I had two A*85/1.4 lenses ... sold 'em for about $900.00 each. Tested one of them against Mark's T* 85/1.4 and we (I) could see no obvious difference except in color rendering, and the diff was very subtle.
Shel > [Original Message] > From: keith_w <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List <pdml@pdml.net> > Date: 3/1/2007 11:01:00 AM > Subject: Re: Interesting Rumour > > Adam Maas wrote: > > There's an interesting rumour thread over at APUG, it seems that Carl > > Zeiss may be expanding their new line of 35mm lenses to include a ZK > > line, with an announcement supposedly at PMA. > > > > This would be interesting, as it would mean that there would be a > > readily available 85/1.4 in K mount again, along with the excellent > > 25/2.8 Distagon (I don't see much interest in the other ZF lenses here > > in Pentax-land, the macros and 35/2 are too expensive and the 50 > > Planar's no better than the FA) > > > > No word on what mount, but I'd expect KA, Zeiss is avoiding electronics, > > but contact coding and a locking aperture ring are easy, and the > > aperture design is already linear on ZF. > > > > The downside? The Planar 85/1.4 simply doesn't match the A* in performance. > > > > The Upside: you can actually get one. > > > > -Adam > > > > Know what? > Considering how much my SMC Pentax 85mm f/1.8 cost me, used, I can't > imagine what that 1.4 must cost! > > keith whaley > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
