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The Tapeless One
Introduction:
In tje span of 2-3 weeks I am fortunate enough to have some of the best 35mm SLR lenses at my disposal. I would like to thank Gary (username: GMOE) for providing me (for FREE !) and trusting me with 3 Zeiss prime lenses. We are interested to see how the Zeiss prime would hold up against the Nikon f2.8 zoom lenses.
I dont have access to expensive resolution charts , color charts .....etc, nor am I intending to purchase them. So if you are looking for scientific numbers, you might have to look elsewhere. I will try to be as comprehensive as possible in my tests.
Part I: Initial Impression.
On the left from (top - bottom):
Zeiss Distagon ZF: 25mm/f2.8
Zeiss: Planar ZF: 50mm f1.4
Zeiss Planar ZF: 85mm/f1.4
On the right (top - bottom):
Nikon ED AF-S 17-35mm f2.8
Nikon ED AF-S 28-70mm f2.8
Nikon ED Af 80-200mm f2.8
Obviously, the Nikon zoom lenses are huge both in terms of weights and length compared to the Zeiss primes. This means that
a) You need a bigger tripod that can balance a higher capacity weight.
b) You will have a front heavy rig that would want to nose dive to the ground. Meaning: you need to find a way to balance your rig on the tripod. You might also need to use a lens support rail for thee Nikon 80-200mm. Being robustly built, the Letus extreme itself is hefty.
c) You will need longer rails with the long Nikon zoom Lenses.
I am fortunate that the rig is able to balance everything without any sort of aid. Here is the longest Nikon Zoom lens (80-200mm) sitting perfectly balanced on my Sachtler tripod. The rail system is the Cavision Letus Extreme edition. The length of the rails is 27" that should allow me to attach a mattebox.
Even with the addition of a mattebox and couple of filters, I still have room to adjust the Sachtler plate backwards. Plus, the higher capacity Sony battery would weight more and help distribute the overall weight to the rear.
With the longer Zeiss 85mm prime, a 19" or 18" rail should be plenty enough to support the whole rig (including a mattebox).
In tje span of 2-3 weeks I am fortunate enough to have some of the best 35mm SLR lenses at my disposal. I would like to thank Gary (username: GMOE) for providing me (for FREE !) and trusting me with 3 Zeiss prime lenses. We are interested to see how the Zeiss prime would hold up against the Nikon f2.8 zoom lenses.
I dont have access to expensive resolution charts , color charts .....etc, nor am I intending to purchase them. So if you are looking for scientific numbers, you might have to look elsewhere. I will try to be as comprehensive as possible in my tests.
Part I: Initial Impression.
On the left from (top - bottom):
Zeiss Distagon ZF: 25mm/f2.8
Zeiss: Planar ZF: 50mm f1.4
Zeiss Planar ZF: 85mm/f1.4
On the right (top - bottom):
Nikon ED AF-S 17-35mm f2.8
Nikon ED AF-S 28-70mm f2.8
Nikon ED Af 80-200mm f2.8
Obviously, the Nikon zoom lenses are huge both in terms of weights and length compared to the Zeiss primes. This means that
a) You need a bigger tripod that can balance a higher capacity weight.
b) You will have a front heavy rig that would want to nose dive to the ground. Meaning: you need to find a way to balance your rig on the tripod. You might also need to use a lens support rail for thee Nikon 80-200mm. Being robustly built, the Letus extreme itself is hefty.
c) You will need longer rails with the long Nikon zoom Lenses.
I am fortunate that the rig is able to balance everything without any sort of aid. Here is the longest Nikon Zoom lens (80-200mm) sitting perfectly balanced on my Sachtler tripod. The rail system is the Cavision Letus Extreme edition. The length of the rails is 27" that should allow me to attach a mattebox.
Even with the addition of a mattebox and couple of filters, I still have room to adjust the Sachtler plate backwards. Plus, the higher capacity Sony battery would weight more and help distribute the overall weight to the rear.
With the longer Zeiss 85mm prime, a 19" or 18" rail should be plenty enough to support the whole rig (including a mattebox).
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