Review - Zeiss Milvus 85mm f/1.4 T*

[TWI by Dustin Abbott]

P.S. In December a company paid more than 10 times what I spent to acquire the lens that took the picture that they licensed...a MF lens. I guess I was able to dream it

not hat in anyway I doubt, but really would love to see that picture, or point to it if you can. Thanks

It's far from my favorite shot with the Helios 44-2 (Gallery here: https://www.flickr.com/photos/thousandwordimages/albums/72157631587949800 ), but this is the photo:
The Pink Lady's Slipper by Dustin Abbott, on Flickr

Miller Zell Design paid $525 for the image; I paid $30 (shipped from Russia) for the old Helios 44-2

 

[NWPhil]

P.S. In December a company paid more than 10 times what I spent to acquire the lens that took the picture that they licensed...a MF lens. I guess I was able to dream it

not that in anyway I doubt, but really would love to see that picture, or point to it if you can. Thanks

It's far from my favorite shot with the Helios 44-2 (Gallery here: https://www.flickr.com/photos/thousandwordimages/albums/72157631587949800 ), but this is the photo:
The Pink Lady's Slipper by Dustin Abbott, on Flickr

Miller Zell Design paid $525 for the image; I paid $30 (shipped from Russia) for the old Helios 44-2

Thanks Dustin - a lovely shot, and I can see clearly why they wanted it.
as a foot note, I was thinking that the lens in question was a Otus ... :

 

[Ozarker]

Without autofocus, how can anyone even dream of using any of these lenses?

I would say to you good sir, that anyone that has a static subject: landscape, portraiture, product, interiors, architecture, etc. There was a time when manual focus was all there was, and great, time-tested, images were made this way for decades. And there are situations where manual focus is simpler. Look at it this way. Isn't it easier to manually focus on the subject in an image no matter where in the image it may be versus picking an autofocus point that may or may not be perfectly aligned with the exact point of focus, or after autofocus is achieved having to reframe the image before taking the picture? By manually focusing it can slow us down and help re-immerse us in the process of image creation. We're always in such a hurry today... :-[

Maybe Dilbert was being sarcastic.

 

[TWI by Dustin Abbott]

P.S. In December a company paid more than 10 times what I spent to acquire the lens that took the picture that they licensed...a MF lens. I guess I was able to dream it

not that in anyway I doubt, but really would love to see that picture, or point to it if you can. Thanks

Miller Zell Design paid $525 for the image; I paid $30 (shipped from Russia) for the old Helios 44-2

Thanks Dustin - a lovely shot, and I can see clearly why they wanted it.
as a foot note, I was thinking that the lens in question was a Otus ... :

I have had some Otus shots licensed, but nothing [yet] that would have paid outright for one.

 

[Sporgon]

P.S. In December a company paid more than 10 times what I spent to acquire the lens that took the picture that they licensed...a MF lens. I guess I was able to dream it

not that in anyway I doubt, but really would love to see that picture, or point to it if you can. Thanks

Miller Zell Design paid $525 for the image; I paid $30 (shipped from Russia) for the old Helios 44-2

Thanks Dustin - a lovely shot, and I can see clearly why they wanted it.
as a foot note, I was thinking that the lens in question was a Otus ... :

I have had some Otus shots licensed, but nothing [yet] that would have paid outright for one.

Given the fees from the likes of Getty you're probably better off using gear to the value of a Helios

 

[TWI by Dustin Abbott]

P.S. In December a company paid more than 10 times what I spent to acquire the lens that took the picture that they licensed...a MF lens. I guess I was able to dream it

not that in anyway I doubt, but really would love to see that picture, or point to it if you can. Thanks

Miller Zell Design paid $525 for the image; I paid $30 (shipped from Russia) for the old Helios 44-2

Thanks Dustin - a lovely shot, and I can see clearly why they wanted it.
as a foot note, I was thinking that the lens in question was a Otus ... :

I have had some Otus shots licensed, but nothing [yet] that would have paid outright for one.

Given the fees from the likes of Getty you're probably better off using gear to the value of a Helios

True I've been fortunate to have a few direct licenses that were a wee bit more profitable