I have an M42 mount Rikkenon 50mm where the image just seemed to jump into focus when I used it in a way that the other 3 or 4 50mm M42 lenses I had simply did not. No idea why, it just did.
Soeren
"they are very easy to focus even on an AF body ..."
I do not get meaning of that. What is a difference with manual lens focusing on non- and autofocus camera. Might be I am missing sometingwww.Leica-R.com
Auto-focus SLR's including digital models do not in general have focusing screens that have focusing aids in the middle, such as split-prism, etc., therefore it is harder for some people to accurately manually focus.
Auto-focus SLR's including digital models do not in general have focusing screens that have focusing aids in the middle, such as split-prism, etc., therefore it is harder for some people to accurately manually focus.
I will do that. It ususally takes A&I about 10 - 12 days to get the rolls back to me so it will be a little while.
First impressions are positive and to my eye it does look incredibly sharp. Amazingly smooth in the focus and it does seem to "snap" into focus when you do get there. I like the 1/2 stop intervals as well.
But, as they say the "proof is in the pudding" and I'll see how the photos turn out. I was a bit like a kid in a candy shop and was rushing about shooting everything I could and probably didn't go as slowly as I should have. Next time I will use the tripod and do it right!
Half a dozen advertisers, I think all from Hong Kong, have appeared on eBay advertising that they had them in stock. Prices looked to be not that much higher than comparable Nikkors. Just use a search string something like "Nikon 85mm f1.4" and one or more that size should pop up.
Half a dozen advertisers, I think all from Hong Kong, have appeared on eBay advertising that they had them in stock. Prices looked to be not that much higher than comparable Nikkors. Just use a search string something like "Nikon 85mm f1.4" and one or more that size should pop up.
Thanks for the info. I'd love to get a fast 85 F-mount.
A couple of questions come to mind:
1) Is the 85/1.4 one of the ZF's made by Cosina under Zeiss supervision so that it's readily obtainable in Asia and that's why these HK dealers have it?
2) I see a lot of these HK dealer listings on eBay. Are they reputable dealers? Anyone know good ones (or baddies to stay away from)?