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May
- 15mm f/2.8 Distagon - 15/2.8 Distagon Main Page updated 05/04
- 35mm f/1.4 Distagon - 35/1.4 Distagon Longitudinal Chromatic Aberration (LOCA) updated 05/04
April
- 35mm f/1.4 Distagon - 35/1.4 Distagon Spherical Aberration Assessment updated 04/29
March
- 15mm f/2.8 Distagon - Examples (Church Interior, Nikon D3x) created 03/28
- 100mm f/2 Makro-Planar - 100/2 Makro-Planar Main Page updated 03/18
- 100mm f/2 Makro-Planar - Comparison to Leica 100/2.8 APO, Nikon 105/2.8G (Mining Mill) created 03/18
- 15mm f/2.8 Distagon - Examples (Purissima Creek Redwoods, Nikon D3x) created 03/17
- 15mm f/2.8 Distagon - 15/2.8 Distagon Main Page created 03/16
- 15mm f/2.8 Distagon - 15/2.8 Zeiss Press release created 03/16
- 15mm f/2.8 Distagon - 15/2.8 MTF Chart created 03/16
- 15mm f/2.8 Distagon - 15/2.8 Distortion created 03/16
- 15mm f/2.8 Distagon - 15/2.8 Vignetting created 03/16
- 15mm f/2.8 Distagon - 15/2.8 Chromatic Correction created 03/16
- 15mm f/2.8 Distagon - Depth of Field Table created 03/16
- 15mm f/2.8 Distagon - Weather Sealing and Rain created 03/16
- 15mm f/2.8 Distagon - Depth of Field with Steep Perspectives created 03/16
- 15mm f/2.8 Distagon - Depth of Field Aperture Series (Mossy Log Over Creek) created 03/16
- 15mm f/2.8 Distagon - Vignetting/Depth of Field Aperture Series (Church Interior) created 03/16
- 15mm f/2.8 Distagon - Examples (Ad-Hoc, Nikon D3x) created 03/16
- 25mm f/2 Distagon - Comparison: 25/2 Distagon vs 25/2.8 Distagon, Nikon 24/1.4G (Water Tanks) created 03/12
February
- 25mm f/2 Distagon - Comparison: 25/2 Distagon vs Nikon 24/1.4G (Tile Roofs) created 02/17
January
- 25mm f/2 Distagon - Aperture Series: Bristlecone Stump in Snow created 01/19
- 25mm f/2 Distagon - Aperture Series: Bush in Blowing Snow created 01/19
- 35mm f/1.4 Distagon - Aperture Series: Patriarch Grove Overlook created 01/19
December 2011
- 25mm f/2 Distagon - Comparison: 25/2 Distagon vs Canon 24mm ƒ/1.4L II (Creek) created 12/26
- 25mm f/2 Distagon - Comparison: 25/2 Distagon vs Canon 24mm ƒ/1.4L II (Tree) created 12/24
- 25mm f/2 Distagon - Comparison: 25/2 Distagon vs Canon 24mm ƒ/1.4L II (Woods) created 12/23
- 35mm f/1.4 Distagon - 35/1.4 Distagon Critical Focus Example at ƒ/1.4 created 12/10
- 25mm f/2 Distagon - Examples (Yosemite, White Mountains) updated 12/06
November 2011
- 25mm f/2 Distagon - Examples (White Mountains Snowy Day) created 11/28
- 25mm f/2.8 Distagon - Examples In Lundy Canyon, Eastern Sierra created 11/22
- 25mm f/2.8 Distagon - Aperture Series: Bristlecone Monolith Snowing created 11/19
- 25mm f/2 Distagon - Aperture Series: Bristlecone Monolith Snowing created 11/17
- 35mm f/1.4 Distagon - Examples, Nikon D3x in Sierra and White Mountains created 11/15
- 25mm f/2 Distagon - Aperture Series: Defunct Mining Cabin created 11/14
- 25mm f/2 Distagon - Examples (Yosemite, White Mountains) created 11/12
- 25mm f/2 Distagon - Aperture Series: Silver Canyon Cottonwood created 11/10
- 25mm f/2 Distagon - Aperture Series: Maple Leaves By Creek created 11/03
- 25mm f/2 Distagon - Aperture Series: Big Leaf Maple created 11/02
