This from the Leica list. $500 seems excessive for a 50/1.4, given the
price of the SMC Takumars...
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Gandy [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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The new Zeiss 50/1.4 in Nikon or M42 mount is estimated to ship in
February,
with a list price of slightly less than $500 in Japan.
The new
:
This from the Leica list. $500 seems excessive for a 50/1.4, given the
price of the SMC Takumars...
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Gandy [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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The new Zeiss 50/1.4 in Nikon or M42 mount is estimated to ship in
February,
with a list price of slightly less than $500 in Japan.
The new
:
This from the Leica list. $500 seems excessive for a 50/1.4, given the
price of the SMC Takumars...
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.
-Adam
Juan Buhler wrote:
This from the Leica list. $500 seems excessive for a 50/1.4, given the
price of the SMC Takumars...
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] New Zeiss SLR List Prices
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The new Zeiss 50/1.4 in Nikon or M42 mount is estimated to ship in
February,
with a list price of slightly less than $500 in Japan.
The new Zeiss 85/1.4 in Nikon or M42 mount is estimated to ship in
March
: Stephen Gandy [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Date: Jan 17, 2006 9:37 PM
Subject: [Leica] New Zeiss SLR List Prices
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED]
The new Zeiss 50/1.4 in Nikon or M42 mount is estimated to ship in
February,
with a list price of slightly less than $500 in Japan
...
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From: Stephen Gandy [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Date: Jan 17, 2006 9:37 PM
Subject: [Leica] New Zeiss SLR List Prices
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The new Zeiss 50/1.4 in Nikon or M42 mount is estimated to ship in
February,
with a list price
talking Leica.
-Adam
Juan Buhler wrote:
This from the Leica list. $500 seems excessive for a 50/1.4, given
the
price of the SMC Takumars...
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Date: Jan 17, 2006 9:37 PM
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On Wed, 18 Jan 2006, Juan Buhler wrote:
Exactly. Who cares how long ago it was made, if it is cheaper and most
probably better?
How available is it, though? Who can service it and with what parts?
Kostas
Lets assume that we're discussing the SMC Takumar 50 f1.4. It's very
available, very reliable, easly repairable, and not particularly
expensive,. I would guess that for the cost of one of the new Zeiss
f1.4 50mm M42 lenses you could probably buy 5 or 6 of them. The only
reason anyone would
...
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Date: Jan 17, 2006 9:37 PM
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The new Zeiss 50/1.4 in Nikon or M42 mount is estimated to ship in
February
, unless you're talking Leica.
-Adam
Juan Buhler wrote:
This from the Leica list. $500 seems excessive for a 50/1.4, given the
price of the SMC Takumars...
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From: Stephen Gandy [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Date: Jan 17, 2006 9:37 PM
Subject: [Leica] New Zeiss SLR
Why don't you expect it to be sharp wide open? The C/Y mount version was
known for it's sharpness, even wide open.
-Adam
P. J. Alling wrote:
Lets assume that we're discussing the SMC Takumar 50 f1.4. It's very
available, very reliable, easly repairable, and not particularly
expensive,.
On 18 Jan 2006 at 19:21, Adam Maas wrote:
Why don't you expect it to be sharp wide open? The C/Y mount version was
known for it's sharpness, even wide open.
Yes it was/is legendary but having owned the Contax CZ 50/1.4 MM and Pentax
A50/1.4 concurrently I'd say practically they were
The C/Y lens was not that much sharper than the Takumar. I know that
from personal experience. I worked with a photographer who had one,
while I had a SMC Pentax M f1.4. I got to print enlargements from both,
and I didn't see a noticeable difference under similar lighting that
is.
i have never had a c/y one, but if mtf curves (from photodo and zeiss) are any
indication, c/y 50/1.4 wide open should be about as sharp wide open as pentax
50/1.7, which is quite a bit sharper than pentax 50/1.4 (also wide open)
stopped down (beyond f/2.8) they are probably indistinguishable
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