Contax RF Lens & Price Guide - still under minor construction

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Any help from "experts" appreciated.<p>

thanks<p>

Dan

Dan , this is very good, and the prices seem to match what I have been seeing on Ebay. Thanks for doing this.

Excellent work, keep on!

I'm not exactly an expert, and I only have a European view to add, but please allow me a few comments regarding Part III (post war) - my expertise is that I bought some of the lenses recently:

 

It seems unlikely that the post war Jena Sonnar 2/50 is more expensive than a 2/50 Opton Sonnar, and Sonnar 2/50s - all of them - are so common that 200 or 300 bucks seem a bit overpriced. The Sonnar 1,5/50 is, in my experience, generally more expensive than the 2/50. As Contax cameras are rarely sold without a normal lens, these are seldom sold separately, so you do most definitely get a better deal if you buy a Contax with its Sonnar; a disfunct Contax with nice Sonnar will be much cheaper than the Sonnar sold separately.

 

There are post war Tessar 3,5/50 lenses made by Zeiss Jena and Zeiss Oberkochen, but the Jena one is collapsible, not so rare and will most definitely not cost $ 750. The rigid Zeiss Oberkochen one is quite rare, but will propably also be sold for less if one ever gets available.

 

There is no post war (!) Zeiss Jena Triotar 4/85, only an Opton (very rare) and a Carl Zeiss Triotar (Oberkochen, still relatively rare). They may be more expesive due to rarity, but OTOH this is a much underestimated lens so that may also influence its value.

 

Peter