Zeiss ZF 28/2 Distagon

I made a number of nice images with the Nikon D3 + Zeiss ZF 28/2 Distagon today, which I’m adding to Zeiss ZF Lenses. Without a doubt, the ZF 28/2 Distagon has considerable “personality” which must be understood to exploit it fully. The Zeiss designs are clearly “artist’s lenses”—they do not render images generically like the brand-name alternatives. Some of them draw so differently that the usual “by the numbers” comparisons are actually quite misleading. The ZF line offers image rendition unlike any other lens line, together with astonishing consistency in color rendition and flare control.

Here is one (cropped) image taken today in Pescadero, CA. Artistry of another kind...

Nikon D3 + Zeiss ZF 28/2 Distagon, 1/320 @ f/4, handheld

In Zeiss ZF Lenses, example images are presented at larger size (typically 1536-pixels wide), with more and larger actual pixels crops using minimal compression, along with analysis designed to ferret out the personality and characteristics of the lens. In this way you can learn, in advance, what to expect from each ZF lens prior to purchase, as well as useful insights that could otherwise take months to learn.