Contax G 35mm f2 - post your photos

[gavinlg]

This lens has a somewhat schizophrenic online reputation, despite being reportedly a copy of the pre-asph summicron, and it can be difficult to find photographs taken with it. I receive mine tomorrow - Post yours!

[Bob Michaels]

No one ever said the ContaxG 35mm Planar was not a really good lens, only that some thought it was not the equal of the 45mm Planar, consider one of the greatest lenses of all time.

I shot with a ContaxG for about 7-8 years and owned all the lenses. I shot with the 35mm about 95% of the time.

[Bob Michaels]

Originally Posted by gavinlg

................ despite being reportedly a copy of the pre-asph summicron, ...............

The 35mm ContaxG lens is a Zeiss Planar, a optical formulation first produced by Zeiss in 1896. It is hardly a copy of a Leica Summicron which was first produced in 1953. I am sure one can find design similarities as they both basically do the same thing. But one cannot say that Zeiss copied a Leica design.

[mretina]

it renders a bit differently than the 45/2 G

as sharp stopped down


Excel, Planar 35mm f2 G, Tri-X 400 di mraposio, su Flickr


Traffic Warden, London di mraposio, su Flickr



Millennium Bridge, Planar 35mm G, Tri-X 400 di mraposio, su Flickr


not as sharp opened up, but still very nice


Aquilone di mraposio, su Flickr


Quinta B, Planar 35mm G @f2 di mraposio, su Flickr


Funny Spectacles, Planar 35mm G di mraposio, su Flickr

a few more on my flickr stream

[gavinlg]

From the second roll with the G35:






It's an interesting lens - seems it will take some getting used to. Unlike the 28mm biogon and 45mm planar it is definitely quite different when shot wide open - it seems in the center it's very sharp, and fairly soft in the corners, and it also has a really strange plane of focus where if any subject is slightly out of the plane, they blur and get super super soft. At f2.8 it seems to correct itself and becomes sharp all over.

I get the feeling Zeiss designed this lens to be a black/white photojournalism lens with a little 'give' to it - as in they allowed it to be a little bit gentle wide open. First impressions though, I really like it. I'll be posting more as I shoot it.

[redisburning]

Originally Posted by gavinlg

From the second roll with the G35:

very nice shot.

[helenhill]

Originally Posted by Bob Michaels

No one ever said the ContaxG 35mm Planar was not a really good lens, only that some thought it was not the equal of the 45mm Planar, consider one of the greatest lenses of all time.

I shot with a ContaxG for about 7-8 years and owned all the lenses. I shot with the 35mm about 95% of the time.

LOVE it Bob...Fab Shots indeed
I know You much prefer the 28pov now
But your 35 is Dynamite !

[filmfan]

Originally Posted by gavinlg

From the second roll with the G35:

Great photo. Who knew BW can look so good on a Contax G? I don't see any of the overly-sharp harshness that usually kills BW photos from this cam.

[gavinlg]

Originally Posted by filmfan

Great photo. Who knew BW can look so good on a Contax G? I don't see any of the overly-sharp harshness that usually kills BW photos from this cam.

Yes it's interesting - the G35 is quite different in how it renders to the other contax G lenses - a lot softer and more rounded. The G28 by comparison is just about a perfect lens - razor sharp wide open corner to corner but it's not always so nice - especially with high contrast films like t-max.

[klhbeetle]

I prefer the 35/2 to the 45/2. Not quite as sharp, no, but I prefer it anyway.

[gavinlg]

Bottom 3 were @f2.

[mathomas]

Nice photo replies thus far. A few of mine. Sorry for size -- I had to choose between too big and too small (IMO).


chairs by mike thomas, on Flickr



waiting by mike thomas, on Flickr



chair and shadow ii by mike thomas, on Flickr




chair and shadow i by mike thomas, on Flickr



1912 by mike thomas, on Flickr

[gavinlg]