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Frank Granovski
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In case no one noticed, Zeiss dropped the word "final" before "solution."
What's coming on Dec 21?
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Mazurka
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I suspect the "big lens" is a 1.4/85 which looks like this one:
The barrel will "flare out", i.e. the top is wider than the base, just like the 1.4/85 Nikkors and the limited edition 1.2/85 for the C/Y. The filter size will either be 72 or 77mm.
The barrel will "flare out", i.e. the top is wider than the base, just like the 1.4/85 Nikkors and the limited edition 1.2/85 for the C/Y. The filter size will either be 72 or 77mm.
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Bryan Lee
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Frank Granovski said:
Thanx Frank, I looked over there about a hundred times to see if they changed it and Im suprised it took them so long. Thats all it needed to say anyway,"solution".
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Mazurka said:I suspect the "big lens" is a 1.4/85 which looks like this one:
The barrel will "flare out", i.e. the top is wider than the base, just like the 1.4/85 Nikkors and the limited edition 1.2/85 for the C/Y. The filter size will either be 72 or 77mm.
Mazurka, is it possible that Zeiss decided to change their design so the barrel flares out and the word "Planar" becomes more visible?
Here's a Contax 85mm f/1.4 Planar for comparison.Take a look at that banner again. The woman in the photo is looking at the 85mm Planar sitting on the table instead of at the photographer. What is that supposed to mean?
Will the 85mm Cosina Zeiss Planar be a powerful chick magnet? R.J.
jaap
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Why should I hang a Nikon behind my Zeiss glass ?????????
RJBender
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jaap said:
Ask the gurus at Zeiss.
R.J.
RJBender
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If the flower and insect photo is an 8x10, the width should be 201mm, slightly less than 8 inches. The scale appears to be 1 pixel =.779 mm.
The 85mm Planar is 100 pixels across the filter ring. I'll guess that the filter ring diameter is 78mm.
R.J.
RJBender
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jaap said:
...and why would someone want to use a manual focus Cosina Zeiss lens on a $1900 Nikon F6?
R.J.
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Socke
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Good question, up to now the RTS and 167mt, the G1 and G2 are just fine.jaap said:
Come to think of it. My grandfather was a Zeiss fan, he had a 6x9 folder and later a Contessa. My father a Rolleiflex with a Tessar. Don't know why a Tessar and its to late to ask him, money was not the problem then. When I was 12 or 13 my father gave me an Agfa 126 plastic box and later I shot with the Rolleiflex. The first camera I bought was a Rollei 35TE, later a Yashica FX-D with a cheap 35-70/2.8 Hanimex since I wanted Zeiss lenses as soon as my bank account allowed for those.
I'm still with the "lesser" Zeiss lenses, I have a 35/2.8 Distagon, a 50/1.7 Planar, a 85/2.8 and 135/2.8 Sonnar in Contax/Yashica mount to put on my RTS, 167MT and the battered old Yasica FX-D which has now travled from San Juan to Shanghai.
For the G System I have both bodies and 28, 35, 45 and 90.
Then there is the TVS with a Vario Sonnar and don't forget the Jupiter 12 Biogon clones and Jupiter 8 Sonnar clones I have for my Kiev and Zorki.
I think I'm a Zeiss fan
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Socke
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RJBender said:
RJBender
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Socke said:Good question, up to now the RTS and 167mt, the G1 and G2 are just fine.
Come to think of it. My grandfather was a Zeiss fan, he had a 6x9 folder and later a Contessa. My father a Rolleiflex with a Tessar. Don't know why a Tessar and its to late to ask him, money was not the problem then. When I was 12 or 13 my father gave me an Agfa 126 plastic box and later I shot with the Rolleiflex. The first camera I bought was a Rollei 35TE, later a Yashica FX-D with a cheap 35-70/2.8 Hanimex since I wanted Zeiss lenses as soon as my bank account allowed for those.
I'm still with the "lesser" Zeiss lenses, I have a 35/2.8 Distagon, a 50/1.7 Planar, a 85/2.8 and 135/2.8 Sonnar in Contax/Yashica mount to put on my RTS, 167MT and the battered old Yasica FX-D which has now travled from San Juan to Shanghai.
