conurus

doctorb · Joined: 21 Jul 2008 Posts: 99 Location: North Carolina

We have had these marvelous lenses available to us for some time now. It would be interesting to see how folks who have have two or more converted Contax N lenses rate their overall satisfaction with them.

Take into account in your rating the salient features like:

Image Quality (color rendition/bokeh/microcontrast-3D effect, etc.)

Build Quality

Auto Focus Speed & Reliability

Value (Quality to Price ratio)

(If someone knows how to construct a pole on this thread so that numerical scores can be added and totals automatically updated, that would be great)

I have had all nine Ns at one time or another. I rate them as follows
(Most favored first):

17/35
100 Makro
400
85
50
24/85
70/200
28/80
70/300

lam · Joined: 27 Apr 2008 Posts: 72 Location: Bangkok Thailand

I collected 6 N lens and rated from ; colore - focus (sharpness+speed) - love to shoot with.

First is N24-85
2 is N400
3 is N85
4 is N50
5 is N100
and
6 is N70-300

N17-35 will be collect as soon as Gb103 hood avalible

Leo · Joined: 23 Nov 2006 Posts: 23 Location: Toronto, Canada

I have all N lens except 70-200mm
I rated these lenses as follow

17-35
70-300
24-85
400
85
50
100

35-80 is for my NX and cannot be rated with others.

70-300mm is, actually, a great lens and best for its dollar value. You can get one about USD500. I have no problem on AF even at 300 end. 17-35 is the must. 400 is great if "limited" focus range is implemented.

Leo

jrn813 · Joined: 26 Feb 2007 Posts: 90 Location: Cotulla, Texas

Hey Doc

I Have Owned 8 Of The Nine ... Only The 400mm, Is The Lone Exception

1. 17-35
2. 100
3. 24-85
4. 85
5. 70-200
6. 50
7. 28-80
8. 70-300

While This Is "MY" Opinion, The N's Are The Only Zooms I Own.
And That Should Tell You How Good They Are Compared To Other Brands

ManWearPants · Joined: 18 Feb 2010 Posts: 51

IMO, each of these N lenses are created for specific use. So it is hard to point down to which is my fav.

For portraits, my fav is N85
For landscape, my fav is N17-35
For travels, my fav is N24-85
For streets, my fav is N50

I guess if I am into wildlife, N70-300 will be in my collection. Birding, N400. All I can say is each of these are excellent and among the best in its class.

conurus · Posted: Thu Jan 12, 2012 3:29 am Post subject:

My personal list would be in this order:

50/1.4
24-85 and 100/2.8 tie
70-200 and 400/4 tie
17-35
85/1.4
28-80
70-300