tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-754037359690107642.post5432541971849251396..comments2023-03-25T08:27:19.614-04:00Comments on `thew's reviews: Carl Zeiss 35mm f/2 BiogonMatthew Robertsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04134787874718415563noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-754037359690107642.post-63025657529689847612012-08-04T17:16:39.846-04:002012-08-04T17:16:39.846-04:00Thank you for a very well written, balanced and in...Thank you for a very well written, balanced and informative review. I've been using this lens for a year now, and the only bugbear I have is the size. It's a bulky beast. Wonder if you've managed to compare it to its slower 35/2,8 brother?Anaisnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-754037359690107642.post-91554418144013482822011-10-09T17:24:54.678-04:002011-10-09T17:24:54.678-04:00Thanks. I will say this, of the few Zeiss and Voig...Thanks. I will say this, of the few Zeiss and Voigtländer lenses I've handled they <i>look</i> like lenses aught to look, and <i>feel</i> like lenses aught to feel. Or at least to me.Billhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06749942763035029635noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-754037359690107642.post-81021569484386602922011-10-09T10:52:40.780-04:002011-10-09T10:52:40.780-04:00Bill, I've never used a Bessa, but from what I...Bill, I've never used a Bessa, but from what I've read you've already summed up the main difference: it's cheaper. They're nice cameras, and come in all sorts of different configurations; I wanted the one that matches their 40mm lens for quite a while before I rolled my quarters and bought the Zeiss instead.Matthew Robertsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04134787874718415563noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-754037359690107642.post-49192312823804889952011-10-08T22:54:51.089-04:002011-10-08T22:54:51.089-04:00Just out of curiosity, how does the Voigtländer Be...Just out of curiosity, how does the Voigtländer Bessa compare with the Zeiss Ikon? Bessas are a lot cheaper than Ikons.Billhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06749942763035029635noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-754037359690107642.post-76863222600534028352011-10-08T16:51:14.871-04:002011-10-08T16:51:14.871-04:00Lee, thanks for the comments. The first thing I di...Lee, thanks for the comments. The first thing I did when I was finished posting and proof-reading this review (in that order) was start writing one for the 1,5/50. I still have some photos to take, so it's probably a month away, more or less. <br /><br />The lens cap to fit the hood is a very good idea – it had never occurred to me to try any of the ones from my existing collection. But thenMatthew Robertsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04134787874718415563noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-754037359690107642.post-1431300517980865442011-10-08T14:12:59.500-04:002011-10-08T14:12:59.500-04:00Even Ken Rockwell likes this lens. But your review...Even Ken Rockwell <a href="http://www.kenrockwell.com/zeiss/zm/35mm-f2.htm" rel="nofollow">likes this lens</a>. But your review is better.Billhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06749942763035029635noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-754037359690107642.post-8388288139695735012011-10-08T12:51:24.332-04:002011-10-08T12:51:24.332-04:00All right, I'll bite on your "sophisticat...All right, I'll bite on your "sophisticated and experienced" photographer flame bait :-)<br /><br />... for a somewhat on-topic question/rant.<br /><br />Do you find yourself using your 7-14mm very often on your GH1?<br /><br />I have one, and it's awesome, but when people ask for my opinion on the 7-14, I tell them that it's an extraordinary lens that's also the Lee Reamsnyderhttp://leereamsnyder.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-754037359690107642.post-1738916617494329622011-10-08T11:34:54.695-04:002011-10-08T11:34:54.695-04:00I have and love this lens also. It's awful nic...I have and love this lens also. It's awful nice to have a lens that you just don't have to ever worry about. <br /><br />For the benefit of others that might see this, if the Zeiss hood is out of stock (it often was for me), Voightlander makes a hood for their 1.4/35 lens that's the exact same as the Zeiss hood — well, almost because it has "Voightlander" on it. Yay Lee Reamsnyderhttp://leereamsnyder.comnoreply@blogger.com