Schneider-Kreuznach Edixa-Xenar 50mm f2.8 - Photo Set

The last time I used this lens was almost three years ago, and I wrote about it here. I praised the lens on the Canon 550D, but it works equally well, if not better, on full frame. Thankfully, this lens does not hit the mirror on the 5D Mark II.

From experience, many lenses have unique colour signatures. The Sigmas (older ones anyway) tend to have a yellow colour cast to the pictures, and Canon L lenses tend to have more vibrant colours than non-L versions. Would digital, the colour is no longer very important, especially when you shoot RAW, as it can be adjusted. Some lenses would produce beautiful colours from the beginning, so very little, or no adjustment is necessary in post processing.  I find many Zeiss lenses product very nice, pleasing colours natively. Certain, this Edixa-Xenar is one of them.

Magnolia - Canon 5D Mark II & Schneider-Kreuznach Edixa-Xenar 50mm f2.8. Click for larger.

Scooter - Canon 5D Mark II & Schneider-Kreuznach Edixa-Xenar 50mm f2.8. Click for larger.

Sculptures Outside TIFF building - Canon 5D Mark II & Schneider-Kreuznach Edixa-Xenar 50mm f2.8. Click for larger.

Pink Tulip - Canon 5D Mark II & Schneider-Kreuznach Edixa-Xenar 50mm f2.8. 

Spring at Last

Officially, spring has been here for a while now, but the weather didn't feel like spring, and young buds and leaves didn't want to come out, until now. I took a walk today in the afternoon, and I saw nature was starting to paint the boring gray left over from winter. Spring, the most anticipated season of the year (except for the allergy that comes with it).

Magnolia - Sony NEX-6 & Taylor-Hobson Ortal 75mm f2 TV Lens.