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A review of the new Zeiss 28mm F2 Distagon ZE for the Canon EOS system is now available at:
http://www.pebbleplace.com/Personal/Zeiss_28mm_ZE_1.html
The Zeiss 28mm ZE works on Canon EF and EF-S dSLRs. The new lens is an evolution of the original Contax 28mm F2 Distagon for the Contax RTS system. So Merry Christmas and happy reading -
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Hi John, thank you for your review! I had two copies of the old Hollywood, and from what I see of the new one, one aspect that I care of and in witch it has much improved is bokeh quality: the old one in a case of close-focus, large aperture has a very bad nisen-bokeh. Cases like this "nervous" one was very frequent (and was the reason I sold it): Contax C/Y 28mm @ f2.0: 
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Given the right conditions (ie - distance, subject matter and lighting), any lens can produce that busy looking bokeh. True, some do it more easily than others, but even the Canon 85L and 135L can cough up some ugly bokeh from time to time. At this point I've only shot with the 28/2 ZE a couple times and I may not have come across the right conditions for the ugly bokeh. I like to use the lenses for 6-12 months before finalizing the review, so for now I'll say the bokeh is nice, but if you're worried about the nissen risk - lets just say that is "to be determined". Put a bed of pebbles or very busy bush branches in the background, and most lenses will not produce pleasing bokeh.
To work around those settings, it's usually best to stop down 1 or 2 stops. You should have seen this image at F2 (Leica 90mm Summicron-M on the M8) -
Fortunately I took that picture 3-4 times at different apertures. Ultimately F5.6 tamed the pebbles the best.
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Hi,
THanks for the review on this lens...info on this lens is hard to find! I'm considering the Distagon T* 2/28 ZE for my Canon 5DII. I have the 35L, but I'm looking for something just a little different to help me out of a creative slump, so this would be in addition to that lens. Any thoughts about the CZ vs. the Canon 28 1.8?
Any additional thoughts on the CZ now that you've had it for a while?
Thanks,
Jeff
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