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The big difference with the later 2.8s is the Zeiss T* coating. Adds significant contrast, a more modern look.
The older lenses have a very wide tonal range, sometimes it seems too wide. Quite hard to get pleasingly clean highlights / hard blacks from. Depends on your taste, and a million other variables.
The thing I loved the most about my Rolleiflex was how inoffensive it was. I occasionally showed up at parties with a borrowed Contax RX or Nikon F4 and many people hated having it pointed at them.
Show up with a Rollei TLR though, and everyone's your friend. Magic.