Using the Zeiss ZM25 lens on the M8

[Trius]

If you get charged customs on the return I'd say something is amiss with how Zeiss ships it back. It would make sense to ship it to Zeiss or a Zeiss agent in the US, then have them handle the shipping to/from Germany.

 

[ZeissFan]

Yes, even on a film camera, having the 25mm bring up 28mm frames is not very useful, and showing 35mm frames instead is not less useful either. 🙂 Somewhat surprisingly I think this frameline issue was not well-thought by Zeiss in the digital context.

I don't believe Zeiss had a Leica digital body in mind when it was designing its lenses.

 

[sreidvt]

I don't believe Zeiss had a Leica digital body in mind when it was designing its lenses.

It has that body very much in mind now. <G>

Cheers,

 

[StuartR]

People are saying that you can just file down the mount, but I don't think that is the case, is it? I thought that you needed to ADD to the mount, in which case it would not be possible to change except by getting a new mount. Is there anyone who can set me straight? If it is just filing down, that does not seem like a particularly difficult task.

 

[rvaubel]

That's the catch, for sure. I'm looking forward to the new RF-coupled version.

Cheers,

Sean

Is this the much anticipated CV 25mm F4.0 ? It would be nice if it was a stop faster but I will more than be satisfied with a rangefinder coupled model of the old lens. I have the zone focus model but find closeups to be very probematical.

Does anyone know when it will be released?

Rex

 

[Grober]

If you get charged customs on the return I'd say something is amiss with how Zeiss ships it back. It would make sense to ship it to Zeiss or a Zeiss agent in the US, then have them handle the shipping to/from Germany.

Something may be in the works (by Zeiss USA) to do just this.

Re U. S. Customs duties on re-entering lenses: I now have my ZM25 registered with U. S. Customs but they will still charge me for the value of the service work performed by Zeiss while the lens is in their hands. Smaller fee, of course, but still an added expense.

-g

 

[Trius]

Duty/taxes on off-shore service? Sheesh. I have some very political stuff I could insert, but I won't. 🙁

 

[sreidvt]

Is this the much anticipated CV 25mm F4.0 ? It would be nice if it was a stop faster but I will more than be satisfied with a rangefinder coupled model of the old lens. I have the zone focus model but find closeups to be very probematical.

Does anyone know when it will be released?

Rex

Hi Rex,

Yes, but I'm afraid I don't know about a release date yet. Maybe they'll announce one at PMA.

Cheers,

Sean