candreyo wrote:
Hi,
Zeiss did put out a 85mm f2 Sonnar version, but it was discontinued after 600 production units and cost over $3,000 on the used market now.
I actually am fortunate to own a copy, but with that said, when I tested it against the Zeiss 85mm Batis, the bokeh between the two is very similar, but the Batis is much sharper.
nehemiahphoto wrote:
I love the ZM 50 1.5--it\'s going to get quite some use this Christmas. I wish Zeiss put out a 85mm version...a trio of the 35, 50 1.5 and 85 f2 would be superb.
Yeah, I kicked the tires on that pretty hard, but it seems like it\'s quite expensive, I didn\'t think the images I saw merited that price, and it\'s not esp. light at 400+g, plus there are so many mechanical issues. I would like something like the contarex 85 f2 I use to own, just with modern coatings. The 85 ZM seems to have a flatter more modern and corrected look--but please post some examples! I would love to see more.
Dec 14, 2016 at 05:14 PM
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