Carl Zeiss photo contest

[Nachkebia]

Congratulations on winning the contest!

No help from me on which lens to get, though. I'd go after the 50/1.5 Sonnar. I'm a sucker for Sonnars.

Have fun deciding!

Thank you Brian, I have a final desicion actually 🙂 sonnar for sure 🙂 I don`t think there is any lens even in leica selection that I want more, maybe new cosina 35mm f/1.4 🙂

 

[Sonnar Brian]

YES! You will love it.

When Cosina has a contest, you can win the 35/1.4!

 

[Nachkebia]

Also I will need your help, I need to tell them to configure lens either on f1.5 or f2.8 is that right? I remmember some buz going on....

 

[mfogiel]

You can go to the comparison thread - I believe the f2.8 version is more useful, although I've decided to keep them both...

 

[Nachkebia]

I want minimum missfocus at 1.5, I don`t care what happenes at f/2.8, what kind of optimisation is it? what should I request to zeiss? 🙂

 

[Sonnar Brian]

Went outside to test some more adjusted Sonnar's! The older ones. I always shim mine to work best wide-open, Baby... (you have to say that)

Roger Hicks did a review of the new 50/1.5 Sonnar here at RFF.

http://www.rangefinderforum.com/forums/showthread.php?t=51092

I know how to correct the older lenses: I shim them using a through-the-lens viewer, and always set them wide-open. Seems to work. The viewer is from the 1950's, and has a high-power finder. I'm thinking Zeiss has a better way...

 

[Nachkebia]

Heh, I just received letter from Zeiss, this is the winning photo 🙂
http://www.flickr.com/photos/nachkebia/396367200/in/set-72157594502362138/

 

[nikola]

Hehe, I've already Faved it! 😀

 

[robster180]

Congratulations - great winning shot, I learnt that I came 5th

 

[Nachkebia]

Thank you Rob, show us the picture!

Nikola thanks! 🙂

 

[robster180]

http://www.rangefinderforum.com/photopost/showphoto.php?photo=75379

oh yeah forgot to paste that bit in

 

[Nachkebia]

Cool! great shot!

 

[robster180]

thanks - did you know the subjects? you caught a great moment there

 

[Nachkebia]

Yes, I was invited as a guest in the family of my guide in India, Rajastan, so she was shy, she started playing around....

 

[robster180]

cute little story to go with the pic.

enjoy your prize!
(have you decided on which lens to pick?)

 

[Nachkebia]

Yeah, Sonnar 50 1.5 🙂
Have you?

 

[robster180]

Sonnar 50 1.5, nice! - i think that's going to be my next lens

no unfortunately I only get a cleaning kit, but at least my glass will be clear

 

[fuwen]

Yeah, Sonnar 50 1.5 🙂
Have you?

Just curious, are u going for the optimised for f1.5 one or one optimised for f2.8?

 

[Nachkebia]

Sorry Rob, I though every top 10 photo was getting lens!
Fuwen! I have no clue! I want to shoot at f/1.5 otherwise I use my planar, which one you suggest?

 

[fuwen]

I dun think I am in a good position to advise. I am quite happy with the ZM 50mm Planar. If I were to get a 50mm Sonnar I will probably go for the f2.8 optimised version as I am not a wide open aperture shooter. But what I really want now probably is a silver Zeiss Ikon body.

But since u will be shooting primarily at f1.5 maybe a Sonnar optimsed for f1.5 is good for u?