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ı have 25mm 2.8 and now waiting for repair its completely not usable and also 21mm 4,5 biogon it is also started to loosing and 85mm sonnar which is exellent so made in germany and 15mm also made in germany should be okey,but all others  made in cosina japan subject to broken with the time using

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7 minutes ago, babaciciyo said:

ı have 25mm 2.8 and now waiting for repair its completely not usable and also 21mm 4,5 biogon it is also started to loosing 

Be interesting to know how you use them. If this was a problem, common or otherwise, I think we would have heard about it here.

In my experience, the build of the ZM lenses is excellent 😀

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I have the zm 35mm 1.4, from an image quality pov is perfect, you wont be able to find a better 35mm, problem is size.... not so much finder blockage, but size, it really makes the m10 front heavy... some examples below with an m10:

 

 

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I bought the 35mm f1.4 earlier in the year as I wanted something faster than my 35mm Summicron but didn't want to "shell out" for the Summilux. I was so impressed with it that I've since bought the 50mm F2.0 and am really happy with that to. I did seriously consider the 50mm Sonnar F1.5 but because of the focus shift and fact that I like really sharp images decided to go for the f2.0.

Although I love the Zeiss lens I've no intention of selling my 35 and 50mm Summicrons'.

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I haven't used an M Mount Zeiss yet but I am leaning towards the 21mm Biogon to complete my 3 lens kit. I have been researching quite a few wider angle lenses and this seems to have the best overall balance of price, quality, and functionality at this stage of my life. 

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I have the 35/1.4, the 18/4 and the 50 Sonnar. Great lenses. Well, the Sonnar has a certain „character“ which may not be loved by everyone. 😏

The 35/1.4 and 18/4 are distagon designs which are less prone to lead to color cast and blurry edges on digital sensors than biogon designs. I never had a Biogon but the Internet tells you that this might be an issue to consider when making the choice.

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7 hours ago, Harvard Kiwi said:

I haven't used an M Mount Zeiss yet but I am leaning towards the 21mm Biogon to complete my 3 lens kit. I have been researching quite a few wider angle lenses and this seems to have the best overall balance of price, quality, and functionality at this stage of my life. 

I have and regularly use the 28mm Biogon.. It's a fine lens..  My 21 is the 1.4 Voightlander Nocton.  I find it to be a wonderful WA lens.    For what that's worth.

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On 11/11/2020 at 1:56 PM, lanetomlane said:

I bought the 35mm f1.4 earlier in the year as I wanted something faster than my 35mm Summicron but didn't want to "shell out" for the Summilux. I was so impressed with it that I've since bought the 50mm F2.0 and am really happy with that to. I did seriously consider the 50mm Sonnar F1.5 but because of the focus shift and fact that I like really sharp images decided to go for the f2.0.

Although I love the Zeiss lens I've no intention of selling my 35 and 50mm Summicrons'.

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I like my Leica lenses, and have several (two 35 and one 50), but still bought a 35 Zeiss and two 50 Zeiss (and a 25). They have a different character, and I enjoy them a lot!

Fantastic lenses. 

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10 hours ago, Harvard Kiwi said:

I haven't used an M Mount Zeiss yet but I am leaning towards the 21mm Biogon to complete my 3 lens kit. I have been researching quite a few wider angle lenses and this seems to have the best overall balance of price, quality, and functionality at this stage of my life. 

My first ever M lens was a Zeiss Biogon 25/2.8, and I still love it today. I have not tried the 21 or 28, but you should absolutely try out and check if the 25 is perhaps something for you. I think it is a simply fantastic lens!  

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On 9/7/2019 at 11:34 AM, Viv said:

Thank you for your very informative comments.

I am aware of the focus shift problem with the Sonnar 50. For this reason, I may opt for the 50 Planar.

I have both, but use the classic Sonnar with the EVF mounted. Great character if you can live with the focus shift, or have an EVF for your M camera. Planar is an excellent complement for the Sonnar (character vs quality)

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Based on previous experience with Zeiss lenses on my Nikon SLRs and Contax rangefinders, I knew that the first lens I would purchase for my Leica M6 would be the Zeiss 35mm f/1.4 Distagon ZM. The second lens was the Leitz 90mm f/2 and the third was the Leitz 21mm f/1.4.

I now use all three lenses on my M10. I use code 11604 for the 35mm Zeiss Distagon. I use code 11136/11137 for the 90mm f/2 Summicron. The 21 is already coded.

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