Colby Brown (Click here) got the new 16-35mm FE Zeiss and posted his first impression review:
When you hold it in your hand, it doesn’t feel cheap. It feels solid. Why? Because instead of using plastic like many camera/lens manufacturers these days, they use a metal finish, both for the lens body itself and for the focus ring, which truly does make a difference when you are holding it in your hands. On top of this, the lens is listed as dust and water resistant, a feature I plan on putting to the test since a hurricane is currently moving through Hawaii as we speak.
Other reviews so far from Brian Matiash from Photofocus and at Techbang (google tranlsation here). Image samples at Mark Galer’s Flickr page (Click here).
Zeiss FE 16-35mm preorder links:
Zeiss 16-35mm FE at Amazon, Adorama, BHphoto, Sony Store US.
Zeiss 16-35mm FE in Europe at Sony DE, UK, ES, IT, FR, CH, AT, NL, BE, FI, SE, NO, PT.
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The first computer mouse, designed by Douglas Enklebart in 1968 was made of wood…
The first computer mouse, designed by Douglas Enklebart in 1968 was made of wood….
The first computer mouse, designed by Douglas Enklebart in 1968 was made of wood…
The first computer mouse, designed by Douglas Enklebart in 1968 was made of wood…..
The first computer mouse, designed by Douglas Enklebart in 1968 was made of wood…
The first computer mouse, designed by Douglas Enklebart in 1968 was made of wood…….
The first computer mouse, designed by Douglas Enklebart in 1968 was made of wood………
Check your brain for splinters.
I see Admin does like me spamming with “The first computer mouse, invented by Douglas Enklebart in 1968, was actually made of wood…” so perhaps the Admin will stop spamming me with that sh1tty set of videos every time I visit the site!
Pictures are ok. Lens looks kinda big on that thing. And lastly….where is my A99II.
The first computer mouse, designed by Douglas Enklebart in 1968 was made of wood………
LOL
Badly, his A7 is not weather sealed at all 😀
Is this (are all) native E lenses fly-wire focus? Does it have a stop, or detent at infinity, or closest focus? If fly-wire, does it have ratio? One E lens I have wouldn’t focus at all with extremely slow manual turning. Fast focusing was more like a joystick control rather than providing real time feedback.
As far as I’m aware all af e-mount lenses are currently focus by wire with no hard stops. However, the 90mm macro has a focus scale so there’s a better than average chance that it has mechanical focus.
Thanks for your intelligent answer Andrew.
Suck up.
Son, there is more to life than prowling forums to cast insults. That is a poor attempt to cover your deeper psychopathy. Try going outside and getting some sunlight on your face, breathe, smile, and enjoy the world for a change. Really, it’s good for you, and your withering spirit.
Just so you know, the 2nd reply wasn’t me…
Then buy manual focus lenses, problem solved.
There are no stupid questions. Only stupid answers.
Why does it bother you that I ask?
BTW… customers buying manual lenses was NOT part of Sony’s profit plan.
Actually there are both stupid questions and stupid statements, your post is a prime example of both.
I appreciate your judgement. Would you be so kind to explain what is stupid about my question, and statement? Or are you just talking to hear yourself talk?
Really, please explain. And tell me why it bothers you that I ask a valid question, and share an experience with the community? You could do the same, unless you just came here to insult.
“Not part of Sony’s profit plan” ? WTF are you talking about.
I’ll try to explain so you can understand. Sony doesn’t want customers to buy any other lens except for their own. So purchasing a different lens is NOT part of Sony’s plan to make a profit. Your suggestion that I do is not helping the brand you troll for. In fact, it hurts them, because others will see your suggestion and perhaps follow your wise advise.
Why should Sony’s (or any other manufacturer’s) prophet margin effect my decision to select a particular lens?
He must be on Sony’s board of directors.
Your presumption is noted. Along with your mistakes.
I didn’t know we were talking about your decision. I thought we were talking about my question and your suggestion for “problem solved”. Stay on topic. I know it’s difficult. Stay focused.
Advise from a “man” that posts one non sequitur after another. No thanks.
Thanks for carrying this conversation on longer than necessary. You’ve really helped draw extra attention to my post. You’re awesome!
“focus?” that would be a novelty….some of us need “focus assist”
That’s not necessarily true, why would Sony make it so easy for people to buy $15 eBay adapters to be used on old legacy lenses if that was the case?
The cheap Chinese adapter makers are the ones who make it easy.
Not Sony.
I’d pay hefty money to see you all in an arena with a knife.
Would it be one knife in the middle and let them run for it or everyone gets a knife?
can’t wait until the full in-depth reviews start coming in….I’m not buying until I know it’s a good lens!
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and the T-Stop value is….?
At least 6.3. Should be a breeze with the A7s at ISO25600. 🙂
Because you buy lenses only on T-Stop values. First entry for dumbest post of the week.
It’s beyond stupid.
they didn’t say the T-stop value was their deciding factor… they just asked the question of what it was. First entry for the most judgmental arrogant response of the week.
Beyond learned a new term this week and wants to practice using it in a fragmented sentence.
It’s a rhetorical question.
🙂 I can’t stop thinking about T-Stop after watching that video
you don’t get it
More of a teaser than a first look, not one real image to review and only a few vague remarks about build quality. Serves only to promote Colby Brown’s advertisers, otherwise a waste of time.
‘Serves only to promote Colby Brown’s advertisers, otherwise a waste of time.’
someone decided his ‘review’ is good enough to tell us about it – not Colbys fault.
Not sure who Colby Brown is. I’ll wait for the review by Gandalf White.
Yet another “first-look” useless attention grab, both Colby & Brian are simply jostling to be the “first” to review the “unreleased” lens, oh and they are both sponsored by Sony, im sure both are unbiased *cough* Ill wait till a “real” review is posted before making my decision…
Oh I love the internet 🙂
This “jostling” for the first review was simply my way of opening up my review to YOU and give you the ability to ask pointed questions that I will than take time out of my professional career to answer to help make the actual in-depth review more useful.
It is always great to hear that the time I dedicate to helping others is well received 🙂
Your professional career probably involves earning money on this time, which you spend answering pointed questions. If not, it’s not our problem, is it?
I actually prefer strong plastic. It tends to be lighter, cheaper, and more durable in my experience.
I see Admin does like me spamming with “The first computer mouse, invented by Douglas Enklebart in 1968, was actually made of wood…” so perhaps the Admin will stop spamming me with that sh1tty set of videos every time I visit the site?
You clearly have no clue what spamming is. You are here, because you want to be here. If you have not enough brain to choose the right website for you, please keep your mouth closed and don’t try to insult others who actually do all the work. Thanks.
No, some of the elements on the site are really broken. When I tried to use my mobile phone to access this site, I got a lot of spam too. No problems on a PC though…
Sorry you got something wrong. You probably talk about ad’s, but he (abortabort) was talking about the actual content and called it spamming.
But either way, both has nothing to do with spamming. This is a free website funded by ad’s and affiliate links. You know that in advance. You know you only get the free content together with ad’s. If you don’t like that, feel free to go to an ad free website (which is likely subscription based). Simple is that.
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