at long last...my zeiss 85

[back alley]

it's not really that big...

tomorrow i will line up a few lenses and compare size and post here.

wait...you're talking about the finder?

man i'm slow tonight.

 

[Nando]

Congratulations on the new lens Joe. Looks like a stellar performer. To be honest, the Zeiss 85f4 does look larger than I expected. It looks bigger than my 90f2.8 Elmarit even.

 

[Rico]

Looks quite lengthy to my eye, too, and I'm used to the 1960s Elmarit and Elmar 90mm long lenses. TT85 bokeh looks really nice; MTF spec already shows a stellar optical performance. I'm a big fan of slower glass, especially for RF. Will be interesting to get a fuller report of handling and usage.

 

[Cron]

nice lens at a great price!
but seems to be bigger as expected, eg bigger as my Konica 2,8/90.
I thought it would be as small as a Leica 2/75.
Nevertheless always good light and I understand very good why you're happy
;-)))
Kind regards

 

[Nando]

I looked up the measurements.

Zeiss 85f4 Tele-Tessar ZM: 54mm wide, 95mm long, 310g
Leica 90f2.8 Elmarit-M: 56mm wide, 76mm long, 410g (black) / 560g (chrome)

 

[back alley]

so it's longer than the faster elmarit...and lighter.

 

[Bruin]

I looked up the measurements.

Zeiss 85f4 Tele-Tessar ZM: 54mm wide, 95mm long, 310g
Leica 90f2.8 Elmarit-M: 56mm wide, 76mm long, 410g (black) / 560g (chrome)

Konica 90/2.8 M-Hexanon: 55mm wide, 69mm long, 330g

Ernostar design with a solid reputation for image quality and build quality that is second to none, all for around $500 in excellent condition.

 

[ferider]

I looked up the measurements.

Zeiss 85f4 Tele-Tessar ZM: 54mm wide, 95mm long, 310g
Leica 90f2.8 Elmarit-M: 56mm wide, 76mm long, 410g (black) / 560g (chrome)

Let's not forget:

90mm f/4 Elmar-C: 270g (incl. hood), 61mm long.
90mm f/2.8 Tele Elmarit: 262g (incl. hood), 68mm long.

🙂

Cheers,

Roland.

 

[Benjamin]

f/4 needn't be a limiting factor either..

Enjoy!

 

[back alley]

anyone can have a good 90/2.8 but i own a great f4!!

😉

 

[back alley]

 

[Tom A]

Nice kit - now go out and shoot!! We all want to see what the 85f4 can do. I fervently hope it doesn't do it too well - I need another lens like a hole (pinhole maybe) in the head!

 

[back alley]

judging by the lenses i see you shooting/posting with, i doubt that you would even notice another in your bag. 😉

how is it that you have not tried this particular one tom?

 

[Krosya]

anyone can have a good 90/2.8 but i own a great f4!!

😉

Well, you better post some pics from it to prove it! 😉 I too cant wait to see some photos from this lens!

 

[back alley]

the weekend promises great weather and lots of photo opps, i hope to have something to post by saturday night.

right now i am having some difficulty with the external finder. the images are not aligning very well. i seem to be doing better guesstimating using the 50 mm frame lines as a guide.

 

[Tom A]

judging by the lenses i see you shooting/posting with, i doubt that you would even notice another in your bag. 😉

how is it that you have not tried this particular one tom?

I have shot with it - but not enough to warrant an opinion. I also wanted Zeiss to make the hood reversible and have been holding out until they do!
It does create a hole in my Japan made ZM lens collection though and, just like mother nature, I abhor a vacuum like that. Came fall I might break down and get one - oh well.
Hence I am waiting for your stuff with it.

 

[back alley]

i'm shooting without a hood for now.

 

[Cron]

if it is flare-resistant like other ZM lenses I know, this will cause no problem;
have fun, sure capable of great pics

 

[back alley]

a few quick test shots...looking forward to some shooting tomorrow...

 

[helen.HH]

Joe
I'm giggling looking at your Avatar
& your Delicate & Sensitive subject Matter
with that GRANDE 85...😛

Congrats!
Best to You - H 😀