Author Topic: Z7ii + 135/1.8 Plena (Read 213 times)

MEPER · « **on:** May 03, 2026, 12:59:49 »

Yesterday evening I went out for a small walk with my Z7 and Plena lens for some light capturing.
Probably the sharpest general purpose wide aperture lens I have. The Z50/1.8 is also pretty good.
I did not use any sharpening. I see no real use for it as images are sharp enough "out of box" and I often don't like the enhanced contrast "unsharp mask" causes.
I like the colors and contrast of the lens and the absence of CA.
The images are in pairs (reduced to 1900 pixels at longest end + a 100% crop).
ISO 64 was the setting.

This one is shot at aperture 2.5.

MEPER · « **Reply #1 on:** May 03, 2026, 13:00:42 »

Aperture 1.8.

MEPER · « **Reply #2 on:** May 03, 2026, 13:01:40 »

Aperture 1.8

MEPER · « **Reply #3 on:** May 03, 2026, 13:02:31 »

Aperture 2.8

MEPER · « **Reply #4 on:** May 03, 2026, 13:03:23 »

Aperture 2.8

MEPER · « **Reply #5 on:** May 03, 2026, 13:38:25 »

A few more pairs.
Aperture 1.8

MEPER · « **Reply #6 on:** May 03, 2026, 13:39:28 »

Aperture 1.8

MEPER · « **Reply #7 on:** May 03, 2026, 13:41:46 »

Aperture 1.8

Erik Lund · « **Reply #8 on:** May 04, 2026, 14:11:33 »

That is a very pleasing rendering, foreground as well as background. Also the color transitions are great, reminds me of APO Lanthar 125mm f/2.5 and Noct- Nikkor 58mm f/1.2

MEPER · « **Reply #9 on:** May 04, 2026, 21:43:43 »

Yes, I am surprised how good the wide-open performance of the lens is.
When I got the Plena I went to an old factory building close to where I live to take some pictures but I forgot the narrow angle of a 135 mm lens so it was a bit of a challenge.
The building was first a Piano factory (Søren Jensen) and later factory for the Penol brand pens (Christian Olsen).

Building here at 2nd page (how it looked many years back):
https://tompens.com/en/1046-the-pen-maker-christian-olsen/

Here how it looks today through the Plena.

This image taken at Aperture 5: