The 20mm f/4 Flektogon is superior to the faster lens. Both were
manufactured in the former East Germany. The f/4 version - admittedly
not too fast - is excellent both mechanically and optically (Richard
Horowitz used one to take some of his early advertising shots). A
friend of mine made a comparative test of several contemporary 20mm
primes along the old Flektogon (which he continues to use with an
adapter on his Minolta Dynax) - the Flektogon proved to stand the
test of time and rivalled other lenses in most respects. The area
where it was seriously bitten was the coating - very poor compared to
other optics in the test. Backlit shots are terribly flared and
ghosted with this lens and there is a significant decline in
contrast. If one can buy it cheap, it is worth a try.
Cheers
Jarek
Frank Theriault <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> napisał / wrote:
> Hi, Matt,
>
> I've seen a few Carl Zeiss Flektogon 2.0 20mm lenses for auction on
eBay
> of late. They seem to go for over $100 US. I don't have direct
> experience with them, but I've heard that optically they are fine
lenses,
> mechanically perhaps not as good as a Tak. One problem is that the
ones
> that I've seen on eBay over the last few weeks have been from
Europe (I
> think there's one for auction now from the UK currently around 56
Pounds),
> which (along with the prices) has scared me off.
>
> There is also a Flektogon 4.0 or 4.5 20mm, which I've heard is an
> optically superior lens to the faster one, but I'm guessing that's
a bit
> slow for you.
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