"I think we're splitting hairs here."
Of course....
To be serious. I signed my post "BOC the luddite"
this is because I prefer the "look" of older lenses, especially Zeiss (ahh OK Leica as well...)
I use the 180/2.8 EDAF and the 80-200 EDAF Nikons at work, and I own the 180/2.8 Sonnar and the 100/2 planar. There is no question that the Nikon 180 is sharper than the Zeiss 180. But even so I still prefer to use the Sonnar, or better still try to brain zoom so that I can use the 100/2. If I HAD to try I'd talk rubbish about the 3d effect, or the sharpness all over the field, but it just comes down to the fact that I LIKE it
I put a roll of film through a 159 body with a the 100-300 attached at the store. The 100-300 is great, but it reminds me of the Nikon lenses.
Ahhh I think I'll break out my contax IIa and pretend its the 1930s
BOC the Luddite.