For example, how is an image shot with a 25mm Kern-Switar C-mount lens (which is tiny) differ from an image shot on a PL-mount 25mm Zeiss Superspeed MK III (which is considerably bigger)? Besides the obvious sharpness from the quality of glass, I'm wondering if it affects the FOV...
Want to see how high end camera lenses are tested for durability? Here’s a video in which Carl Zeiss researcher Norbert Wittekindt shows off the various tests lenses are subjected to, ranging from temperature tests to mechanical vibrations....
That Zeiss quality is proved with a test certificate before it’s all packaged up and ready to be shipped off to a customer. Having watched this, you may just have your answer the next time you ask: “Why are Zeiss lenses so expensive?”...
Those ZEISS lenses are uniquely constructed to compensate for a vacuum with no oxygen. And on each Apollo mission the astronauts used a Hasselblad camera with ZEISS lenses. Every picture was shot through a ZEISS lens. In molecular technology ZEISS has now built a remotely controlled microscope to...
CAMERA SENSOR SIZE AND LENSES When choosing a camera, one of the most important considerations is the size of the sensor. Using a lens made for a 1:1 sensor (or FX full-frame) camera on a camera with a smaller sensor will result in a crop to the image. Some lenses are made specific...
Sports lenses from ZEISS are available both as single vision and progressive lenses. As with regular glasses, the more often you wear sports lenses, the faster your eyes will get used to them. When changing lens power, all lenses should be changed to the new optimal correction. ...
Right now, there are a few drawbacks and issues to be aware of. For example, if your guest uses glasses, they won’t be able to wear them with Apple’s headset -- they’ll either need their own Zeiss lens inserts or will have to wear contact lenses. Setting up a guest user is a...
It was a time when I didn’t shoot much, but I went on long bike rides. I always took the 135 with me and some of my favorite photos come from that time. Canon 5D3 + Contax Zeiss 135mm f/2.8 Slowly I fell in love with them. Whenever I started thinking the Soviet lenses were ...
Think about how much you spend each year on glasses, lenses, contacts, and the accessories that go along with them. Glasses can cost you hundreds of dollars and may get damaged or broken.And depending on how often you need to replace your contacts, paying for them every year can cost ...
If you want that extra bit of edge for better images, have the cash, and think your scope won't get bumped around too much, then go for the catadioptric. Otherwise, a refractive scope is what you want. But remember, catadioptric scopes may have images that are vertically correct, but re...