Guys, let me be frank here. I am a pretty lousy lens tester in the first place. Second, I will only have the lens available for a few minutes, 30 min tops. That is all the service the French Zeiss distributor will provide. Then, my demands on a lens, especially a lens that heavy and expensive are quite specific: colours, contrast, drawing style, 3D. This is all I need to get the "Wow!" shots that I am after, and I prioritize getting some of these over some technical shortcomings, such as corner sharpness wide open, flare, etc... which can ruin some shots. Which is why I prefer the 50 and 85mm f:1.4 to the MP twins. So I am not the typical Zeiss lover on this forum, and you should take my findings, assuming that the meeting actually happens as promised, with this in mind.
Actually, my notice was not about reporting my experience on Tuesday as much as letting all of you know that this lens is now probably avaiable pretty much anywhere, or close...