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b&h now a distributor (???) of Zeiss ZF glass


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#1 cyberean

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Posted 05 September 2006 - 00:00

50/1.4 in stock 85/1.4 accepting orders
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#2 AFS

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Posted 05 September 2006 - 03:21

Good for accssibility bad for chronic lens lusters
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#3 cyberean

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Posted 05 September 2006 - 04:04

i hear that. ;)
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#4 Spoon

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Posted 05 September 2006 - 04:52

Good for accssibility

bad for chronic lens lusters


i agree! i just picked up the nikor 85 1.4 and own a nikor 50 1.4. what to do?
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Posted 05 September 2006 - 13:29

Thankfully they are not AF lenses. :wink: So for now I am safe.
Cheers,
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#6 cyberean

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Posted 06 September 2006 - 03:11

Thankfully they are not AF lenses. :wink: So for now I am safe.

you mean you don't own any MF-only glass?
then you trully haven't experienced real LL.
:wink: :smile:
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Posted 06 September 2006 - 10:14

Thankfully they are not AF lenses. :wink: So for now I am safe.

you mean you don't own any MF-only glass?
then you trully haven't experienced real LL.
:wink: :smile:


Oh yes, I still have some MF glass. I just can't focus it worth a d*mn any longer. The Nikon 35mm f/1.4 AIS is a fav of mine, just very difficult for me to get the focus right. And despite the MF my lust for the NOCT continues unabated.
Cheers,
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#8 stanjan0

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Posted 08 September 2006 - 05:16

JB get a katz split eye and you can focus properly.
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