handy, high resolution and contrast, ideal for available light Photography, also very good with Mutar I (then 2,8/170)

focus only up to 1 meter (not enough for some portraits)

It's a new MM-type lens made in Japan. I found no difference in manufacturing compared to the West German lenses

Customer Service

not needed

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CZ Sonnar 2,8/135

*Ultra sharp!
*High color fidelity
*High resolution
*fabulous contrast
*Fast!
*Light weight
*Best bokeh of all existing lenses on earth!!

Does not focus that close for some portraits

No joke, but this is the lens that made me switch from the Leica system to Contax. When I rented it out and got my chromes back, I sold all of my Leica lenses the next day, including the 90mm F/2 Summicron & 80mm f/1.4 Summilux. This lens is capable of superior portrayals. It is the sharpest 35mm short telephoto lens I ever used. The resolution & contrast is just amazing. No Contax photographer can afford to be without this lens.

Customer Service

Never needed

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100mm f/2 Planar & other Zeiss lenses, and almost all of the prime lenses in the leica system.

Takes pictures that seem to show more detail in the prints than when I looked through the camera's viewfinder. I showed 4x6 prints developed at the local 1 hour photofinisher to people and they have asked to buy them! That should tell you something.

None.

Fantastic lens, blows away competition. Construction is very solid and sturdy.

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Extremely sharp with great contrast and color. Very fast, too! Construction is superb!!

Mine is a little soft @ f/1.4, but is fine @ f/2. It's heavy, but well worth the weight.

Wonderful lens, worth every penny spent!! Newer lenses (MM) are apparently shaprer @ f/1.4. This is a perfect portrait lens, normal lens, and especially lowlight lens!

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Variety of Nikon, Contax, canon etc.