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Very cool conversion, I had a fairly complete Contax G2 setup: the 21/28/45/90. All lenses were superb, the 28 losing out to the 21 but still a great lens.
The 90/2.8 Sonnar was a tremendous lens in all optical aspects, only let down by the cumbersome focusing at close range with the G2.
I am very pleased to see that someone has made a conversion of this lens - I wouldn't say no to one. In my opinion it is bettering the 85/2.8 Sonnar which I had with my Contax RX, though the 85 is no slouch it was mostly closet camping as I preferred the 85/1.4 and 60/2.8 for the midrange work. The Sonnar 85 is a very good lens but falls short of the 90, the latter being sharper, right out to the edges at full aperture, has better contrast and performed very well in backlit conditions. I would think the Sonnar 90 is on par with the Leica M90/2.8 and the E55/last version Elmarit R90/2.8 which I still own.
The 85 is absolutely not bad but not that exciting. I don't know about the asking prices for the Sonnar 85 but be they on the low side they still be good value for money.
Edited on Jan 22, 2008 at 06:50 AM
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