- 25mm f/2 Distagon - Aperture Series: Leaf on Log created 11/01
October 2011
- 25mm f/2 Distagon - Aperture Series: Banana Slug created 10/31
- 25mm f/2 Distagon - Examples (Ad-Hoc) created 10/29
- 25mm f/2 Distagon - 25/2 Distagon Main Page created 10/28
- 25mm f/2 Distagon - 25/2 Zeiss Press release created 10/28
- 25mm f/2 Distagon - MTF Chart created 10/28
- 25mm f/2 Distagon - Distortion created 10/28
August 2011
- 35mm f/1.4 Distagon - Aperture Series: White Mountains Cabin updated 08/10
July 2011
- 35mm f/1.4 Distagon - Examples, Nikon D3x in Yosemite created 07/17
May 2011
- 35mm f/1.4 Distagon - MTF For 35/1.4 Distagon updated 05/24
April 2011
- 35mm f/1.4 Distagon - Bokeh Examples on Nikon D3x (Backyard) updated 04/18
- 35mm f/1.4 Distagon - Validating Optical Performance of the ZF.2 35/1.4 created 04/11
- 35mm f/1.4 Distagon - Lateral Chromatic Aberration (Color Fringing) 35/1.4 vs 35/2 created 04/04
- 35mm f/1.4 Distagon - Discussion of 35/1.4 vs Alternatives created 04/03
- 35mm f/1.4 Distagon - Portrait Examples updated 04/03
- 35mm f/1.4 Distagon - 35/1.4 Distagon Longitudinal Chromatic Aberration (LOCA) created 04/01
March 2011
- 35mm f/1.4 Distagon - MTF For 35/1.4 Distagon created 03/28
- 35mm f/1.4 Distagon - Comparison — Mossy Tree By Creek created 03/28
- 35mm f/1.4 Distagon - Comparison — Storm-Swollen Creek created 03/27
- 35mm f/1.4 Distagon - Comparison — Forest Redwood created 03/20
- 35mm f/1.4 Distagon - Examples In The Forest updated 03/18
- 35mm f/1.4 Distagon - Examples Near Alpine Creek updated 03/15
- 35mm f/1.4 Distagon - Sharpening for f/1.4 and f/2 updated 03/15
- 35mm f/1.4 Distagon - 35/1.4 Distagon Spherical Aberration Assessment created 03/12
- 35mm f/1.4 Distagon - 35/1.4 Distagon Main Page updated 03/11
- 35mm f/1.4 Distagon - 35/1.4 Ergonomics updated 03/11
- 35mm f/1.4 Distagon - Comparison — Zeiss ZE 35 f/2 (Mosaic) created 03/11
January 2011
- 28mm f/2 Distagon - Dusk and Night Shots in Mountains created 01/24
- 35mm f/2 Distagon - Examples in White Mountains and Yosemite / D3x created 01/11
- 21mm f/2.8 Distagon - Examples in Yosemite,and White Mountains, Late Fall created 01/10
December 2010
- 50mm f/2 Makro-Planar - 50/2 Examples in White Mountains, Death Valley, Yosemite updated 12/23
- 100mm f/2 Makro-Planar - Examples in Yosemite with Nikon D3x created 12/23
- 100mm f/2 Makro-Planar - Examples in White Mountains and Death Valley / D3x created 12/23
- 50mm f/2 Makro-Planar - 50/2 Examples in White Mountains, Death Valley, Yosemite created 12/19
- 50mm f/1.4 Planar - 50/1.4 Examples in White Mountains, Death Valley created 12/13
- 50mm f/1.4 Planar - Outdoor Bokeh created 12/13
- 50/1.4 Planar vs 50/2 Makro-Planar - 50/1.4 vs 50/2 vs Nikon 50/1.4G — Gears created 12/12
- 50/1.4 Planar vs 50/2 Makro-Planar - 50/1.4 vs 50/2 At ~4 foot range created 12/11
- 50/1.4 Planar vs 50/2 Makro-Planar - Notes on the 50mm Comparisons created 12/10
- 50/1.4 Planar vs 50/2 Makro-Planar - 50/1.4 vs 50/2 at Medium Range — Mine Engine created 12/10
- 50/1.4 Planar vs 50/2 Makro-Planar - 50/1.4 vs 50/2 Take 2 — Mine Engine created 12/10
