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The very first Loxia 50mm lenses are now shipping since last week in Germany. There are two of them on eBay now: [shoplink 29410 ebay]Loxia one (Click here)[/shoplink] and [shoplink 29411 ebay]Loxia two (Click here)[/shoplink]. In USA the 50mm Loxia will ship tomorrow at BHphoto (Click here).
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Ships from Deutschland.
‘Ich bin ein Berliner’
which literally means “I am a jelly doughnut” in Berlin. Berliner is a jelly doughnut – I live in Berlin
Initial sales will be crucial for the Loxia line. If interest is weak, then they may face the same reception as the Touits did — low sales and deeply discounted prices within a year. I, personally, will be waiting on the sidelines hoping this will be the case. Only then will the Loxias find its place in the E-mount landscape.
The Touits were prohibitively expensive for being APS-C lenses. A bit of a contradiction there. Maybe Zeiss thought Fuji would get more traction with their APS-C system?
The Loxias on the other hand are ZM lenses optimized for digital. I doubt the prices will go down. They are already very affordable.
The only thing crucial here is the image quality, which has to be top notch.
Loxia 50 is basically spotless, I think. No worse than ZM was on film.
$1000+ for a 50mm f2… Crazy Sony pricing again ^^. And to think I paid my Nikkor 50mm 1.8 less than $300 only a couple years back…
I know, I’ve paid 100$ for a Canon 55/1.2 myself and Zeiss is selling a 55/1.4 lens for 4000$?!? Clearly mine is better, right?
Better, maybe not… But 40 times worse, I highly doubt it. A 50mm is not rocket science as far as lenses are concerned, you know.
You know those supercars with manual gearbox also cost 40 times more than a standard car with automatic gearbox, but they aren’t really 40 times faster. Strange…
Pointless car comparisons again… Yawn…
Sorry it has nothing to do with Sony, it’s Zeiss.
And stop comparing a plastic 50mm with an all metal build lens. I won’t start talking about the optics…
Today, Zeiss is mostly a sticker on the barrel of Sony lenses, put there to justify the hefty price tag. But considering the name you chose on this forum I would hardly expect objectivity from you anyway…
Zeiss tag doesn’t make a normal lens make more expensive, it makes a Leica quality lens cheaper. Problem?
Right. Leica quality, as in the Zeiss 24-70 with lousy corners. Keep deluding yourself 😉
24-70’s corner performance will be improved drastically if you use it actually to take pictures, try it.
those are Zeiss only lenses like the Touit line. Sony has nothing to do with the Loxia line. They are designed by Zeiss in Germany and produced by Cosina in Japan like most of the Zeiss’s lenses for Nikon, Canon and M-mount.
Sony is not involved in any way and Zeiss would probably release them in an another mount if there is an another FF mirrorless in the market.
You idiot. You clearly have no idea what you are talking about.
I suggest you google Zeiss and do some reading. Educate yourself.
Politeness is lost on Zeiss snobs it would seem. Educate yourself and learn some manners.
I love it. Spout some ill-informed nonsense that can easily be refuted with a little research, and then act butthurt when you’re called out on it.
Priceless.
There are Zeiss lenses, which these are and there are Sony-Zeiss lenses which you are referring to. The two are not the same thing.
First, while still “pre-order” they are significantly less – around 20% – at major US sites to the $$ prices quoted above.
Next issue…why? As I sit here with my Nikon 50 1.8D ($125) and Kiwi “G” adapter ($30) attached to it. While both use the 52mm filter, the Loxia is 2.33″ long and the Nikon with adapter is 2.8″ long, the Loxia weighs 11.29 oz vs 8.8 oz with adapter.. Manual focus for both and both have an aperture ring. Nikon G models don’t have an aperture ring while D models do, while the adapter accommodates both G and D models.
Because the Loxia is supposedly a much better lens 🙂
I love my Nikkor glass, but really, the 50mm f/1.8D is not a great lens. It’s a cheap lens yes, but it’s not great.
I agree, and would prefer to have had the 1.8G but already had the D – and my son gave it to me which makes it harder to dump. But when either are 10-20% the cost with adapter to the Loxia, is there a corresponding 80% improvement in the “better” lens. Probably not.
Surprised they haven’t been reduced by now since this lens is almost 72-hours old in Sony years. Sorry, couldn’t resist. Kidding aside I like this particular lens factor.
Anyone get any shipping info yet on the Zeiss Loxia 50? Hoping today’s the day.