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Subjective opinions of testers or what do they actually use in real life
#1
Dear photozone-team,



I've just registered on your forum because I was curious about what equipment you are using personally.

As I really appreciate your purely objective lens tests I'm really interested in subjective real life scenarios, too.

The little teaser in your Panasonic 12-35mm lens test verdict managed to wetten my appetite for these more subjective opinions:



Quote:I reckon that there'll be MFT users out there who will argue once more that we at Photozone "hate MFT" (apply variations at will) but the truth is that two of the three team members (and that's me included) are using the system for our private photography and we are doing so because we think it's great and aligned with our other hobbies (like e.g. outdoors).



So what equipment are you using for your private photography?
#2
[quote name='Sahib7' timestamp='1359108241' post='21522']

Dear photozone-team,



I've just registered on your forum because I was curious about what equipment you are using personally.

As I really appreciate your purely objective lens tests I'm really interested in subjective real life scenarios, too.

The little teaser in your Panasonic 12-35mm lens test verdict managed to wetten my appetite for these more subjective opinions:







So what equipment are you using for your private photography?

[/quote]



As far as the PZ team is concerned:



Me (Klaus): mostly Fuji, sometimes Sony NEX or MFT. Historically I came from the Canon side and later Sony Alpha.

Sebastian: MFT, formerly Sony Alpha

Markus: Nikon DSLR & Leica
#3
[quote name='Klaus' timestamp='1359111663' post='21523']

As far as the PZ team is concerned:



Me (Klaus): mostly Fuji, sometimes Sony NEX or MFT. Historically I came from the Canon side and later Sony Alpha.

Sebastian: MFT, formerly Sony Alpha

Markus: Nikon DSLR & Leica

[/quote]



Regarding lenses?



(I came from Nikon and use mostly MFT now. I've bought an OMD EM-5 and I'm really impressed so far. I've tried the combo OM-D+PL 25 1.4 vs. Nikon D90+35 1.8 DX. To my surprise OM-D was better. Even for wide angle the 9-18 was better than my Nikon 10-24 on the D90. I know comparison between different systems is not very "scientific" but what counts ultimately is handling and image quality which can be compared between systems. That's why I am so highly interested in you subjective opinions.)
#4
Well, it is the nature of our business that we have no fixed setup of lenses. [Image: biggrin.gif]
#5
[quote name='Klaus' timestamp='1359180142' post='21532']

Well, it is the nature of our business that we have no fixed setup of lenses. [Image: biggrin.gif]

[/quote]



I know that you are always fieldtesting lots of lenses, but I bet you have some lenses of your own, that you are keeping even after the test is completetd.

What are these and why are you enjoying these more than others (like e lenses you send back to the owner after testing and never bother again).

These insight would be very interesting as you are absolute specialists who know lots about lenses.
#6
[quote name='Sahib7' timestamp='1359185936' post='21534']

I know that you are always fieldtesting lots of lenses, but I bet you have some lenses of your own, that you are keeping even after the test is completetd.

What are these and why are you enjoying these more than others (like e lenses you send back to the owner after testing and never bother again).

These insight would be very interesting as you are absolute specialists who know lots about lenses.

[/quote]



I don't know about the others but for me it is really pointless to keep lenses.

I have all time favorites, of course. [Image: tongue.gif] But I just don't stock them.



#7
[quote name='Klaus' timestamp='1359187282' post='21535']

I have all time favorites, of course. [Image: tongue.gif]

[/quote]



Let me reformulate my question <img src='http://forum.photozone.de/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/rolleyes.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt='Rolleyes' /> :



What are the photozone-team's all time favorites?
#8
Here're MY FAVORITES (for various reasons):



Canon TS-E 17mm f/4 L

Canon EF 85mm f/1.2 USM L II

Canon EF 70-200mm f/2.8 USM L IS II

Canon EF 70-300mm f/4.5-5.6 USM L IS

Panasonic 7-14mm f/4

Panasonic PZ 14-42mm f/3.5-5.6 OIS

Zeiss ZE 21mm f/2.8

Olympus 12-60mm f/2.8-4 SWD

Olympus 50-200mm f/2.8-3.5 SWD

Leica 14-150mm f/3.5-5.6 OIS

[size="2"]Voigtlander SL 125mm f/2.5 APO macro[/size]

[size="2"]Zeiss ZA 24mm f/2[/size]

Zeiss ZA 85mm f/1.4

Zeiss ZA 135mm f/1.8

Sony 135mm f/2.8 STF

Sony 70-300mm f/4.5-5.6 SSM G

Pentax DA 70mm f/2.4 Limited

Fujifilm 60mm f/2.4 macro

Samyang 8mm f/2.8 Fisheye



Even so, I wouldn't buy most of them for myself due to my own real life preferences (=thus a combination of low size/weight and performance).
#9
[quote name='Klaus' timestamp='1359197478' post='21539']

Here're MY FAVORITES (for various reasons):

...

[/quote]



Thank you!

Looking forward to see the favorites of the rest of your team!





For those interested:

My personal favorites are (mounted on Nikon D90 and Olympus OM-D EM-5):



Nikon AF-S18-105G VR (great versality, image quality good enough, great value; still waiting for a similar lens for m43)

Nikon AF-S 105 2.8G VR (great build and image quality)



PanaLeica 25 1.4 (much better than my formerly standard lens Nikon AF-S 35 1.8G, great for indoor photography)

Olympus 45 1.8 (even wide open excellent and pretty portable for the unforeseen portraiture opportunity)
#10
[quote name='Klaus' timestamp='1359197478' post='21539']

Here're MY FAVORITES (for various reasons):

.....



Even so, I wouldn't buy most of them for myself due to my own real life preferences (=thus a combination of low size/weight and performance).

[/quote]



I have somehow skipped that paragraph.

So was this list a mere objective list whit the technicaly best lenses you have tested so far?

I would be much more interested in the lenses you would buy considering all factors (size, weight, performance, built, price).
  


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