Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2007/03/31
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Mark, the examples that I have handled were extremely well constructed and finished, however I didn't have a camera on hand that they would fit. I think that the optics are the earlier Contax (Kyocera) designs. If you want to drool just look at the MTF diagram for the 2/100 Makro Planar. I've kept a couple of Nikon bodies just in case I could ever obtain/afford this one lens. Cheers Hoppy -----Original Message----- From: lug-bounces+hoppyman=bigpond.net.au@leica-users.org [mailto:lug-bounces+hoppyman=bigpond.net.au@leica-users.org] On Behalf Of Mark Rabiner Sent: Sunday, 1 April 2007 03:14 To: lug@leica-users.org Subject: [Leica] The sound of ZF You know the sound of two hands clapping well the Zen talk about the sound of one hand clapping. I know that sound. You've heard of Zeiss Ikon? Well how about Zeiss Nikon?! http://www.zeiss.com/zeissikon ZF: ZEISS Lenses for F-Mount SLR's Wide Angle Lenses Ap. range Focus AOV* Weight Distagon T* 2,8/25 ZF f/2,8 ? f/22 0,17 m ? ? 81? 480 g Distagon T* 2/35 ZF f/2,0 ? f/22 0,3 m ? ? 63? 530 g Standard Lens Planar T* 1.4/50 ZF f/1,4 ? f/16 0,45 m ? ? 46? 330 g Tele Lens Planar T* 1.4/85 ZF f/1,4 ? f/16 1 m ? ? 28,5? 570 g Makro Lenses Makro-Planar T* 2/50 ZF f/2,0 ? f/22 0,24 m ? ? 45,5? 530 g Makro-Planar T* 2/100 ZF f/2,0 ? f/22 0,44 m ? ? 25? 680 g http://www.zeiss.com/zeissikon I'm visualizing other than the usual whirled peas ... a Makro-Planar T* 2/50 ZF on my D200 camera making it a 75mm in effect. http://www.zeiss.com/C12567A8003B8B6F/EmbedTitelIntern/MP_2_50ZF_EN/$File/MP _2_50ZF_EN.pdf This would be close to the lens my dad had on his Contarex Bullseye which I used for my first jobs. And will get right in there and get something 2 inches long on the short side and do it right like my Dads Planar. And then I'm picturing something prying that camera & lens out of my cold dead hands Leica M9 or no Leica M9 or compact R10D DSLR and it ain't happening. Zeiss is nice. Leica is likable. I like the sound of both. I don't get more excited over one over the other glass wise. A Zeiss quality enabled Leica DSLR system enables me. Puts a T* gleam in my eye. ...To not care so much about what Leica eventually gets around to doing in the digital world or otherwise. I'm already going to be clicking away. Like I already am. But men may construe things after their fashion, Clean from the purpose of the things themselves. A 127.5 mm 1.4?! Mark Rabiner 8A/109s New York, NY markrabiner.com _______________________________________________ Leica Users Group. See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information