Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2008/12/18

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Subject: [Leica] OT - Zeiss 50mm f/1.4 ZE Planar T* lens
From: summicron at comcast.net (Frank F. Farmer)
Date: Thu Dec 18 21:59:34 2008
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Thanks, all.



On Dec 18, 2008, at 10:16 PM, rsphoto's email wrote:

> If it's the one for Contax R bodies (RX, RTS II and III, 137, etc)  
> it is a superb lens by any measure.  And resolution (per line) to  
> burn.  Surpassed all (including Leica) in nearly every published  
> evaluation.
>
> It was always on my RTS II and was my best all-around Zeiss R lens.   
> I still miss it.
>
>
> Bob in Seattle
>
>
>
>
> On Dec 18, 2008, at 6:47 PM, Frank F.Farmer wrote:
>
> Greetings all,
>
> Has anyone had an opportunity to use this lens on a Canon digital  
> body?  I was hoping for a hands on review (particularly as is  
> compares to Canon's own f/1.4 50mm lens).
>
> I think the lens is pretty new.  Dpreview doesn't have a review up  
> either.  Supposedly it has electrical contacts that preserve pretty  
> much every function the Canon digital bodies have, except  
> autofocus.  Just wondering if it was worth the $600.
>
> Thanks, as always, in advance.
>
> Peace,
> Frank Farmer
> Jackson, Miss.
>
> P.S. - forgive me if this has already been discussed.  I checked the  
> archives and didn't find anything on the Canon EF-mount Zeiss lenses.
>
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