Do You Mean The N 17-35 ?
And Yes It's That Good... Does The Price Include All Accessories?
Both OEM Caps, Pouch, Hood?
The Reviews Say The 14-24 Is As Good Or Better, But You Do Not
Have That Zeissness, That I And Many Love....
Price Depends On Condition, 98% You Said, And Accessories ...
$1,400 - $1,800 - Hoods Are Tough To Find And Expensive... $250-$450
For Those Willimng To Pay That Much...
I Was Lucky, Bought Mine With Hood, et All. Paid Alot, But Never Looked Back.
if Contax N 17-35/2.8 matches leica 28/2.8 late version at 28mm, I'd be a happy buyer.
i can't find the link to the test done by Hubsand on the lens comaparison with the Nikon 14-24...
With Full AE & AF On A Canon Camera, Nothing Comes Close, IMO
No Direct Comparison Of The 14-24mm & The 17-35mm Has Been Made At 16-9.com
That I Know Of, Todate...
I Had Not Seen The B&S Listing... It Is Too High By A Large Amount, In My Opinion.
I Paid A Premium, As One Of The First Conversions, But Even Then More Than 30%
Less ....
BTW, Bo-Ming, is it really $900 to convert this lens, or is that guy as full of shit as he seems?
Hmmm... so who's as full of shit as he seems... not sure if you mean Paul Yi or Conurus or Bo Ming
If you look at the conurus website, it does add up to almost that much - don't forget shipping with insurance to canada and back to add to cost of conversion.
To the OP - that's not a bad deal if you got it with the hood and a decent UV filter.
I was lucky to find my 17-35N brand new in box from an Authorized dealer. Got my 70-300N, 70-200N, 2x 24-85N, and a 50mm f1.4 N from the same guy - pretty much wiped out his last remaining inventory of Contax N (as well as Contax G bodies and lenses) except for the two 28-80mm f3.5-5.6 N lenses he had. The dealer was surprised I was buying all this old film gear which no one seemed to be interested in
Edited by pascal03 on Jul 16, 2008 at 07:03 PM GMT
jrn813 wrote:
With Full AE & AF On A Canon Camera, Nothing Comes Close, IMO
No Direct Comparison Of The 14-24mm & The 17-35mm Has Been Made At 16-9.com
That I Know Of, Todate...
I Had Not Seen The B&S Listing... It Is Too High By A Large Amount, In My Opinion.
I Paid A Premium, As One Of The First Conversions, But Even Then More Than 30%
Less ....
Can you share some sample shots?
or can you give me some links to the pictures taken with the lens?
BTW, if manual focus, is there any other lens, besides nikon, that competes with this lens?
The Conversion Is $799 At Present, Plus $40 Shipping & Insurance. (Roughly What I Paid For Shipping)
I Don't Know About Full Of, But Price Is Way Off In My Opinion...
But He Can Always Hope, Because New Conversions Are Awhile Off... Time Is Worth Something...
There Was A Converted Lens Listed On eBay For $3,200 Recently.
If MF & Stopped Down Meter Is Okay, 14-24 & Hubsand's Adapter Appears Very Good.
But At The Price You Have Quoted, It Is An Easy Decision For Me.... 17-35mm
