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Council house primes is funny but a lot of cheap stuff was the state of the art in its day and not only wasn't cheap but was quite expensive when new.
One good thing about well made manual lenses is that with a bit of luck and care they'll last a lifetime. One thing that puts me off buying too many e mount lenses is that I might not be able to use them if I change systems or if systems change but my old Rokkors etc that are 30 or 40 years old will probably still be useable in another 30 or 40 years maybe only needing a clean and lubrication. My favorites of the old lenses for build quality are the earlier Rokkors and the pre ai Nikons.
I think these modern e mount Voigtlanders are if anything even better made.
Completely agree, I love using old MF lenses, and not just because they're cheap they are a pleasure to use and remind you of what photography is really about IMO. They can be very good quality both in terms of build quality and optics. A lot of research hunting is needed to get the best bang for your pound though, but the chase can be frustratingly fun it is one of the reasons FF ML appeals to me. Much as I like adapting to m43 where you are using the best portion of these lenses, they are designed for 35mm sensors in most cases and I'd like to try some out how they are meant to look.
On the Samyang 85, it better be very good and priced right because the 85 1.8 Sony is one of few native for the mount that interests me, it looks a beauty. A good enough lens alone can sway me as I only ever keep 1-2 native for any format at any one time. I certainly wouldn't be switching to chase after the G master behemoths
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