The world’s best Full Frame lens, the new Zeiss Otus 85mm 1.4 can be preorderd now at BHphoto with Nikon mount (Click here) or Canon mount (Click here). But the best use is on the Sony A7 Full Frame E-mount cameras. The Otus 85mm is a manual focusing lens and unlike Canon and Nikon cameras the Sony A7r have electronic viewfinder, focus peaking and a lot of other tools that will help Otus owners. So actually..Zeiss…why not simply launch an E-mount version too so that we don’t have to bother buying an adapter?
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this is awesome!
ordered!
As Borat would say.. not!!!!!
Which one would you recommend? Nikon or Canon? 🙂
Thread number 3 for the Zeiss Otus that will only be available in Canon and Nikon mount….
I doubt that the Otus connected via Metabones adapter will keep the distance in IQ compared to a native mount.
Honestly, I don’t want to insult anybody But the ones doing an adaption to a Sony camera have either far too much money (but then I’d ask why not adding just 2k for a Canon FF) or a too little self-confidence (which they compensate with “gear-exhibitionism”).
I wonder why anyone would buy a ultra expensive Canon with mediocre Image Quality. I thought people buy cameras to take pictures not enjoy the buzz of silent AF motor.
Which ultra expensive Canon has mediocre image quality?
Just ordered four of them. One for my Samsung, one for my Olympus, one for my Pentax, and two for my Sony. Oh wait, I guess that makes five. Silly me.
At least you got one left for your mobile phone.
Zeiss should have a new slogan….
“Zeiss. We will drive you to Sigma faster then their auto focus”
Trashing things that are out of one’s reach is immature.
What is it with this “worlds best”? Does the admin now gets some money from Zeiss, or what? I hate those words like best, worst, or whatever. Everything is a compromise in one or the other direction.
And by the way, even if there would be a “best”: how does the admin know? It is pure ad of him. Not sure why. This lens is not even available for Sony A/E(/FE).
It is not “simple to launch an E-mount version” as the focal distance is completely different. It would only make sense to completely redesign it for the small focal distance.
At nearly $5000, “BEST” can not be used as a description of this lens!
such sensationalism generates controversy and sponsored clicks. by responding to it we are helping admin achieve his goal.
stop it with this “world’s best” crap. What does that even mean? Can it heat up my dinner? Can it drive me to work? Can it polish my shoes??!
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Depending on how good your pictures will become using it. If you sell them expensive enough, you can hire a butler who heats up your dinner, drives you to work or polishes your shoes. 🙂
…if somehow you manage to get into this list http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_most_expensive_photographs with the Otus 🙂 And the funny thing – those folks have never used the Otus.
A “worlds best lens” is supposed to heat up your dinner? Drive you to work? Polish your shoes? oookaaaaaayyy….
Admin is desperate for just 1 buyer to do it through his referral link… just one. They all are. Even Fuji rumors has a link to this lens, it’s so pathetic it’s funny.
If it was me, I’d be on that bandwagon. Everybody’s got to eat.
I suspect they make more money not from sales of the linked products directly. Rather people click into those sites, and after a while forget about it and just start browsing and shopping for other stuff. But one Otus sold = $180 for Admin, not bad.
Does it come in A mouny ??
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No it doesn’t and there is no way to use it on an A mount camera.
However you can use it on an E mount camera buy buying either the Canon or Nikon version and using a compatible adapter.
Brendon does Leitax not work for the Otus 85?
Leitax ? Hmm interesting solution. Had never heard of it though I don’t know how many people will be comfortable with such a method to use just one lens.
But its something I never knew before so thanks for that. 🙂
At some pt. my clients just don’t see that kind of improvement on image quality, and I am not sure I would see 3500 dollars worth of extra cost either over another very good lens.
I’d be more impressed as a cliente if you showed up with a 24×30 LF.
Worlds best compared to what? Most people will never print the images this lens makes. They’ll never view them in large enough sizes to appreciate what it’s capable of doing. They’ll hold it, stare at it and put it back in its case.
They need to make an A/E mount version of this.
If you want it now, you can use a Leitax replacement mount to adapt the Nikon one to MA, and you can even put a chip on it to get IBIS.
For $4,500, if they throw in a D3000, I’m game.
I’ll wait for the superior Sigma coming out right behind it.
I’m in for a dozen!
I need plenty of back-ups for my cat pics.
Your in luck as it is only $500 more than we thought it would cost.
If your Camera cost more than this Lens then buying it makes sense, if you have a 45MP FF DSLR it is a great match for the Camera’s (Sensor’s) capability.