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View Poll Results: Bigon VS Cron
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Zeiss 35/2.0 Biogon
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50.32% |
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Leica 35/2.0 Summicron ASPH
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49.68% |
06-18-2009
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#226
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Non-Registered User
axiom is offline
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21 C Biogon |
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06-18-2009
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#227
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Some photographer
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Why would you post it here ?
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06-25-2009
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#228
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Thijs Deschildre
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35mm biogon.
my 50mm summicron is barely getting any use these days 
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06-25-2009
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#229
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Registered User
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I have owned both the Cron ASPH and the Biogon.My vote goes for the Cron ASPH, the focusing feel is more natural in my hand.Both are good, just different both in signature and touch.
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09-06-2009
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#230
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I do not have much of an experience with 35mm Zeiss. But in general I will pick Zeiss over Leica lens any day. G2's planar 45mm was such a beautiful lens! When I look at the photos I took with Planar, I want to cry I sold it. I had Summicron 35 ASPH it was great, I sold it because I don't use 35mm focal length... I prefer Zeiss simply because of it color tones and contrast it produces(so real). Leica goes more towards magenta and violet colors. IMHO...
P.S. Anybody want to trade tabbed 50'cron 4th version (black) on black ZM Planar PM me...
Last edited by arseniii : 09-06-2009 at 19:24.
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01-27-2010
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#231
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Ron (Netherlands) is offline
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Summi 35 asph 2x merged in psp:
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01-27-2010
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#232
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Monz
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Last edited by Monz : 01-27-2010 at 12:50.
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02-12-2010
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#233
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MoDeRaToR-To Love & Light
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Teus
35mm biogon.
my 50mm summicron is barely getting any use these days
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LOVE THIS !!!!! Biogon Rules .... Cheers - Helen |
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02-13-2010
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#234
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Monz
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02-13-2010
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good gawd monz, on my monitor the little fellow on the harp is just popping out of the frame ...
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02-13-2010
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#236
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curmudgeonly optimist
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Sofa King
Let's stop calling it magic and just call it what it really is. Lens signature.
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"Lens signature" was not what came to mind when I read that. |
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02-13-2010
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#237
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Monz
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Thanks Mike. :-)
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02-13-2010
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#238
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Monz
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DS Lite
[M6, 35mm f2.0 Biogon, Neopan ISO 1600, Rodinal]
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02-13-2010
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#239
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neo-romanticist
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I have to admit, I hate the plastic focussing tabs on the Leitz lenses. I had the tab come lout on one side of my 21/2.8 Elmarit. Instead of sending it in to be fixed, I used some crazy glue. Two years later and still going strong.
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02-13-2010
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#240
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You can go crazy comparing two lenses this way. I took home some Zeiss for Nikon lenses the other day to try out on my D700 and at the end of just looking at file after file, and then looking at files from Nikon lenses I decided I really didn't care which was 'better' any more. I only cared about which I liked using more.
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04-10-2010
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#241
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Jason Beyond
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Biogon for me.
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04-10-2010
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#242
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Log out, go shoot.
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Quote:
Originally Posted by sper
You can go crazy comparing two lenses this way. I took home some Zeiss for Nikon lenses the other day to try out on my D700 and at the end of just looking at file after file, and then looking at files from Nikon lenses I decided I really didn't care which was 'better' any more. I only cared about which I liked using more.
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Exactly. That's why I sold the Biogon and keep shooting the summicron-c. It fits so well my hands and shooting habits. The Biogon isn't well balanced on a M in my opinion... optically it's a gem but it just didn't work for me.
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04-10-2010
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Some photographer
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Originally Posted by reuno
Exactly. That's why I sold the Biogon and keep shooting the summicron-c. It fits so well my hands and shooting habits. The Biogon isn't well balanced on a M in my opinion... optically it's a gem but it just didn't work for me.
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yeah, I feel the same. zeiss doesn't feel good in my hands for they are either too long, or lack of tab, 1/3 stop. |
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04-10-2010
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curmudgeonly optimist
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Originally Posted by Monz
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Interesting -- I saw this (very strong) image and before reading the text instantly thought: "Biogon." It really does have a distinctive look. |
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06-22-2010
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#245
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I voted Biogon just because I've never used a Zeiss lens, just Leica and VC, everyone talks about the "pop" of focus on the Zeiss lenses, and I'd like to try for myself.
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06-22-2010
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DRabbit is offline
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I was recently going to sell/trade my Biogon for a cron... threads like this make me glad I had second thoughts! I do love mine!
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06-22-2010
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#247
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06-22-2010
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Glad that this thread has been revived! I'm currently eyeing both lenses. But the used 35/2 Summicron Asph is nearly double the price of the brand new Biogon. Looking at the sample pics here and on Flickr, I can't, for the life of me, fault the Zeiss lens.
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06-22-2010
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#249
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parsec1
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Quote:
Originally Posted by cmogi10
One deal is in the air...choose the Biogon as well. See, I'm not completely blinded by the big L!
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So many are blinded by the 'big L' both mentally and financialy.
How else would they have survived for so long ? |
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06-22-2010
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Quote:
Originally Posted by David_Manning
There are probably enough examples posted already, but here are a few more Biogon 35/2 shots (the first is on Tri-X, the remaining three are BW400CN):
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The smoothness of BW400CN suits the plasticity of the Biogon very well... |
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