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Okay, so I splurged a bit.They have been out of production, but my set of 3 (bought separately), looks like new. My glass is perfect. Terry told me that her 35 and 45 looked like they had never been used. Contax G lenses do seem to be disappearing fast from the usual places, like the excellent Pen-F lenses did, but they are still there if you want them.
Okay, I will keep an eye open for the rear element shroud.Cool, I can't wait to hear how the 21mm performs. Be sure and be careful about the rear element shroud touching the camera near the sensor.
Yup, keeping my fingers crossed on this. The 21mm was significantly pricier than the rest of the G lenses, probably because of the extra finder. I truly hope it performs well.I'm really hoping that 21mm performs nicely, as it would fill a much needed gap for a ~35mm equivalent. Enjoy your new (to you) Leica. That lens is a beauty.
I would be happy with it for black and white, but I find the color shift a PITA. It seems like more color shift on the right side of the frame, which is what I saw when I tested my Zeiss 25 f/2.8 M Biogon. That color shift was work to correct. We would need something like Cornerfix profiles to make the workflow easier.Here is a link (someone from dpreview pointed me to it) with some full-size pictures taken with the NEX5 and Contax G 21mm f/2.8 Biogon:
http://dc.watch.impress.co.jp/docs/review/dressup/20100818_387505.html
There are picture links within and if you click on them, they will open a new window with the full-size image. Clearly, there is a bit of color shift but otherwise seems to perform well, right from wide open.
Jim, thanks for your perspective on this.roweraay, check the question and answer section for that China stores site on the Kipon adapter for the Contax G to NEX.... you will see they changed their tune.
Based on a posting on dpr, there is a cornerfix profile for this combo, supposedly. The guy who pointed me to this site with the sample pictures, was the one who stated that. I will of course have to dig into this a bit, after receiving the lens. Of course I am not going to force the lens into the adapter/camera and will only use it, if it fits in cleanly.I would be happy with it for black and white, but I find the color shift a PITA. It seems like more color shift on the right side of the frame, which is what I saw when I tested my Zeiss 25 f/2.8 M Biogon. That color shift was work to correct. We would need something like Cornerfix profiles to make the workflow easier.