DMJ Posted February 13, 2015 Share #21 Posted February 13, 2015 Advertisement (gone after registration) No the hood is extra & very over priced. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Advertisement Posted February 13, 2015 Posted February 13, 2015 Hi DMJ, Take a look here Zeiss Distagon T* 1.4/35 ZM availability? Has anyone gotten a serial version yet?. I'm sure you'll find what you were looking for!
sdk Posted February 13, 2015 Share #22 Posted February 13, 2015 Still impatiently waiting on Zeiss and B&H. I see the silvers are sold out at PopFlash Photo. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
younes Posted February 13, 2015 Share #23 Posted February 13, 2015 For those looking for the hood, this french dealer has them available: Paresoleil pour Distagon T* 1.4/35 ZM ZM I have always been very happy with their service. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jrp Posted February 14, 2015 Share #24 Posted February 14, 2015 I must say that this hood business is revealing. Zeiss are charging 10% extra for a small piece of plastic that, despite having spent 3 years designing the lens, they have failed to get out into mainstream distribution with the lens. This cheapens the brand. The packaging of these Zeiss lenses is fairly rudimentary. No sealing. Just polystyrene and a plastics bag. But to then make me hunt around for a suitable lens hood does not make me warm to the brand. Do they really think that they would have lost that many sales if they had increased the price of the lens by 10% and thrown in the hood, saving me the hunting time? Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hannes Lummes Posted February 14, 2015 Share #25 Posted February 14, 2015 It is not plastic, I think. The price is high, but machining that kind of form accurately and with a good finish does take some time. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
james.liam Posted February 14, 2015 Share #26 Posted February 14, 2015 (edited) 170€ for a tiny, little metal hood. How nice for them. The hood for my 35C was something like $75/65€ This one must be shaped from magical meteorites or something. For that sort of money, why not carbon fibre? Edited February 14, 2015 by james.liam Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jrp Posted February 14, 2015 Share #27 Posted February 14, 2015 Advertisement (gone after registration) It is not plastic, I think. The price is high, but machining that kind of form accurately and with a good finish does take some time. But 10% of the cost of the lens? And it's not readily available anyway. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
james.liam Posted February 15, 2015 Share #28 Posted February 15, 2015 Do they really think that they would have lost that many sales if they had increased the price of the lens by 10% and thrown in the hood, saving me the hunting time? Strange that the hood, absurdly overpriced as it is, is unobtainable for a lens that especially seem to need it. Also, the silver version appeared first in the US, rather than a mix. Don't believe any of the black version are to be found. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
semi-ambivalent Posted February 15, 2015 Share #29 Posted February 15, 2015 It is not plastic, I think. The price is high, but machining that kind of form accurately and with a good finish does take some time. Time? The computer controls everything and works through the night while the human has another cup of tea and asks for a day off. s-a Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hannes Lummes Posted February 15, 2015 Share #30 Posted February 15, 2015 Time? The computer controls everything and works through the night while the human has another cup of tea and asks for a day off. s-a You think machine time is free? Sure. Modern NC machine time is more expensive than a worker in Japan. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
algrove Posted February 15, 2015 Share #31 Posted February 15, 2015 (edited) You think machine time is free? Sure. Modern NC machine time is more expensive than a worker in Japan. But doesn't it work faster, work nonstop and more accurately? Surely it can work 365 days a year and does not require parental upbringing, education of 15-20 years, constantly increasing salary to buy stuff, retirement benefits and medical insurance, etc. Perhaps it's important how one calculates "more expensive than a worker in Japan". Edited February 15, 2015 by algrove Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jrp Posted February 15, 2015 Share #32 Posted February 15, 2015 You think machine time is free? Sure. Modern NC machine time is more expensive than a worker in Japan. So why do they not use the Japanese worker? The cost of the hood is an insult, but that fact that they haven't got them into the channel is just a shambles. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
sdk Posted February 15, 2015 Share #33 Posted February 15, 2015 Who needs the hood when Zeiss can't deliver the lens in adequate numbers? I'll probably just get a cheap 49mm filter and pop out the glass (whenever I actually get the objective). Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Winedemonium Posted February 16, 2015 Share #34 Posted February 16, 2015 Physical stock now in Hong Kong dealers. I haven't taken a look at one in the flesh yet. Ray Larose has reviewed the lens (in case anyone is looking for a variety of reviews). Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
gyoung Posted February 16, 2015 Share #35 Posted February 16, 2015 Mildly amused to find complaints about accessory prices on a leica forum... I remember paying a good price for a 12585 for my first 35 Summicron, and a replacement for the one on my 35 asph Summicron was absurdly overpriced for a plastic moulding, poorly designed too as it doesn't have the top corner opening so the viewfinder can see through it, I had to put that in myself. Gerry 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
batmobile Posted February 17, 2015 Share #36 Posted February 17, 2015 I'd prefer the hood to be cheaper, but if it had been included and the total price commensurately more expensive, I doubt anyone would complain. All in, its still a heck of a lot cheaper than the Lux FLE. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jrp Posted February 17, 2015 Share #37 Posted February 17, 2015 First work problems, eh? Anyway, here's a further (comparative) review on Sony: #321. High-end 35mm lens shootout: Zeiss Distagon T* 1.4/25 ZM vs Leica Summicron 35/2 vs Sony/Zeiss FE 35/2.8 | DearSusan Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
thighslapper Posted February 20, 2015 Share #38 Posted February 20, 2015 Silver coming tomorrow Robert White had a shipment today ..... no idea how many though .... Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
sdk Posted February 20, 2015 Share #39 Posted February 20, 2015 B&H Checked with Zeiss at my request and they may not get stock for 3-4 more weeks. Very disappointing but I'll probably wait as I do want a USA warranty. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
edwardkaraa Posted February 21, 2015 Share #40 Posted February 21, 2015 I received mine on last Wednesday. From a few test shots, I can already see it's every bit as good as the reviews claim it to be. Unfortunately I didn't get the chance to shoot anything interesting with it yet. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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