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I did see and try the 18/4 and the 21/4,5 at the Zeiss ikon booth at PIE in Tokyo last week. The 18 is not a small lens and with a 58mm filter thread front it does intrude in the finder of a R4/R3 and M2.
The 21/4,5 Biogon C felt very comfortable. Small and compact with easier handling than the original Biogon 21/4,5. Talking to Mr Kobayashi about it, he stated that the legendary performance of the original biogon has been reatined and even improved upon. The lack of distorsion which is the strength of the Biogon formula (SWC Hasselblad 38 mm) has even been reduced further in the 21/4,5.
They are supposed to be available in May/June. I dont know the pricing of either lens yet. There is also a 18/4 finder for that lens. It is in the same style as the rest of the Zeiss Ikon finders and with the same stunning view through it! I am sure that neither the 18/4 nor the finder is going to be cheap, but it should be a good lens not only for the "analog's" among us, but also for the M8 and RD1's.
I did shoot a couple of frames with each lens at PIE, but I haven't started processing the 45+ rolls from the trip yet.
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