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Zeiss ZF 21mm f/2.8 for Nikon

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Zeiss ZF 21mm f/2.8 for Nikon

The Zeiss 21mm Distagon is a legendary lens among SLR shooters. For years, the out-of-production Contax version of the lens sold for $4,000 to $5,000 to be shot mounted on adapters on modern SLR cameras, since it was widely considered the sharpest wide-angle lens ever made.
Now Zeiss has remade the 21mm in AF mount with modern anti-reflective coatings. This is the lens many of us have been waiting for since the first ZF lens was introduced 2 years ago.
For those of you who aren’t aware, this is a manual focus lens, but will auto expose and gives full TTL information to cameras of D200 and higher make.

If you’re interested in finding good reviews of the various ZF lenses, with in-depth analysis of their strengths and weaknesses, we recommend spending a few dollars and getting Lloyd Chambers online review of the ZF lineup.

Roger’s take: There are several mysteries in life I’m just not able to understand: How were the pyramids built? Why does my wife say “fine!” when she means eat dirt and die? And how come everybody isn’t lining up to shoot with this lens? It really is remarkable – the sharpest resolution in a wide angle I’ve ever seen, and superb microcontrast and color. I loved the original for Contax and this one is every bit as good, perhaps a bit better. It does have the famous ‘mustache distortion’ seen in the original, so its not the best lens for architectural work, but for landscapes and other wide angle shots its just amazing.

Specs:

Length
4.3"
Filter
82
Weight
1.3 lbs

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Pricing

LensRentals.com offers rentals of every length between 4 and 90 days. Some common selections are:

Rental Period Price Day Rate
4 days $54.00 $13.50 per day
7 days $72.00 ~$10.29 per day
10 days $97.25 ~$9.73 per day
14 days $126.00 $9.00 per day
21 days $169.25 ~$8.06 per day
30 days $212.50 ~$7.09 per day
45 days $277.25 ~$6.17 per day
60 days $324.00 $5.40 per day
90 days $417.50 ~$4.64 per day

The shopping cart will automatically update the quoted price as you adjust the length of your rental.

LensRentals also offers an optional damage waiver on this product, limiting your expense should it get damaged while in your possession.

Rental Period Waiver Price Total Price Day Rate
4 days +$6.00 $60.00 $15.00 per day
7 days +$8.00 $80.00 ~$11.43 per day
10 days +$10.75 $108.00 $10.80 per day
14 days +$14.00 $140.00 $10.00 per day
21 days +$18.75 $188.00 ~$8.96 per day
30 days +$23.50 $236.00 ~$7.87 per day
45 days +$30.75 $308.00 ~$6.85 per day
60 days +$36.00 $360.00 $6.00 per day
90 days +$46.50 $464.00 ~$5.16 per day

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