The Zeiss 24mm for NEX is in Stock at Bhphoto (Click here). This is really a must have lens if you want to get out the best from your NEX.
One more deal: The recent price drops pushed the NEX-3 on top of the Amazon US mirrorless ranking list (Click here).
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with the new fujinon s there is no more reason to buy zeiss 🙂
First, because Fuji’s 23mm F/2 will only come late this year or next year while being slower.
Second, because zeiss is always better than fuji? I know fuji has some hasselblad mount, but zeiss has everything from contax 645 to EF or F-mount. Things like, the sharpest lens on earth(45/2) or the no-distortion lens(15mm) or even the best set of cine-primes can only come from zeiss, while hassy-fuji have to correct their CA and distortion digitally just like m43.
I’m puzzled how everyone thinks NEX still has short lens-collection. Just like the mirrorless review on steve-huff the other day, he specifically wrote “Lacks lens choices and lenses are large.” even though the v1 only has 1 slow prime with 3 ultra-slow zoom that actually a lot bigger than m43 counterpart.
http://www.stevehuffphoto.com/2012/01/14/mirrorless-mania-which-one-should-i-buy-nikon-1-micro-43-sony-nex/
actually, fujinons are pretty close to leitz glass. yes, that is distinctively different from zeiss. i would not be so quick to judge to new fujinons, they might beat the asian ‘zeiss’ to a pulp, specially for the price.
besides, the zeiss is no zeiss at all, just labeled as such by sony to extort an insane amount of dough from people 😀
That’s not true. All Sony Zeiss lenses are manufactured using Zeiss manufacturing equipment with Zeiss glass and the lenses are all Zeiss designs. The entire process is certified and monitored by Zeiss. Zeiss lenses made by Sony are in a different league altogether than regular Sony lenses. If you had ever shot with a Sony Zeiss lens, you’d know.
In other news, Amazon USA has cancelled all pre-orders for the 50mm f/1.8 OSS E-mount. I had ordered mine back in September and was notified last night of the cancellation. Others are posting about this over at dpreview.
Here’s what Amazon said:
“Due to a lack of availability from our suppliers, we will not be able to obtain the following item(s) from your order:
“Sony 50mm f/1.8 Telephoto Lens for Sony E Mount Nex Cameras”
We’ve canceled the item(s) and apologize for the inconvenience. We must also apologize for the length of time it has taken us to reach this conclusion.”
Wtf…has Sony canned this lens or what? How did the original availability of 12/14/2011 become so wrong you can’t even pre-order it now. Sony’s site said December right until that date arrived, then nothing. Maybe they’ve moved it to the 2012 roadmap, and that’s why there’s going to be “several” NEX lenses this year.
Of course they haven’t cancelled it. There are production delays. Sony themselves said Feb-Mar until things are 100% back to normal.
fuji simply is best than zeiss http://www.arri.com/camera/lenses/35_format_lenses/alura_zooms.html#_blank
Anyone know if the Zeiss comes with any sort of bag or case?
Comes with a pleather bag (soft) with draw-string, hard bottom plate. It’d be nice if they all came with this bag. Or a hardshell case like the fisheye; that case is nice.
Beat me to it 🙂
totally useless drawstring zeiss bags!!! what the hell is zeiss thinking??
theses bags just add more to the cost of the lenses, can not be used for storage because it doesnt close all the way! dust and moisture can still easily get in. and cant even use it for travel, as the bottom plate is pretty large and not compact for travel, or it doesnt have the appropriate side cushioning for travel. a plastic zippered and padded case with a belt loop would be much more usefull and cost less.
Yeah, I bought one ~2.5 weeks ago and it came in a little padded pouch bag.
any idea where is the damn 50mm f1.8 OSS ????
All local stockist in UK are clueless. I understand the floods delayed camera production but also lenses?
Ive seen 2 on ebay and are sold by jokers (over 350 quid? cmon!)
If Sony have cancelled the 50/1.8 and if they are going to offer a more compact and possibly better 50/1.4 E-Sonnar, I will be happy.
Vivek, i was this could be true, but the way Sony has been delaying products recently i doubt.
Now i know why the products are late, just wish they would communicate more info to us
Why does this lens have no OOS? Not good for video shooting then?
Quoth the Admin:
“The recent price drops pushed the NEX-3 on top of the Amazon US mirrorless ranking list.”
FWIW…
Just clicked the link; not only is the NEX in the #1 slot, but also #5, #s
8-11… half(!) of the top-20 are NEX’s!
Panasonic is also doing relatively-well, with slot-#s 2,4,6,&12. Oly has #3, and some lower-ranked slots (I wonder how they’re finding it, with their “own” 4/3 system doing better for another maker than for them?); still, m4/3s has #s 2,3,4,6 & several lower… that’s a hefty chunk of market-share (even if the #1 slot is E-mount).
The Nikon “1” is a distinct also-ran in this list, at #s 7,14,19 (ouch!) .
Of course, with just 1st-2nd-3rd-etc reported (instead of %share) the relative market-shares are hard to determine. Is the “best-seller” selling MUCH better or MARGINALLY better than yhe next-best,, and the 3rd-best, etc… Also, I believe this is a limited market — probably USAian; certainly not worldwide.
Finally… I just noticed that Amazon updates this hour-by-hour, so all the playing-with-numbers is pretty meaningless! gaaaah!
i’m sick of waiting the sony nex 7… it’s since august.. :'( there’s still anyone who pre-ordered the camera and is still waiting?
this lens in combination with a nex5n is completely underwhelming…
i haven’t seen only one great photo shot with this lens anywhere – needless to say that i couldn’t make one, too…
yes, quite nice photos are possible but there’s not $1000 shot… maybe it’s the combination? DOF/bokeh sucks, color sucks, autofocus sucks and (o.k. that’s my personal problem) 24mm sucks too (for a $1000 lens)… this lens simply has no character…
i don’t get it…
Just checked B&H and it is now out of stock.
B&H sold out in one day! You have a better chance at Adorama. They have it in stock now! Get it while you still can! 🙂
Wow that is an AWESOME deal on the NEX-3. I got mine over the summer for $485 used. <$400 is definitely a sweet spot for people looking for a more serious camera to upgrade to. Basically an insta-buy.
I bought a Canon FD 24mm f2.0 instead of the zeiss.. saves me 650 quid 😉
Got mine at Tom’s Camera House in Sydney Australia for $979 AUD!!!
It was a demo model, which was discounted =D So lucky!