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dickb wrote:
The price seems very high for a lens with such a considerable amount of CA.
I think that issue is way over sold. The amount, when can get get it to show, is not out of the ordinary, it only appears in extreme situations, and mostly when wide open at f2.0 -- an aperture that competing products don't even reach.
As for the price. Zeiss is selling these as fast as they can make them. The second hand price is only barely below the new price, so it is clear that there are a lot of people that disagree. You can choose to focus on one issue that might show in 1% of normal image making (and for the most part can be corrected), or you can focus on class-leading sharpness, contrast, even wide open at 2.0 (unattainable elsewhere), exemplary Zeiss color, 3-D qualities, and pop in 100% of your images. It seems like the market is focusing on the later keeping this a very popular and sought after lens -- even considering it's price, which really is reasonable.
dickb wrote:
I fear the Voigtlaender's 125/2.5 price will rise even more yet.
Yes. With the price of the Zeiss ZF and ZE 100/2 increasing to over $1700, it is clear that quality alternatives in the market will also rise. The Voigtlaender's 125/2.5 is a fine lens and a good alternative. Quite frankly, I wonder why Cosina hasn't re-started production of these, like they have with a few other SL series lenses. They are selling used for 50% more their original new price. So there is money to be made with the lens. If they don't want to compete with their Zeiss products, they should just produce the lens in mounts that you can't get the Zeiss lens in -- like the Sony/Minolta mount (where there is no exceptional macro options)
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