- 25mm f/2.8 Distagon - Examples In California’s White Mountains created 12/05
- 25mm f/2.8 Distagon - Examples In Yosemite created 12/05
- 25mm f/2.8 Distagon - Infrared Examples 25/2.8 IR-Distagon created 12/05
- Conclusions - Overall Conclusions updated 12/05
September 2010
- 35mm f/1.4 Distagon - Bokeh at f/1.4 updated 09/18
- 35mm f/1.4 Distagon - 35/1.4 Distagon Main Page created 09/17
- 35mm f/1.4 Distagon - 35/1.4 Ergonomics created 09/17
- 35mm f/1.4 Distagon - Bokeh at f/1.4 created 09/17
- 35mm f/1.4 Distagon - Examples Near Alpine Creek created 09/17
- 35mm f/1.4 Distagon - Examples In The Forest created 09/17
- 35mm f/1.4 Distagon - Portrait Examples created 09/17
- 35mm f/1.4 Distagon - Aperture Series: White Mountains Cabin created 09/17
- 35mm f/1.4 Distagon - Bokeh Examples on Nikon D3x (Backyard) created 09/17
- 35mm f/1.4 Distagon - Sharpening for f/1.4 and f/2 created 09/17
- Introduction - Notes on NIKON ZF.2 versus ZF updated 09/06
July 2010
- 21mm f/2.8 Distagon - vs Leica 21mm f/1.4 Summilux-M ASPH created 07/11
June 2010
- 21mm f/2.8 Distagon - vs Canon 20mm f/2.8 and 16-35mm f/2.8L II created 06/21
May 2010
- 100mm f/2 Makro-Planar - In-depth Comparison to Nikon AF-S 105mm f/2.8 VR ED-IF created 05/09
- 100mm f/2 Makro-Planar - Close-up Considerations at 1:1 created 05/09
- Optical Performance - Comparison: 21/2.8 and 25/2.8 Distagon vs Nikon 24/1.4G created 05/05
March 2010
- 21mm f/2.8 Distagon - vs Nikon 14-24/2.8G and Nikon 16-35/4G VR created 03/21
- 28mm f/2 Distagon - vs Nikon 24-70/2.8G, Nikon 16-35/4G VR, Nikon 28/2 created 03/21
- 35mm f/2 Distagon - vs Nikon 24-70/2.8G, Nikon 16-35/4G VR, Nikon 35/1.4 created 03/21
February 2010
- Optical Performance - Modulation Transfer Function (MTF) Discussion updated 02/12
- 18mm f/3.5 Distagon - MTF Chart updated 02/12
- 21mm f/2.8 Distagon - MTF Chart updated 02/12
- 25mm f/2.8 Distagon - MTF Chart updated 02/12
- 28mm f/2 Distagon - MTF Chart updated 02/12
- 35mm f/2 Distagon - MTF Charts updated 02/12
- 50mm f/1.4 Planar - MTF Chart updated 02/12
- 50mm f/2 Makro-Planar - MTF Chart updated 02/12
- 85mm f/1.4 Planar - MTF Chart updated 02/12
- 100mm f/2 Makro-Planar - MTF Chart updated 02/12
- 100mm f/2 Makro-Planar - Comparison to Canon EF 100mm f/2.8L IS macro created 02/10
- 21mm f/2.8 Distagon - Examples Climbing Mt Dana in Yosemite created 02/07
- 28mm f/2 Distagon - Examples Climbing Mt Dana in Yosemite created 02/07
- 35mm f/2 Distagon - Examples updated 02/07
- Conclusions - Future Lenses (speculation/wish) updated 02/07
- Conclusions - Where to Buy updated 02/07
- 85mm f/1.4 Planar - Examples — Yosemite created 02/06
January 2010
- 100mm f/2 Makro-Planar - Comparison to Nikon 105mm f/2.8G VR created 01/09
- 50mm f/2 Makro-Planar - 50/2 Examples, ZE for Canon EOS created 01/06
- Introduction - Notes on CANON EOS (ZE) lenses updated 01/04
- 100mm f/2 Makro-Planar - Examples, ZE for Canon EOS updated 01/04
- 100mm f/2 Makro-Planar - ZE 100/2 Makro-Planar aperture series created 01/03
October 2009
- 21mm f/2.8 Distagon - Examples ZE/Canon Landscape created 10/11
- 18mm f/3.5 Distagon - Examples ZE/Canon Landscape created 10/10
