neither extensively as of yet! i have noticed that perhaps the metering in your photo with canon 24-70 f2.8II could be off because it seems a bit darker or under exposed!

i have 2 zeiss lenses (as i have mentioned above), 21mm f2.8 distagon and 100mm f2.0 makro, and i clearly see the advantage goes to zeiss optics when i compare my result. it seems like zeiss lenses have their own signature and characteristic that are unmatched, whether it is sharpness or micro contrast, but they are distinct, imho. i just received my canon 24-70 f2.8II and i haven't used it seriously yet but from short period that i have used it casually, i have noticed the iq of this lens to be on par with zeiss lenses in every aspect. i have plan to use these lenses for the purpose of comparison shortly and hopefully be able to post my result for participants in these forums soon

cheerz.

I eagerly await this comparison. My Zeiss 28 isn't the lofty 21mm but it is considered quite good but I'd like to see this though the mismatch in FL will be a problem for some.

I bracketed these shots so that I would have a variety of shutter speeds to match as closely as possible. I was able to obatin the same aperture and shutter speed for both images but the one still turned out a bit darker than the other. if you downloaded the RAWs and turned everything to zero and matched WB, the 24-70 II still turns out darker (or should we say more contrasty?). Perhaps the coatings are doing this.