Experimental Glass
I’ve been away and not posting lately because I haven’t had much to talk about. I don’t travel anymore and lately we have been so busy with photoshoots that I haven’t had the chance to sit down and write. However, I do have some tenative upcoming travel plans for a meeting in Philly. If things go right, I’ll land the gig. The freelance market is starting to work out for me and hopefully I can have some more of these in the future.
For now, I wanted to share some thoughts about some sweet glass I picked up. I rented the Zeiss 50mm f/2.0 Makro-Planar this weekend for an upcoming wedding shoot we have. This will be my first time working with Zeiss glass on a full frame Canon. The initial test shots right out of the delivery box were very pleasing.
That’s right out of the camera. (I’m limited in my office for subject matter)
But at first take this 4 day relationship is going to be sweet! I have read reviews on Zeiss glass until I am blue in the face and I cant find anyone saying anything negative about them. In fact, some of our idol photogs shoot exclusively with Zeiss on full frame Canons and have unreal results. Now granted, it would be expensive to switch the line up plans to a full Zeiss prime collection but I might be on board after the weekend is over. The color reproduction this glass creates is unreal. It doesn’t miss a beat. The only downfall I can see in Zeiss glass, is the manual focus. I love it, but I call it a con because my partner in crime prefers AF and when it comes down to it, we have to share gear so this causes my better half to shy away from it. I am hoping we can play around with this over the next few days and the level of comfort can increase so we have a shot at making this relationship with Zeiss primes a permanent one. At 2.8 the bokeh is awesome and I cant wait to get it outside and shoot it wide open to see the dreamy results. The focus ring is solid and makes for smooth focusing. The Makro (although not a true Makro) works great and has the ability to focus pretty close to its subject. WPP might have found its match.
Shout outs!