Premium Member Nathan Milford Posted September 24, 2004 Premium Member Share Posted September 24, 2004 I've got a set of very nicely maintained Zeiss Primes for 35mm. So well maintained that I cannot easily guess the age. I know the revision of the 16mm primes (mk I, II, III etc..) but what are the distingusing charactaristics of thier 35 mm cousins. I think they are Mk II's as they have a non rotating front... Any guidence would be swell..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mitch Gross Posted September 24, 2004 Share Posted September 24, 2004 The first sign would be whether they are T1.3 or T1.4. The first generation was T1.4. If I recall they always had non-rotating fronts. The first two generations would dramatically lose resolution when stopped down past T8 or T11. The Mk3 lenses were much better on this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GWilliamPatrickB Posted October 18, 2004 Share Posted October 18, 2004 I've got a set of very nicely maintained Zeiss Primes for 35mm. So well maintained that I cannot easily guess the age. I know the revision of the 16mm primes (mk I, II, III etc..) but what are the distingusing charactaristics of thier 35 mm cousins. I think they are Mk II's as they have a non rotating front... Any guidence would be swell..... <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Mr Gross is correct the t 1.4 is a mk I the t 1.3 is mk II the difference between II and III is not the glass but the barrel markings and color of same. The III's are a little easier to use for an AC slightly wider markings. GWPB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GWilliamPatrickB Posted October 18, 2004 Share Posted October 18, 2004 I've got a set of very nicely maintained Zeiss Primes for 35mm. So well maintained that I cannot easily guess the age. I know the revision of the 16mm primes (mk I, II, III etc..) but what are the distingusing charactaristics of thier 35 mm cousins. I think they are Mk II's as they have a non rotating front... Any guidence would be swell..... <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Ask a lens tech there is no discernable diff. between MK II and III except for the barrel design Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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