Zeiss 15mm Distagon T* f/2.8

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A new addition to an already sparkling line up. Expect to part with £2500 though. :thinking:

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http://www.popphoto.com/gear/2012/03/new-gear-zeiss-distagon-t-28-zf2-ze-prime-lens

http://www.kenrockwell.com/zeiss/slr/15mm-f28.htm
 
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Too wide for me, I have the ZF.2 35/2 and 25/2.8 and rarely wish to go wider, I am going to add the 50/1.4 in the near future.

It looks as if it could be the super wide to get if that is your area of interest, but I often look at the 21/2.8 images and get lost in them, as fine a lens as that is.

That is indeed a hefty price, but there are a fair number of elements in it, I think you would know that you have that beast mounted.
 
Looks to be the ideal wide field astrophotography lens....
I would absolutely love one for landscape, but the price is extreme.
 
vulcan2912 said:
That is one seriously nice piece of kit.It's a shame they couldn't engineer it to have a removable hood though.At £2500 I think I will have to make do with my 17 TS&E though.

Cheers
Gary
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Over on FM they are discussing the best Dremel tool to use to remove it :D
 
vulcan2912 said:
That is one seriously nice piece of kit.It's a shame they couldn't engineer it to have a removable hood though.At £2500 I think I will have to make do with my 17 TS&E though.

Cheers
Gary
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Yep, that's the main downfall for me. The inability to attach the Lee filter system without extra due cost (like with the Lee 14-24 set up) is a let down. Plus I'm not even sure Lee even make a 95mm adaptor ring. Do they?! The great thing about this lens though is its serious attention to addressing distortion at this focal range.
 
Digifrog said:
Yep, that's the main downfall for me. The inability to attach the Lee filter system without extra due cost (like with the Lee 14-24 set up) is a let down. Plus I'm not even sure Lee even make a 95mm adaptor ring. Do they?! The great thing about this lens though is its serious attention to addressing distortion at this focal range.
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I don't think you can attach any square filters to it, unless you hacksaw the hood (i.e. they won't cover the whole frame). As it is 17mm TSE or 14mm f/2.8L II are more attractive, partially down to the cost.
Zeiss 21 and 25 are a different story. 18mm is not bad either.
 
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