Two twenty-eights

[Gary R. Smith]

Brightin Star (on the left)

Contax Zeiss Biogon (on the right)

 

[Beth Anthony]

that's one hell of a prescription lens for your eyeglasses.

so which one is your favorite and why?

 

[Gary R. Smith]

so which one is your favorite and why?

I'm guessing it's going to be the Zeiss however I won't know until I shoot all 48 exposures (2 x 24ea.).

While the $'s spent were pretty close, the Brightin Star is new out of China for the Leica M-mount (I'm shooting it on the M3). The Zeiss is an older lens for the Contax G-series but I suspect that the Zeiss behavior will live up to its legend.

Bastiank @ Phillip Reeve had this to say about the Brightin Star and this about the G-mount Biogon. I suspect his reviews will be A LOT more thorough than my simple comparisons.

 

[Gary R. Smith]

I'm going to toss my 14mm mFT into the comparison as well. I just think the Brightin Star is amazingly flat.

 

[Gary R. Smith]

Unfortunately the film from the M3 has been ruined, so no comparison with the Brightin Star lens this time.

For whatever reason the film wouldn't rewind.

 

[Pete Askew]

That’s a shame. I know that @Hamish Gill is a fan of pancake lenses. For some reason I’ve never tried one on a M-body.

 

[Gary R. Smith]

I was thinking last night that I'd load up the M3 with another roll of UltraMax and take it out with the Brightin Star and the gx9 to get a series of similar digital/film shot for eventual inclusion in a future THREE TWENTY-EIGHTS article.

 

[Gary Ayala]

I've never shot with a Brightin Star ... but I swear on Carl Zeiss. Carl makes great lenses.


Carl Zeiss Planar 80mm - Hasselblad 500 C/M w/ Tri-X

 

[Gary R. Smith]

I suspect the Brightin Star is a gimmick lens. I'm bummed that my film got trashed, I really wanted to see it against the Zeiss Biogon and the 14mm Panasonic.