I often take my copy, which has the highest--presumably the last--serial number for this model on Roland's site, with me when i want tele but minimal weight.  The very slight bluish haze that appears at full aperture disappears at about 1/2 stop down from wide open.

Hah, another person who is honoured to be on Roland's serial-number page!  I have the earliest Canadian Df and Japanese 18/2.8D, which I get a kick out of when I visit Roland's site.  Incredibly useful resource BTW, especially when looking for a specific version of a lens (helped me buy my factory AI'ed 105/2.5 P "Sonnar" and Bellows-Nikkor 105/4).

I'm not a 135mm shooter, but it looks like the 135/3.5 is a really nice lens and very compact which is an attribute I value very highly when choosing a lens.

Aperture 2.8

Aperture 1.8

Yesterday evening I went out for a small walk with my Z7 and Plena lens for some light capturing.
Probably the sharpest general purpose wide aperture lens I have. The Z50/1.8 is also pretty good.
I did not use any sharpening. I see no real use for it as images are sharp enough "out of box" and I often don't like the enhanced contrast "unsharp mask" causes.
I like the colors and contrast of the lens and the absence of CA.
The images are in pairs (reduced to 1900 pixels at longest end + a 100% crop).
ISO 64 was the setting.

This one is shot at aperture 2.5.

Pogi at TdR - Z5ii & Z 24-120mm

Today I went to the French part of Switzerland by train to photograph Tadej Pogacar at the Tour de Romandie. Glad it finally worked out despite some hurdles. In the morning I cycled from the Train Station to the Start place and was in midst the security motorbikes - tried a one handed video with my handy and fell over at a bump in the street. There's no better place to crash than a pro race. So off to the para medic to get the wounds sorted. Then I knocked at the Tudor Pro Racing team bus door and asked the mechanic if he would please repair my bike which he gladly did. Then off to the arrival location to get this picture. Luckily my two cameras in the backpack survived the crash
On the train home the shoulder and fingers got more and more sore so that I decided to visit the hospital for a check-up.
A luxated finger, another finger (camera release finger) with chipped bone and the shoulder needs further exams by MRI.
Hey but I got my photo ... and I should be back on the bike very soon.

Quite the 'Hals-und Beinbruch' story, get well!