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For unknown reason the Zeiss Touit 50mm macro lens is quite hard to find in USA. But now two of them are in Stock at KenmoreCamera on eBay (Click here)[/shoplink]. A good news is that the 50mm Loxia lens will already ship next week according to BHphoto (Click here).
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Can’t wait to see some Loxia real world photo examples.
If it’s already close to shipping shouldn’t there be actual reviews and samples by reviewers by now?
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I thought this lens shipped out a long time ago? It is too little, too late for the Sony E mount, being APS-C and with a steep price tag. No wonder the traditional SLR brands from Canon and Nikon are doing so well.
Also, in Fuji mount?
Yes, it is available in Fuji mount. most of the reviews that I read actually were with a Fuji mount sample.
There are quite a few reviews dated all the way to last spring if you google it 😉 It did actually ship months ago but it’s been hard to find in the USA.
I think to myself- you know, I could own the 85mm 1.4 Otus. I’d have to sell off some serious glass, but it’s actually attainable. Matt Granger has said it is simply superb after months of use- his go to after the 24-70 2.8 he uses. I don’t know what to say- BUT that one of the Zeiss designers working on these lenses mentioned the 135mm F2 APO. He did say that it was so close it could almost be labeled an Otus- and for half the price. So tempting but dang- I don’t own a Nikon DSLR. Stuck in Sony land- that’s what’s killing the sale for me.
Honestly I think you should consider transitioning to medium format if you have that kind of dough hanging around. You’ll be happier with the end results. Otus is just crazy expensive, and doesn’t make a whole lot of sense if you’re pulling in less than 100k annually from photography.
If you want a new stand out lens I’d buy the STF. It has a steep learning curve, but once you have it mastered there isn’t much out there that can touch it.
Its one of those lenses all Alpha users should take advantage of.
Yeah, I actually checked myself over to Pentax and was suprised- some of those MF lenses aren’t to badly priced. The STF is an interesting lens I’ve never shot with, but I’ll give it a look. I hear it’s pretty spectacular.
The first time I used it was last year, I scoffed at the idea originally. I then tried it out after getting some direction from some of the senior members on the forum.
I use this lens in combination with the 35mm G, and 85mm G (d) now to great effect.
Honestly I think you should consider making a medium sized pepperoni pizza and several loaves of bread if you have that kind of dough hanging around. You’ll be happier and well fed in the end.
Hmmm…high resolution pepperoni pizza. I like the sound of that.
Yes, the 135 is pretty close, if I recall correctly it’s a lens designed by the same group that worked on ARRI / zeiss Master Primes.
The 100MP is a very sharp lens as well
Is anyone aware of a test that shows how big the image circle is on this? In other words how much of the frame is illuminated on an a7/a7s/a7r?
Found the answer to my question:
http://www.photoclubalpha.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/touit50mmf2p8-imagecircleonFF.jpg
Down periscope, fire torpedoes.
Since it’s a macro lens, check the coverage at maximum magnification.
Yes, I know. Unfortunately wasn’t able to find that. Also that shot is likely wide open. I wonder if there is any change stopped down.
Stopping down evens out the vignetting to a good extent and makes corners sharper… this is why people say it increases the image circle but in reality the actual circle of illumination stays virtually identical and sometimes a tiny bit smaller when fully stopped down.
If there’s no rear baffle to remove, you can always reverse mount it 🙂
It will not change the coverage since it is an IF and near telecentric design. Also will not do much by stopping down.
There you go…
The Touit 50mm macro was announced back in September 2012. So that’s TWO YEARS from announcement to availability. Is that some sort of record?
Incorrect, the official announcement press release is dated Janunary 30, 2014:
http://www.dpreview.com/articles/5474808132/zeiss-announces-touit-50mm-f2-8-macro-for-sony-and-fujifilm-mirrorless#press
I used a production one in Germany, borrowed it from Zeiss, during the first week of June, 2014.
Incorrect? What about this?
http://blogs.zeiss.com/photo/en/?p=2864
September 18, 2012
If you follow the Q & A in the comments you’ll notice I had several exchanges with the Zeiss team long, long before January 30, 2014.
That was not a product announcement by any stretch of the imagination. They actually did introduce the first two lenses not that long after that. The actual product announcement for the 50mm was January 30, 2014.
You say it wasn’t a product announcement. Maybe we don’t agree on the definition of “announcement”. Did you bother to read the link in my previous post? Do you think it’s possible they chose Photokina 2012 to make a non-announcement about the Touit line of lenses? How do you interpret this then: “It will be a product family of its own. Three prime lenses are already in development: 2.8/12, 1.8/32 and 2.8/50 macro.”
I read it in it’s entirety. Talking about the development of some lenses is not a product announcement. this is pointless.
They work on a Sigma timeline. LOL
Excited to hear the Loxia will be shipping soon since that means we’ll get to hear more about them from first hand reviews and more samples online. I’m super interested in these lenses, and hope they are as good as we are all hoping. As tempting as it is to just go for the convenience of the Sony options with AF, I usually tend to throw a light vignette and perhaps a touch of grain into my images since I love that classic look, so if these lenses indeed have that truly unique Zeiss character, I’m sold!
I see myself renting the loxia eventually. I’m interested in user experiences and eagerly await it’s release. At first I was turned off by the price, but doing a little bit more research for comparable type lenses- they’re fairly competitive. It’s not exactly the price as it is performance to price ratio for these type of manual lenses given their speed. However, to me it comes down to user experience. For size I think they offer the most compelling answer to adopting E mount currently. I was a bit turned off by what Sony showcased at Photokina in terms of size. Loxia however, if you want compact- well, here’s your solution.
Some experiences shared about the Touit 2.8/50M (and 2.8/12 on a Sony camera) shared here: http://www.yearofthealpha.com