FrankS
Registered User
I shot 1/2 roll with my new Kiev 4am and Helios lens this afternoon. I quite enjoyed it. I like the sound of the shutter curtains. I'm weird that way. I"ll finish the rest of the roll trying the J12 35mm lens. I have an external 35mm finder to use with it. I was just wondering, how much do 50mm f1.5 Zeiss Sonnar lenses go for? (Contax mount) I may be perfectly happy with what I've got, but a curious mind would like to know.
FrankS
Registered User
Here's the J-12.
newspaperguy
Well-known
Nice looking finder, Frank
(Yeh, yeh, nice camera, too!)
Who was the maker of the finder?
Rick
(Yeh, yeh, nice camera, too!)
Who was the maker of the finder?
Rick
FrankS
Registered User
Thanks Rick. It is a Komura finder.
Pherdinand
the snow must go on
Zeiss Sonnars, the coated 50/1.5's are about $200 if in good shape. You can try your luck with hazy,fungussed,scratched or oily-apertured ones for less. Uncoated ones tend to go for a bit less. The best deal might be to buy it with a non-mint contax and sell the body. However, there's the catch: if the contax body works you will never sell it, lol.
JoeFriday
Agent Provacateur
I recently saw a T coated lens go for $125 on the 'bay.. I planned on bidding on it, but totally forgot.. LOL.. B&H will have one come up once in a while, too.. generally between $150-200.. I'm casually looking for one, too.. but when I consider the value and performance of the J8M, I'm not sure I really need the Sonnar
btw, there's also the Jupiter 3 version of the Zeiss f1.5, but finding one in mint condition is pretty hard.. they're going for about $80-100 if you can find one.. and it won't be T-coated
btw, there's also the Jupiter 3 version of the Zeiss f1.5, but finding one in mint condition is pretty hard.. they're going for about $80-100 if you can find one.. and it won't be T-coated
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wlewisiii
Guest
Frank:
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=30062&item=7520091703&rd=1
or
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=30062&item=7520635619&rd=1
The Jupiter 3 is much safer to get in Kiev than in LTM as there is much less to go wrong. It is a direct copy of the original Sonnar rather than a modified copy. If I had the money, I'd already have BIN'd the Jupiter. Lousy shots in the ad though.
A nice CZJ 135/4 here if you'd like a long lens:
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=30062&item=7521143027&rd=1
William
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=30062&item=7520091703&rd=1
or
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=30062&item=7520635619&rd=1
The Jupiter 3 is much safer to get in Kiev than in LTM as there is much less to go wrong. It is a direct copy of the original Sonnar rather than a modified copy. If I had the money, I'd already have BIN'd the Jupiter. Lousy shots in the ad though.
A nice CZJ 135/4 here if you'd like a long lens:
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=30062&item=7521143027&rd=1
William