September 2009
- 21mm f/2.8 Distagon - Examples ZE/Canon NYC created 09/28
- 21mm f/2.8 Distagon - Examples ZE/Canon Low-light created 09/28
- 18mm f/3.5 Distagon - Main Page updated 09/27
- 18mm f/3.5 Distagon - Examples ZE/Canon Night Shots created 09/27
- 18mm f/3.5 Distagon - Examples ZE/Canon Closeups created 09/27
- 18mm f/3.5 Distagon - Infinity Focus: where? created 09/22
- 18mm f/3.5 Distagon - Examples ZE/Canon NYC created 09/14
- 18mm f/3.5 Distagon - Compared with Canon EF 16-35mm f/2.8L II - Mosaic updated 09/14
August 2009
- 21mm f/2.8 Distagon - 21/2.8 Distagon Main Page updated 08/27
- 21mm f/2.8 Distagon - Examples 2 created 08/27
- 21mm f/2.8 Distagon - Examples (close-up) created 08/22
- Introduction - How to Read this Publication updated 08/03
November 2007
- Introduction - How to Read this Publication created 11/28
- Introduction - Introduction to the Zeiss ZF/ZE Lenses created 11/28
- Introduction - General Discussion of the ZF.2 / ZE Lenses created 11/28
- Introduction - Sensor Size and Optical Performance created 11/28
- Introduction - Packaging and Warranty created 11/28
- Introduction - Notes on CANON EOS (ZE) lenses created 11/28
- Introduction - Notes on NIKON ZF.2 versus ZF created 11/28
- Introduction - Focusing Tips (general) created 11/28
- Optical Performance - Resolution Charts Overview created 11/28
- Optical Performance - Modulation Transfer Function (MTF) Discussion created 11/28
- Optical Performance - Sample Variation created 11/28
- Optical Performance - Alignment Woes created 11/28
- Optical Performance - Subtleties of Rendition created 11/28
- Optical Performance - Bokeh created 11/28
- 18mm f/3.5 Distagon - Main Page created 11/28
- 18mm f/3.5 Distagon - Examples created 11/28
- 18mm f/3.5 Distagon - Comparisons Overview created 11/28
- 18mm f/3.5 Distagon - Compared with Nikon 14-24/2.8G - Mosaic created 11/28
- 18mm f/3.5 Distagon - Compared with Nikon 14-24/2.8G - Arcades created 11/28
- 18mm f/3.5 Distagon - Compared with Nikon 14-24/2.8G - Church Interior created 11/28
- 18mm f/3.5 Distagon - Compared with Canon EF 16-35mm f/2.8L II - Mosaic created 11/28
- 18mm f/3.5 Distagon - Flare created 11/28
- 18mm f/3.5 Distagon - Distortion created 11/28
- 18mm f/3.5 Distagon - Field Illumination and Color created 11/28
- 18mm f/3.5 Distagon - Color Shading Examples created 11/28
- 18mm f/3.5 Distagon - Bokeh created 11/28
- 18mm f/3.5 Distagon - Resolution Chart created 11/28
- 18mm f/3.5 Distagon - MTF Chart created 11/28
- 21mm f/2.8 Distagon - 21/2.8 Distagon Main Page created 11/28
- 21mm f/2.8 Distagon - Examples created 11/28
- 21mm f/2.8 Distagon - Distortion created 11/28
- 21mm f/2.8 Distagon - Flare created 11/28
- 21mm f/2.8 Distagon - Field Illumination and Color created 11/28
- 21mm f/2.8 Distagon - vs Nikon 14-24/2.8G, et al created 11/28
- 21mm f/2.8 Distagon - vs Canon 16-35/2.8L II created 11/28
- 21mm f/2.8 Distagon - vs Nikon 14-24/2.8G created 11/28
- 21mm f/2.8 Distagon - vs Nikon 14-24/2.8G created 11/28
- 21mm f/2.8 Distagon - MTF Chart created 11/28
- 25mm f/2.8 Distagon - 25/2.8 Distagon Main Page created 11/28
