i love this lens...

[Zakaree Sandberg]

u guess..

zeiss zf
cooke 25-250
optimo 17-80

 

[Zakaree Sandberg]

looks soft due to jpg compression.. but its not

 

[Josh Negrin]

looks amazing man! Could it be a zeiss zf 35mm?

 

[Nathan Garofalos]

Optimo 17-80 wide open...

 

[Zakaree Sandberg]

nathan.. your amazing.
hahah you nailed it.

wide open 2.2 hense why it is softER than it normally would be.. (still jpg softens it up)

 

[Josh Negrin]

damn!

still looks great though.

 

[Zakaree Sandberg]

although JN.. no joke.. my ZF's can produce a comparable image..
I wish I shot both scenes side by side with ZF and Optimo.. but i didnt want to take off the PL and Put on the Nikon (wish that IMS mount was cool with red)

next time I have an Optimo around my house Ill do that test

 

[Nathan Garofalos]

Haha, thanks.

Thats an awesome shot Zak The Optimo is a beautiful lens as are the Zeiss ZF lenses, I like them both.

 

[Zakaree Sandberg]

I had the lens for a night.. so a few of my good friends including an awesome director/editor decided to shoot a little short..
its actually the word for word transcript of the shady chicago gov and rahm emanual's phone conversation.
so if its any good, we might post it

 

[Zakaree Sandberg]

I added this in another post.. but just in case someone looks at this one.. here is a comparison..

zeiss ZF (close up shot)
optimo 17-80 (medium-wide shot)

*both shot wide open.. f1.4 on the zf , t2.2 on the optimo

 

[Mark Pedersen]

ZF is sharp. But the Optimo has a nice smooth, creamy quality.


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[Nathan Garofalos]

Both awesome stills Zak, I can't wait to see the video of the phone conversation you shot!

 

[Zakaree Sandberg]

ZF is sharp. But the Optimo has a nice smooth, creamy quality.


M

exactly..
optimo is def creamy..
i would like to get my hands on some PM filters and throw them in front of the zf's

 

[Roberto B]

that look could just be zeiss ZF

 

[Zakaree Sandberg]

what look?

 

[Roberto B]

zeiss ZF unique look

 

[Tim Whitcomb]

Man, that Optimo is delicious...

but the ZF for the money is sick.

which ZF? 1.4 Planar? or T2 Distagon?

 

[Roberto B]

the more time goes by the less complicated seems to detect a zeiss ZF lens on our own

edit
but you had presented the cat

looks soft due to jpg compression.. but its not

 

[Evin Grant]

exactly..
optimo is def creamy..
i would like to get my hands on some PM filters and throw them in front of the zf's

Try the Schneider Classic softs, I have a set and it's THE filter set for softening on the Red. I Like the 1/4 and 1/2 for general use and the 1 on leading ladies

 

[Zakaree Sandberg]

Try the Schneider Classic softs, I have a set and it's THE filter set for softening on the Red. I Like the 1/4 and 1/2 for general use and the 1 on leading ladies

alright.. lets test it out.

your standards,
nikkor 200
zf
cooke 10:1
and find an optimo.