One new Zeiss ZM 50mm lens came up for sale Sunday morning on B&H Photo. Someone bought it by the afternoon. It wasn't the model I want, so that's fine by me. It was the Sonnar f/1.5 and I've decided recently that I'd prefer the Plannar f/2 lens. It's rated a little better in some ways and it's cheaper and uses the same size filters as the Zeiss ZM f/2 35mm lens that I already own.
At one point this morning, I checked Pop-Flash, Adorama, and B&H's sites for the model and color I want and they both showed out-of-stock, but I left the window open on my web browser for B&H. About twenty minutes later I was on the phone talking to someone and absentmindedly refreshed the web page. Suddenly, after months of waiting, it showed one in stock. I pounced on it like a kitten on a ball of string.
I finally have one on the way to me. It arrives Friday, which is particularly good since I leave the U.S. and return to Milan on Monday.
-Russell
