In the meantime, digging around, I found out that Zeiss can adjust the lens to optimise the focus shift for shooting wide open. So I contacted them, made the arrangements and sent it in. Ten days later it was back from Oberkochen and focus is now perfect at f1.5 and f2. At smaller apertures, the DOF compensates and the subject is always in focus, even though the DOF zone is shifted slightly behind the subject. I rarely shoot it at more than f2 though, and since the adjustment I've gotten more and more beautiful shots, and i'm liking the lens even more. I would go so far as to say it's my favourite lens of all I've ever tried. I'm curious if that will change when the Summilux gets here.
Here's the 100% crop from f1.5
and the same crop from f2.8:
I should also add that, to their credit, Zeiss performed the adjustment free of charge as the lens is within their 2 year warranty.
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