For the G System I have both bodies and 28, 35, 45 and 90.
Then there is the TVS with a Vario Sonnar and don't forget the Jupiter 12 Biogon clones and Jupiter 8 Sonnar clones I have for my Kiev and Zorki.
I think I'm a Zeiss fan
Volker,
Do you plan on purchasing a Nikon body in the near future?
R.J.
RJBender
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Socke said:
I was using a Fuji Frontier machine print on Fuji paper. The dimensions are slightly less than 8 in x10 in.
R.J.
RObert Budding
D'oh!
Just caught up with this thread.
Why do some folks resent Zeiss so much? Is it because Zeiss will be one of the last companies standing that manufactures Leica M-mount products? Leica is toast. But Zeiss didn't bring on Leica's problems - Leica did. They are just driving a few more nails in the coffin.
As for all of this Cosina rebranding talk - silly stuff and a complete lack of understanding of Zeiss as a company and the concept of outsourcing the manufacture of products.
So, now that I've caught up - why did I bother?
Robert
Why do some folks resent Zeiss so much? Is it because Zeiss will be one of the last companies standing that manufactures Leica M-mount products? Leica is toast. But Zeiss didn't bring on Leica's problems - Leica did. They are just driving a few more nails in the coffin.
As for all of this Cosina rebranding talk - silly stuff and a complete lack of understanding of Zeiss as a company and the concept of outsourcing the manufacture of products.
So, now that I've caught up - why did I bother?
Robert
RJBender
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Socke said:
A 5x7 machine print measures 175mm in the USA. If that's a 5x7 in Zeiss's banner, then the new scale is 1 pixel=.678mm. The filter ring diameter should be closer to the Contax 85mm f/1.4 lens, 67mm.
With the Nikon F6 image, I calulated 78mm, 11mm more.
R.J.
RJBender
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RObert Budding said:
I don't think anyone resents Zeiss except those who are disappointed that the lenses are not made in Germany.
I have a 85mm 1.4 Nikkor that I like very much. I also have a 35/2.8 Distagon in Rollei QBM that I like better than my 35mm f/1.4 Nikkor.
Zeiss started this tease, so if they want us to stop playing guessing games all they have to do is release images of the new ZF lenses.
R.J.
Mazurka
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RJBender said:
Certain Nikon fanatics couldn't care less where they are made or what they are made of. The resentment clearly stems from the perceived sacrilege of their sacred F mount.
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jaap
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Socke said:Good question, up to now the RTS and 167mt, the G1 and G2 are just fine.
I'm still with the "lesser" Zeiss lenses, I have a 35/2.8 Distagon, a 50/1.7 Planar, a 85/2.8 and 135/2.8 Sonnar in Contax/Yashica mount to put on my RTS, 167MT and the battered old Yasica FX-D which has now travled from San Juan to Shanghai.
For the G System I have both bodies and 28, 35, 45 and 90.
Then there is the TVS with a Vario Sonnar and don't forget the Jupiter 12 Biogon clones and Jupiter 8 Sonnar clones I have for my Kiev and Zorki.
I think I'm a Zeiss fan
I would not call the 35mm f2.8 and a 85mm f2.8 "lesser"except for the speed when compared to their faster brothers. I use them when i want to travel light and don't wanna use my G2. The 2.8 versions are very sharp an contrasty when just one stop turned down. (at f4.0). But also very useable wide open especially the distagon 35mm f2.8
jaap
Jaap
By the way I know for sure I'm a Zeiss fan for a very long time.
RJBender
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Mazurka said:Certain Nikon fanatics couldn't care less where they are made or what they are made of. The resentment clearly stems from the perceived sacrilege of their sacred F mount.
I don't think Nikon cares about F mount manual focus lenses anymore. I think they would like you to buy an AF lens for your MF body so you already have the lens when you move up to a AF body.
I can wait until the excitement dies down and the prices drop before I buy a ZF lens.
R.J.
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Socke
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RJBender said:
The D200 is tempting, but since I have access to Canon Lenses from 16-35/2.8 to 400/2.8 +TC1.4 and TC2 the Canon 5d is more likely.
And I can use my existing lenses with an adaptor