at long last...my zeiss 85

[back alley]

after drooling for many months and agonizing and thinking and putting far too much emotional energy into it, my zeiss 85/4 lens arrived in the mail.

it is too cute! compact and comfortable in the hand, my nikon zoom finder seems almost as large😉

obviously i need to use it some before i can attest to it's prowess and i am certainly looking forward to that.

the coming weekend promises good weather and we are having our local fringe theatre event so there should be lots to shoot.

another interesting note is that i bought this online from a canadian seller and without having to wait for customs at both ends of the shipping process, the lens arrived in 3 days.
and, i know this may be hard to believe, it was actually cheaper here than buying from the u.s. - now that hardly ever happens up here.
(thanks rob)

looking forward to posting some shots.

joe

 

[splitimageview]

Looking forward to photos. 😉

 

[back alley]

me too bob.

 

[ferider]

An Elmar in Zeiss disguise .... j/k 🙂

Congrats, Joe and share some photos.

 

[abenner]

What are you using it on Joe? You don't have the ZI anymore do you? The 85 would seem like a nice match to a 35 for a two lens kit, I just wish it were a 2.8.

 

[back alley]

it's already on the rd1, along with my nikon 35-135 zoom finder.
it is compact and slow, yes. but hey my 35mm equivalent (cv 15) is slower and it hasn't slowed me down.

 

[back alley]

OMG! You and, well, that makes... What? One person? 😀

Seriously, that's cool - congrats! Definitely looking forward to your experience.

crazy i know.
but like some only want a red dot, i prefer a blue dot.
except for the cv 15 all my lenses have a blue dot.

 

[back alley]

An Elmar in Zeiss disguise .... j/k 🙂

Congrats, Joe and share some photos.

if it weren't pouring rain (with lots of thunder) i'd be out there now.

 

[MCTuomey]

another milestone for the blu.dot.cru

another vote to see pics

 

[back alley]

hallelujah brother!

 

[axiom]

if it weren't pouring rain (with lots of thunder) i'd be out there now.

I thought you were from Toronto. no?
It's beautiful outside right now

 

[helen.HH]

Coool...
have been watching & hearing YOU Lust..... At LAST
post some pixs soooon

 

[back alley]

I thought you were from Toronto. no?
It's beautiful outside right now

edmonton, out west son, way out west!

 

[jonmanjiro]

I handled a ZM 85/4 at the Zeiss booth at the PIE Photo Expo in Tokyo back in March, and was impressed with how light and compact it was. Lookin' forward to seeing some photos taken with your new lens, Joe!

 

[axiom]

I wonder how the Leica Macro-Elmar compares

 

[FA Limited]

be cool to see a pic of the lens on the camera 😉

 

[back alley]

3 quick shots, wide open, hand held

 

[BillBingham2]

A very cool chunk of glass sir.

Show us some shots on the camera.

B2 (;->

 

[back alley]

 

[Gary E]

Holy Mackeral that's huge! And it's not the lens I'm looking at 🙄

Really, that's a really nice looking rig. Probably shoots just as nice too. I've always wondered why the RD-1x didn't make it outside the Japanese market. Maybe Leica said something to them like "hey, do us a favor and stay out of the US until we can get back on our feet will ya?" :bang: