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 p.1 #9 · A really Alt Gear Question: Zeiss 500 4.5 Mirror? | |
I lucked out on a brand-new in-box 400 from a reputable dealer at a price that will allow me to have the conversion done and still end up under $4K. I could add a 7D body and still be at the price of the 500 alone. That is one big advantage.
When Zeiss says APO performance, I expect it will be true. Certainly, the 350 APO and 120 APO for my Contax 645 are the finest optical instruments I have ever used. The film shots from the Zeiss 400 (I tested it on an N1 with Velvia) are stellar, and the digital images/crops I have seen posted here show an incredible amount of resolution and clean fine detail from the Zeiss. The rest is on faith for now.
I can't say what CA control the Canon shows, though, but it certainly has a great reputation. I did love my Canon 400 2.8 (original Mark I non-IS version) but it died of motor failure may years ago. I cannot say, though, that the film slides I shot with the Canon are sharper that the recent ones I shot with the Zeiss (they are not, in my view). If the price for the converted Zeiss were the same as the Canon, then honestly I probably would have gone for the Canon (or, realistically, just could not have afforded either one). But I am hoping to have equivalent or better quality at a much lower price.
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Since I got my ZE21I´ve suffered a getmorezeiss-frenzy, untouchable by any nonprozeissial argument.