I bought two Pancolar 80mm f1.8 from my good friend Paul's personal collection many years ago. One of them was not working. A nice guy from the Xitek forum offered to fix the lens for me, for free! I sent the broken lens to him in China, and he found that a small part that controls the aperture was missing. Unbelievably, he made the part himself and fixed the lens. I offered him a Contax 50mm f1.4 Planar as payment, and he refused. I have seen my share of nasty people, but there are thousands of times more generous and nice people. I truly believe that in the end, our species will survive, because there are so many people with a beautiful heart out there.
The Pancolar 80mm f1.8 remains one of my favourite lenses, despite the fact that I have not used it much. It's simply gorgeous on full frame, but also nice on the NEX. Not a very common lens around, which make sit a bit pricy on the market.
Maple Leaf - Sony NEX-6 & Carl Zeiss Jena Pancolar 80mm f1.8. Click for larger.
Tiger Lily - Sony NEX-6 & Carl Zeiss Jena Pancolar 80mm f1.8. Click for larger.
Pink flower - Sony NEX-6 & Carl Zeiss Jena Pancolar 80mm f1.8. Click for larger.
Fresh from BBQ - Sony NEX-6 & Carl Zeiss Jena Pancolar 80mm f1.8.
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