I’m planning to buy a dslr camera (Since I learned photography a year ago, I was just borrowing my uncle’s Canon 1ds mk ii) and my uncle suggested I buy digital Medium Format instead of 35mm or crop-sensor bodies because of the quality and resolution.
After researching, I think like Hasselblad better than Mamiya, since their quality looks better and the price is higher (often you get what you pay for) and I want a manual focus and mechanical one.
So I’m planning to buy the 503cw and then a CFV 16 megpixel back. I don’t want the phaseone p45 and the 39 mp cf hasselblad back since I want square format and I would rather buy some lenses with the money I would save.
Now to the main question…
I read about these ZV lenses from Zeiss. Theyre for the v series bodies and I think they are like the CF lenses but in a better luxurious casing.
Just look! They look really nice compared to the black CF lenses.
http://www.luminous-landscape.com/images64/zeiss-pma.jpg
http://www.photographyblog.com/images/products/carl_zeiss_zv_classic_lenses_1.jpg
Have any one of you tested these lenses?
And yes, i know, they really look immaculate don’t they and I admit I’m kinda biased towards those shiny metal barrels over image quality hahaha.
Tell me what are your thoughts.
Should I choose those over the CF lenses?
BTW, they come in 50, 120, and 180 focal lengths.
(I don’t care about not having a normal lens (80mm) because
I mainly shoot landscapes, architecture, food photography, and portraits and the 120 and 180 will cover my portrait needs.
Zeiss Glass is some of the best out there. I have had their glass on most of my cameras. From my fathers old Mamiya to my Blad. The only one I have not had Ziess glass on has been my Canon, and that will soon be rectified since Zeiss now makes lenses that fit Canons.
And what can I say? I am a suckers for the beauty of the bare metal lenses they produce.

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Zeiss Glass is some of the best out there. I have had their glass on most of my cameras. From my fathers old Mamiya to my Blad. The only one I have not had Ziess glass on has been my Canon, and that will soon be rectified since Zeiss now makes lenses that fit Canons.
And what can I say? I am a suckers for the beauty of the bare metal lenses they produce.
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