Welp, a Black Friday deal got me - a new (used) lens is on the way. I'd been waiting on one of a few retailers to pop up with a good sale, and one finally did (25% off -
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This is actually going to be replacing an existing lens, though, and I should be able to sell the current lens for more than the purchase price of the inbound lens. I'll be going from a Zeiss 35mm f/1.4 Distagon to a Zeiss Loxia 35mm f/2 Biogon, for the zero or so of you that are interested. The current Distagon produces some stunning images and, optically, it's probably the favorite of any lens that I've owned. Unfortunately, it's also on the big side and weighs a cool 1.1kg with adapter - that pretty much ensures that it gets left at home for anything except special occasions that don't involve too much walking. The new Loxia will come in much smaller and feathery in comparison (more than 700g lighter!), so it'll be viable pretty much all the time.