The Zeiss Contax Vario Sonnar 35-70mm has a cult-like following. You will be hard-pressed to find any reference to it that is anything short of glowing. You might encounter a sourpuss here and there who may complain about it being a push-pull zoom, somewhat prone to zoom creep. When a lens is this otherworldly (perhaps this adjective has not been applied to the 35-70 Vario Sonnar before?) I could not care less.
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For some, the existence and qualities of the little forty-year-old Minolta MD 35-70mm zoom may come as a shock. But I would venture that, for many other serious enthusiasts, this lens needs no introduction.
15 CommentsThe Minolta MD 75-150mm f/4 is a somewhatr obscure yet outstanding lens.
11 CommentsThe Minolta Rokkor MD 24mm f/2.8 is so good, that Leica badge-engineered it as an Elmarit.
12 CommentsA review of a controversial Leica lens: the Vario Elmar R 21-35mm.
11 CommentsWorking with the overlooked Konica Hexanon 57mm f/1.4
27 CommentsI have become very fond of 24mm prime lenses. One reason is that this focal length gives rise to very wide perspectives that look almost…
2 CommentsA little over a year ago I got interested in M42-mount lenses. The original reason, which was being able to use manual focus lenses on…
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The Sony A7s
Almost two years ago I wrote about the Sony A7. Quite a bit has changed since then in my photography world. I sold all of…