[rollei_list] Re: Zeiss 1.4 55
- From: Thor Legvold <tlegvold@xxxxxx>
- To: rollei_list@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Mon, 26 Aug 2013 13:54:45 +0200
The film/motion picture industry, arguably the heavist user of fine optics,
does everything manual focus, and (in general) abhors AF. At least for
film/movie work. You're using focus to tell a story, you don't want the camera
to take over the reins....
I think the same thing applied in photography, and when you know your camera,
you should be able to focus as quickly and surely as any AF system. Plus you'll
end up focusing where you want, not where the camera thinks you want.
Cheers,
Thor
(been quiet here lately...)
On 26. aug. 2013, at 11:37, CarlosMFreaza wrote:
> 2013/8/25 <Dirk-Roger.Schmitt@xxxxxx>:
>> I am wondering how it compares to our old Planars....
>>
>> http://blogs.zeiss.com/photo/en/?p=4190
>>
>> And again: Still waiting for AF from Carl Zeiss.
>
> There are some good reasons to use manual focus lenses in the digital
> era, even for digital shooting:
>
> http://digital-photography-school.com/5-situations-when-manual-focus-is-better-than-auto-focus
> http://www.ephotozine.com/article/ten-reasons-when-manual-focus-is-better-than-auto-focus-18416
>
> Photographers using manual focus lenses all the time (like me :) )
> don't need the training suggested at the end of the first article. If
> my memory serves me good, there were some optical reasons CZ preferred
> manual focus for their main lenses.
>
> Carl Zeiss had already manufactured a Planar 1.4/55 lens for the
> Contarex system, it's the same design used for my Rolleinar/Mamiya
> 1.4/55. BTW, this new lens would be different beyond the years from
> the old lens, even for a full frame camera, since the way a sensor
> captures the light is different regarding film, talking about the rays
> angle incidence.
>
> Carlos
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