Contax Hologon 16mm going "cheap"

[chilohm]

Hi there
Ffordes in Scotland are selling off some new old stock Hologon lenses "cheap". They are going for £899 on their website, but they sold me one for £799.

It arrived this morning and I am very excited about using it... What a beautiful lens!

Hope others can make use of this.
Jack.

 

[chilohm]

Not that one!
G mount

 

[uhligfd]

Quick advice: Start without using the center filter. If you like the pics and the vignette is minimal as on my Hologon, you may just want to stay filterless ..

I don't even carry the filter in my bag anymore ... And see no adverse effect whatsoever ...

 

[chilohm]

Thanks for the advice. I'll try it without the filter to start with.
Jack.

 

[ZeissFan]

The original Zeiss Ikon Hologon Ultrawide was 15mm. That's how you can tell the difference between the old Hologon and the newer G series Hologon.

Awesome lens, by the way -- the original, I mean, and likely the G series Hologon too.

 

[Roger Hicks]

Herr Zorkendorfer (www.zoerk.de) can convert these to M.

The few I know who have directly compared the two (I haven't) have told me that the Voigtländer 15/4.5 is a better lens. Anyone here tried it? It seems hard to believe, but they had no reason to lie to me.

Cheers,

Roger

 

[chilohm]

I've heard that too Roger. Not got any experience personally. I can't mount any other lenses other than G system ones though, so not much point worrying on my part! I think the same company can convert a 15/4.5 but this would make it just as expensive as the Zeiss...

Thanks,
Jack