[Leica] M9 - not much more expensive than M8?

[henningw at archiphoto.com (Henning Wulff)]

There are probably a number of Zeiss lenses that are up to the task; 
the 100/3.5 is probably among them. The 40's aren't, and most likely 
the 50/4 isn't either. Since the backs available are crop format, 
wider lenses are necessary and the shorter ones aren't quite up to 
the best standards.

The newest designs of Schneider and Rodenstock are necessary to make 
full use of the P65 and such. Zeiss is not producing lenses for this 
market.

I mean if you are going to go to the expense and effort (and relative 
inconvenience) of going to a MF back you should be able to get a 
noticeable quality leap over 35mm. The Hasselblad C and CF lenses 
were certainly excellent for their time, but even with Zeiss time 
marches on, and they are now capable of better. Even lenses like the 
250SA can now readily be bettered.



At 2:11 AM -0400 8/13/09, Mark Rabiner wrote:
>http://www.pbase.com/cameras/zeiss/planar_t_35_100_cfi
>Carl Zeiss Planar T* 3.5/100 CFi Lens Sample Photos
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>Old Zeiss glass?
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>
>You mean these?
>http://www.zeiss.com/de/photo/home_e.nsf/Contents-Frame/5ED01EB620D0B1CEC125
>70F80033CADA
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>
>
>Mark William Rabiner
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