- 25mm f/2.8 Distagon - Examples created 11/28
- 25mm f/2.8 Distagon - Comparison created 11/28
- 25mm f/2.8 Distagon - Bokeh created 11/28
- 25mm f/2.8 Distagon - Resolution Chart created 11/28
- 25mm f/2.8 Distagon - Curvature of Field created 11/28
- 25mm f/2.8 Distagon - MTF Chart created 11/28
- 28mm f/2 Distagon - 28/2 Distagon Main Page created 11/28
- 28mm f/2 Distagon - Examples created 11/28
- 28mm f/2 Distagon - Examples—Close-up created 11/28
- 28mm f/2 Distagon - Examples—White Mountains created 11/28
- 28mm f/2 Distagon - Examples—Miscellaneous created 11/28
- 28mm f/2 Distagon - Comparison—Nikon D3 created 11/28
- 28mm f/2 Distagon - Comparison—Canon EOS 1Ds Mark III created 11/28
- 28mm f/2 Distagon - Bokeh created 11/28
- 28mm f/2 Distagon - Resolution Chart created 11/28
- 28mm f/2 Distagon - Curvature of Field created 11/28
- 28mm f/2 Distagon - MTF Chart created 11/28
- 35mm f/2 Distagon - 35/2 Distagon Main Page created 11/28
- 35mm f/2 Distagon - Examples created 11/28
- 35mm f/2 Distagon - Examples: Mountains created 11/28
- 35mm f/2 Distagon - Comparison 1 created 11/28
- 35mm f/2 Distagon - Comparison 2 created 11/28
- 35mm f/2 Distagon - The Criticality of Infinity Focus created 11/28
- 35mm f/2 Distagon - Bokeh created 11/28
- 35mm f/2 Distagon - Resolution Chart created 11/28
- 35mm f/2 Distagon - MTF Charts created 11/28
- 50mm f/1.4 Planar - 50/1.4 Planar Main Page created 11/28
- 50mm f/1.4 Planar - 50/1.4 Examples created 11/28
- 50mm f/1.4 Planar - Comparison created 11/28
- 50mm f/1.4 Planar - Aperture Series created 11/28
- 50mm f/1.4 Planar - Bokeh created 11/28
- 50mm f/1.4 Planar - Resolution Chart created 11/28
- 50mm f/1.4 Planar - MTF Chart created 11/28
- 50mm f/2 Makro-Planar - 50/2 Makro-Planar Main Page created 11/28
- 50mm f/2 Makro-Planar - 50/2 Examples created 11/28
- 50mm f/2 Makro-Planar - Comparison with Canon 50mm f/2.5 created 11/28
- 50mm f/2 Makro-Planar - Bokeh created 11/28
- 50mm f/2 Makro-Planar - Resolution Chart created 11/28
- 50mm f/2 Makro-Planar - MTF Chart created 11/28
- 85mm f/1.4 Planar - 85/1.4 Planar Main Page created 11/28
- 85mm f/1.4 Planar - Examples created 11/28
- 85mm f/1.4 Planar - Comparison created 11/28
- 85mm f/1.4 Planar - Bokeh created 11/28
- 85mm f/1.4 Planar - Resolution Chart created 11/28
- 85mm f/1.4 Planar - Focus Shift created 11/28
- 85mm f/1.4 Planar - MTF Chart created 11/28
- 100mm f/2 Makro-Planar - 100/2 Makro-Planar Main Page created 11/28
- 100mm f/2 Makro-Planar - Examples created 11/28
- 100mm f/2 Makro-Planar - Examples, ZE for Canon EOS created 11/28
- 100mm f/2 Makro-Planar - Comparison to Canon EF 100/2.8 Macro created 11/28
- 100mm f/2 Makro-Planar - Comparison to Leica 100/2.8 APO-Macro-Elmarit-R created 11/28
- 100mm f/2 Makro-Planar - Bokeh created 11/28
- 100mm f/2 Makro-Planar - Resolution Chart created 11/28
- 100mm f/2 Makro-Planar - MTF Chart created 11/28
- Conclusions - Overall Conclusions created 11/28
- Conclusions - Future Lenses (speculation/wish) created 11/28
- Conclusions - Where to Buy created 11/28
- Conclusions - Glossary created 11/28