Carl Zeiss Jena Zoom for Minolta 7D

Agetan · 31st May 2006

Hi Guys...

My latest toy... well, not mine, but got to play with it before offload to eBay.

Sample picture to follow...

It is an AF lens, but for some reason, the AF doesn't work on my 7D.

Hart

smtan24 · 31st May 2006

Got any sample images? Does the metering work?

zcf · 31st May 2006

Are Carl Zeiss Jena lens really as good as most claim? Any photos taken with it?

radi9red · 31st May 2006

nah ...
its made by sigma , re-labelled as car zeiss jena .. it was a collaboration of carl zeiss jena and sigma.. Most jena zoom are made in japan. Sigma old lens good a not ?? beside from the 24mm f2.8 or 50mm f2.8 macro , i never heard anyone compliment their old zoom lens before

Agetan · 1st June 2006

You will be the judge for its sharpness and bokeh

Most shoot at f5.6 (wide open) and f8.

I think it is pretty darn sharp!!! it sure a keeper if I don't have that many lenses.... Will be off to eBay soon.

1 complaint about the lens though, it is prone to flare.

Hart

Agetan · 1st June 2006

Originally Posted by smtan24

Got any sample images? Does the metering work?

Everything work except for AF focussing.

It feels like the old 28-135mm from minolta. Its darn heavy.

Hart

Agetan · 1st June 2006

Originally Posted by radi9red

nah ...
its made by sigma , re-labelled as car zeiss jena .. it was a collaboration of carl zeiss jena and sigma.. Most jena zoom are made in japan. Sigma old lens good a not ?? beside from the 24mm f2.8 or 50mm f2.8 macro , i never heard anyone compliment their old zoom lens before

Hahaha... I probably the first to compliment CZJ zoom if your statement is correct Bro...

Be positive man!!

Hart

TME · 1st June 2006

Sharpness is excellent, bokeh is poor... and the colour is pretty dull...

Agetan · 1st June 2006

are you sure colour is pretty dull?

Check your monitor calibration.... looks pretty vibrant to me..

Hart

singscott · 1st June 2006

This lens is made by sigma under carl zeiss jena label, thus not the usual carl zeiss quality. Carl Zeiss Jena does make some super zoom lens very sharp and good colour. They are label Vario Pancolar or Vario Sonnar. Very rare and expensive, one mint condition can go as high as US$450

I seen the results from these lenes only for a few time by a foreign photographer friend.

So I can't show any here.

TME · 1st June 2006

Hart, the colours are very vibrant on my monitor for the pics in the pano stitching thread...

radi9red · 2nd June 2006

Originally Posted by singscott

This lens is made by sigma under carl zeiss jena label, thus not the usual carl zeiss quality. Carl Zeiss Jena does make some super zoom lens very sharp and good colour. They are label Vario Pancolar or Vario Sonnar. Very rare and expensive, one mint condition can go as high as US$450 I seen the results from these lenes only for a few time by a foreign photographer friend. So I can't show any here.

nod yes thats right.. the sigma made zeiss are a vast huge difference from the actual japan made or german made Carl Zeiss..

grado · 2nd June 2006

Originally Posted by TME

Sharpness is excellent, bokeh is poor... and the colour is pretty dull...

Sharpness, bokeh and colour/contrast all looks good to me... The pano-stitch thread didnt look as vibrant to me.

jsbn · 2nd June 2006

Nice, sharp and vibrant.

But is it the cat's natural colour of being blue or is the blue too saturated for my liking?

Agetan · 2nd June 2006

Originally Posted by jsbn

Nice, sharp and vibrant.

But is it the cat's natural colour of being blue or is the blue too saturated for my liking?

I think its a sky reflection and wrong white balance (I use AWB this time). Remember Sky in Australia is very very blue... and most days without a single cloud. So some pictures, especially white colour subject turn out a little on blue side.

Hart

pai · 2nd June 2006

the patches of grass in the sunlight look fine. maybe the cat looks blue because it is in the shade, so two different colour temperatures, like a mixed lighting situation, can't get both sunny and shady right at same time?

Agetan · 2nd June 2006

that's quite right too...

Its my fault though.. hehe..

Hart

Agetan · 2nd June 2006

Actually, anybody want this lens before I sell it on eBay. My mother in law will be back in Singapore tomorrow.

The price tag is S$400 for CS... it will be A$400 in eBay OZ.

Let me know soon...

31st May 2006	#1
Agetan Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 2,595	Carl Zeiss Jena Zoom for Minolta 7D Hi Guys... My latest toy... well, not mine, but got to play with it before offload to eBay. Sample picture to follow... It is an AF lens, but for some reason, the AF doesn't work on my 7D. Hart __________________ www.tomato.sg www.bambiniphoto.sg Last edited by Agetan; 31st May 2006 at 08:49 PM.

31st May 2006	#2
smtan24 Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Tampines Posts: 1,482	Re: Carl Zeiss Jena Zoom for Minolta 7D Got any sample images? Does the metering work?

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zcf Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: 270 degree of Singapore Posts: 6,694	Re: Carl Zeiss Jena Zoom for Minolta 7D Are Carl Zeiss Jena lens really as good as most claim? Any photos taken with it? __________________ Sony Alpha 700 hobbyist

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radi9red Member Join Date: Jun 2003 Posts: 565	Re: Carl Zeiss Jena Zoom for Minolta 7D nah ... its made by sigma , re-labelled as car zeiss jena .. it was a collaboration of carl zeiss jena and sigma.. Most jena zoom are made in japan. Sigma old lens good a not ?? beside from the 24mm f2.8 or 50mm f2.8 macro , i never heard anyone compliment their old zoom lens before

1st June 2006	#5
Agetan Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 2,595	Re: Carl Zeiss Jena Zoom for Minolta 7D You will be the judge for its sharpness and bokeh Most shoot at f5.6 (wide open) and f8. I think it is pretty darn sharp!!! it sure a keeper if I don't have that many lenses.... Will be off to eBay soon. 1 complaint about the lens though, it is prone to flare. Hart __________________ www.tomato.sg www.bambiniphoto.sg Last edited by Agetan; 1st June 2006 at 11:45 AM.

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TME Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Clementi Posts: 6,188	Re: Carl Zeiss Jena Zoom for Minolta 7D Sharpness is excellent, bokeh is poor... and the colour is pretty dull...

1st June 2006	#10
singscott Member Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: www.whltelightphotographer.com Posts: 1,659	Re: Carl Zeiss Jena Zoom for Minolta 7D This lens is made by sigma under carl zeiss jena label, thus not the usual carl zeiss quality. Carl Zeiss Jena does make some super zoom lens very sharp and good colour. They are label Vario Pancolar or Vario Sonnar. Very rare and expensive, one mint condition can go as high as US$450 I seen the results from these lenes only for a few time by a foreign photographer friend. So I can't show any here.

2nd June 2006	#14
jsbn Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Planet Eropagnis Posts: 2,977	Re: Carl Zeiss Jena Zoom for Minolta 7D Nice, sharp and vibrant. But is it the cat's natural colour of being blue or is the blue too saturated for my liking? __________________ "Wonders of the Human Mind. Unfathomable to the highest degree."

2nd June 2006	#16
pai Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Lala Land Posts: 1,664	Re: Carl Zeiss Jena Zoom for Minolta 7D the patches of grass in the sunlight look fine. maybe the cat looks blue because it is in the shade, so two different colour temperatures, like a mixed lighting situation, can't get both sunny and shady right at same time? __________________ Black lens, white Lens, can take picture is a Good lens