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At the rate this thread is moving... super super poisonous indeed! :devil: :lovegrin: :p :eek:

At the rate this thread is moving..Chiff's 6 black and 6 silver ZM Sonnars will be sold out before the stock reaches his store.
 

Canon Sonnar 50 f1.5

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so interesting.

over the past 48 hours, i bought 3 slrs.... all crazy
cheap (like under 50 usd with lens) and all m42.
the reason was because i kanna hooked on CZJ lens,
and the cheapest CZJ lens that
can be gotten are on the M42 mounts.

we are crazy over Sonnars here in this board, and some
are crazy over planars. How many of us have ever heard
of Flektogon (wide angled) or Biotar (old fast lens) or
even Pancolar (crazy sharp 50mm)? These were from
the eastern european and original Carl Zeiss plant in Jena.

It was rumored that the Flextogon was so good that
the western side of Carl Zeiss copied it to become
Distagon.

These CSJ lens still cost around 100 - 150 usd each but
is still cheap compared to the Leica mount. Too
bad these are mainly m42 mount for SLR, fitted with
a adapter, it is not range finder coupled on the leica.

raytoei
 

i used to have a czj biotar 58/2 in m42 mount, wasn't expensive at all, some us$50 i think...it was a beaten up copy but delivers great! :p

Just that i'd prefer to stick with 1 system for now - m / ltm for film and m43 for digital... (my drycab is already struggling to cope :sweat:)
 

Shot with a less commonly use Sonnar, the Hexanon 90mm f2.8:
 

blacvios said:
At the rate this thread is moving..Chiff's 6 black and 6 silver ZM Sonnars will be sold out before the stock reaches his store.

Anyone has any idea how much it is?can pm me..thanks
 

Anyone has experience with the Nikkor Sonnars? Dtoh and the other masters please chime in, cheers :)
 

so interesting.

we are crazy over Sonnars here in this board, and some
are crazy over planars. How many of us have ever heard
of Flektogon (wide angled) or Biotar (old fast lens) or
even Pancolar (crazy sharp 50mm)? These were from
the eastern european and original Carl Zeiss plant in Jena.

It was rumored that the Flextogon was so good that
the western side of Carl Zeiss copied it to become
Distagon.

raytoei

If you want to try CZJ Eastern Germany lenses...then you must try the Pentacon Six system 190mm f2.8 Sonnar in MF...:devil:

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PENTACON six TL | 80mm f2.8 Biometar :angel:
KIEV 60 | 80mm f2.8 Arsat C

Carl Zeiss Jena DDR
50mm f4 Flektogon
180mm f2.8 Sonnar
 

hookonclassic: wow... what a collection.

meven: very 3d picture. did you dodge and burn alot ?

biotar: is your biotar coated or not ? and does it flare ?

thanks !
 

Anyone has experience with the Nikkor Sonnars? Dtoh and the other masters please chime in, cheers :)

Bro, where have u been? I had both Nikkor 50 f1.4 and the Canon 50 f1.5. The Nikkor amazing for close-ups, especially as a portrait lens. However, stop down if you are shooting to infinity. It glows...

Decided to keep the Canon instead as I find it easier to control the glow.
 

This thread is indeed poisonous, now I must get my hands on a c-sonnar.
 

Ya very poisinous. Another advantage is zeiss c sonnar 1.5/50 is very compact compared to other 50mm it should be comfotable small walkabout lens
 

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Bro, where have u been?

Have been bogged down by so many changes at work! Looks like I have been missing a lot from the regular get togethers.. should la kopi soon :)
 

meven: very 3d picture. did you dodge and burn alot ?

No, there is dodge and burn on this photo, I only boosted the "Clarity" setting in Lightroom.
 

A few more sonnar shots to keep this thread going.
Leica M6TTL + Jupiter-3 (Contax mount) with DIY C to M adapter + TriX @ ISO100 in Rodinal



 

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