Disappointed in CZ 135mm F/1.8

Rashkae · 1st April 2007

Got to play around with this lens at the sony gallery and compared it to my new CZ 16-80 and the beercan.

Pros: BRIGHT lens!!! Sucks light like crazy!!!

Cons: Purple fringing. I mean, really really noticeable, even at f/2.4.

I tested it by shooting the alpha product brochures (the black and white ones). There was noticeable CA in all 135mm shots. The 16-80 did pretty well, and the beercan was great, almost no CA. But the pay so many $$$ for a purple monster is ridiculous. It's like the 828 lens, CA everywhere.

PsychoV · 1st April 2007

Bad purple fringing on a prime? hope its just a bad copy. Its bearible for superzooms but really bad for primes.

satay16 · 2nd April 2007

any test pics? btw, i thought white words with black background is like that ultimate stress test for CA?

zcf · 2nd April 2007

according to this review, zeiss 85mm f/1.4 also have CA problem
http://www.dyxum.com/columns/article...olta_85mm4.asp

Rashkae · 2nd April 2007

Originally Posted by satay16

any test pics? btw, i thought white words with black background is like that ultimate stress test for CA?

Yes, if the light is shining through from behind. It wasn't in this case, just plain text.

1st April 2007	#1
Rashkae Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Posts: 8,277	Disappointed in CZ 135mm F/1.8 Got to play around with this lens at the sony gallery and compared it to my new CZ 16-80 and the beercan. Pros: BRIGHT lens!!! Sucks light like crazy!!! Cons: Purple fringing. I mean, really really noticeable, even at f/2.4. I tested it by shooting the alpha product brochures (the black and white ones). There was noticeable CA in all 135mm shots. The 16-80 did pretty well, and the beercan was great, almost no CA. But the pay so many $$$ for a purple monster is ridiculous. It's like the 828 lens, CA everywhere.

1st April 2007	#2
PsychoV Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 68	Re: Disappointed in CZ 135mm F/1.8 Bad purple fringing on a prime? hope its just a bad copy. Its bearible for superzooms but really bad for primes.

2nd April 2007	#3
satay16 Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 2,977	Re: Disappointed in CZ 135mm F/1.8 any test pics? btw, i thought white words with black background is like that ultimate stress test for CA?

2nd April 2007	#4
zcf Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: 270 degree of Singapore Posts: 6,689	Re: Disappointed in CZ 135mm F/1.8 according to this review, zeiss 85mm f/1.4 also have CA problem http://www.dyxum.com/columns/article...olta_85mm4.asp __________________ Sony Alpha 700 hobbyist