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Who says the 35/f2 has no magic?

Started Apr 1, 2019 | Discussions thread
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Re: There's no magic for me...
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TRIODEROB wrote:

absquatulate wrote:

TRIODEROB wrote:

absquatulate wrote:

It's just rendering, only the photo creates any magic, the lenses is just a tool to assist in image creation. I understand the enthusiasm for some lenses, and that in itself can motivate us to go and take more images, and once in a while come up with something we love, but in reality it's only us that can make the magic happen.

what if I could show you where highly trained professional optical engineers from germany and japan are not in agreement with this statement ?

It's not a statement from an optical engineer's perspective, it's a statement from photographer's perspective.

would you find it interesting information ?

Go for it....

the 35 1.4 is very close to this design

here is what Zeiss has to say about it:

"The C-SONNAR T* 1.5/50 ZM is a very special lens; based on a classical lens design concept from the 1930´s. .... This lens ‘draws’ your subject in a fine, flattering manner and is therefore ideally suited for portraiture. It renders a sharpness that is slightly rounded, being less aggressive than in contemporary lens designs..."

I'm sure it does, it doesn't contradict what I said though. I like lenses with character, but they're not much good if you take rubbish images with them, that's all on the photographer.

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