I want to pick up a Zeiss 35mm f/1,4 again. Is there any consensus on whether the Contax or the Zeiss ZF/ZE/... yields the most 3D? Or maybe the Otus, or another one of these newer Zeiss sub-brands?
Hi Carsten!
Great to see you here, back again, and in full swing!
I would go for the old C/Y version.
The ZE and ZF are newer designs, more "flawless" and less organic or coming with less flavour. So if it is the classic look you are after I think the C/Y is the right one. Less flare on the ZE and ZF.
All the above is what I read. My experience is limited to the C/Y version, a lens I liked a lot (weight aside) and we have all seen great samples of images taken with the C/Y. The ZE and ZF... surely better as more modern but I haven't seen the organic drawing style in the images I have stumbled upon.
Hey Jonas! It has been a while! Do you still visit Berlin sometimes?
As for the lens, I specifically want the one with more 3D I am getting all keen to go out and search for that look again I remember doing this in the old days, like with this Citroën, photographed with the 50 Planar and the 50 Makro-Planar, I think both at f/2:
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I am getting all keen to go out and search for that look again 
I remember doing this in the old days, like with this Citroën, photographed with the 50 Planar and the 50 Makro-Planar, I think both at f/2:
