Zeiss Sonnar 100mm f/3.5 in C/Y mount??

[scottgee1]

I put one of these on hold at one of the Big Dealers here in the U.S. -- sight unseen as they haven't made any pix of it and don't seem interested in doing so. It is an AE and they assure me it is a Contax Zeiss Sonnar, NOT a Yashica.

For the life of me, I can't google any references to it and Tocad U.S. hasn't a clue.

Have you seen/used one of these?

TIA!/ScottGee1

 

[Celloman]

Yes, I've used it. It is very sharp at all apertures and rather compact.

Mike

 

[scottgee1]

Mike, that's good to hear! BTW, welcome to RFF!

Wonder why it's so difficult to google info about it? Maybe I need google training. 😛

Thanks!/Scott

 

[Rico]

The CZ S100 C/Y is one of my favorite lenses: small, sharp, awesome bokeh, good DOF scale. It was an economy tele for the Contax 139Q, but is nonetheless first-rank. Being somewhat rare, it now fetches more than the S85.

 

[scottgee1]

Well, it's on its way so I'll be able to check it out myself very soon.

Thanks for the input!/Scott

 

[Sonnar2]

The lens wasn't sold in large numbers because of slow speed. That results in a "rare" status, it's quite expensive and more a collector's item nowadays. But - no wonder at a slow speed lens - very sharp and lightweight lens.

 

[scottgee1]

It arrived yesterday and is, as advertised, in "Demo" condition sans box and packing so I guess they should have described it as "Mint". 🙄

That said, I'm doing initial testing of it on an EOS 30D using an adapter with focus confirmation. I also plan to compare it with my EF 85/1.8 and 70-200/2.8 'L' -- should be fun! Have to hold off on shooting it with film until I get a C/Y mount body!

BTW, does anyone know which model hood is recommended for it?

Since the word "rare" was used in two of the responses above, I have to ask -- how does that affect price? What might it be worth on the open market, e.g., eeekbay?

Cheers!/ScottGee1

 

[Celloman]

I have owned 4 of these in the last 10 years. The cheapest one I got was $225, the most was around $400. There may be different versions like AE vs MM or made in Japan vs made in Germany that affect the collector price.

Mike

 

[scottgee1]

Interesting that is was available long enough to make the transition from AE to MM and Germany to Japan!

Thanks!/ScottGee1