Raymond Zrike Posted May 13, 2022 Share Posted May 13, 2022 I’ve seen the 3.9mm in the brochures and mentioned in various forum threads, but I can’t find any sort of trace of it having been sold anywhere. Has anyone seen it in the flesh? I would love to get my hands on one—would be pretty neat for super-16 with an Abakus adapter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Evan Walsh Posted May 13, 2022 Share Posted May 13, 2022 It does, a few were just auctioned off a few weeks ago from VER/PRG https://www.soldtiger.com/m/lot-details/index/catalog/430/lot/59467/Zeiss DigiPrime 3.9mm T1.9 Cine Lens?url=%2Fm%2Fview-auctions%2Fcatalog%2Fid%2F430%3Fpage%3D8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raymond Zrike Posted May 14, 2022 Author Share Posted May 14, 2022 Great find! Crossing my fingers it’ll end up on eBay or this forum. I can never seem to be able to find these auctions until after the fact. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Evan Walsh Posted May 14, 2022 Share Posted May 14, 2022 Something to consider, the Abakus (1.32x) and HDx1.4 (1.4x) adaptors would make the 3.9mm effectively a 5-5.5mm T2.8-ish + any softness or CA an optical adaptor may introduce. If you're only after an ultra wide lens for s16 you may have an easier time hunting down the Optex 4mm T1.8, Optex 5.5 T1.8 or Century 6mm T1.9 w/ the front 4.5mm adaptor. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raymond Zrike Posted May 14, 2022 Author Share Posted May 14, 2022 I’ve only seen the Optex and Century lenses go for $5k+ while the Digiprimes regularly sell for less than $1k, so that’s mainly why I was hunting for it. It would obviously be more expensive than the other Digiprimes, but I’d expect someone who understands the market to put it up for around $2k. The HDx1.4 and Abakus adapters don’t really add CA or softness if their own; they obviously enhance the CA already present from the lenses, but it’s not much of an issue given the Digiprimes are already so heavily corrected. I have the HDx1.4 (it actually extends the focal length 1.35x according to the spec sheet) already and I’ve got the Abakus coming in in a few days, so I should be able to do some further tests. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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