S-Mount Zeiss Sonnar 50/1.5 Coding?

[kjoosten]

I'm planning on using the Nikon-S mount Zeiss Sonnar 50/1.5 (2008) plus Amedeo adapter on a Leica M. The adapter has nice milled spots for the 6-bit coding. Since this lens will probably be the only one I'll be mounting on this adapter, I was thinking of coding it - what would be the proper code for this lens (or isn't it worth bothering)?

Thanks.

 

[Dante_Stella]

Kent -

Who was making a Nikon-mount Sonnar in 2008?

Dante

 

[Highway 61]

Dante : Carl Zeiss AG.

Kent : I think you need to code the adapter like any Summilux 50/1.4.

 

[Dante_Stella]

I found it. Fascinating. Congratulations on finding a unicorn! The one-bar 50/1.4 code will work - it's the same optic as the ZM C-Sonnar, for which that code works well.

What's your assessment of whether it's a Contax or Nikon mount? Scherer seems to think this is a Contax calibration, not Nikon.

http://zeisscamera.com/articles_zmsonnar.shtml

Dante

 

[Highway 61]

Scherer seems to think this is a Contax calibration, not Nikon.

Scherer seems to have a lot of things in his mind.

If you want to have an idea of where to put the security gauge needle when reading his writings, you may want to very carefully read the two first articles located on this page.

 

[jonmanjiro]

What's your assessment of whether it's a Contax or Nikon mount? Scherer seems to think this is a Contax calibration, not Nikon.

http://zeisscamera.com/articles_zmsonnar.shtml

Dante

Does Zeiss/Cosina or Scherer know the correct Nikon S-mount specifications? My answer is I think Scherer must be smoking joints made from paper that is exactly 0.31 mm thick 😀

Lovely lens! Often think I should have kept mine.

 

[Corran]

Gorgeous jonmanjiro.

I want one to add to my S-mount 50mm lens collection.......

 

[ChrisLivsey]

I found it. Fascinating. Congratulations on finding a unicorn! The one-bar 50/1.4 code will work - it's the same optic as the ZM C-Sonnar, for which that code works well.

What's your assessment of whether it's a Contax or Nikon mount? Scherer seems to think this is a Contax calibration, not Nikon.

http://zeisscamera.com/articles_zmsonnar.shtml

Dante

Just to agree, my coded ZM version as above works fine on the M8 and my S mount version equally well via Amedeo coded adapter.I see no difference in performance, including focus. There is an article buried somewhere on the Zeiss site clearly stating it is S mount and the history of the manufacture. Not the easiest site Zeiss and I'm sorry I didn't bookmark the link.