Of the two new Loxia FE lenses the 35mm prime is the most wanted according to SAR readers. Well exactly that one will ship from December 31 towards only according to BHphoto (Click here). Pity 🙁
And here is the first 50mm Loxia unboxing video:
Zeiss Loxia preorders:
Zeiss Loxia 50mm f/2 Planar T* Lens for Sony E Mount at BHphoto, Adorama., WexUK, CameraPro.
Zeiss Loxia 35mm f/2 Biogon T* Lens for Sony E Mount at BHphoto, Adorama, WexUK, CameraPro.
Zeiss Lens Hood for Loxia 50mm f/2 Planar T* Lens at BHphoto and Adorama.
Zeiss Lens Hood for Loxia 35mm f/2 Biogon T* Lens at BHphoto and Adorama.
Zeiss 52mm Front Lens Cap for Touit and Loxia Lenses at BHphoto and Adorama.
Zeiss De-Click Key for Loxia Lenses (5-Piece Set) at BHphoto and Adorama.
Zeiss Rear Lens Cap for Loxia E-Mount Lenses at BHphoto and Adorama.
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This is actually good news. Hope they fix the corner mush before shipping!
The 2/50 is a gem. What an incredible little lens.
I really hope they take the time to make the 2/35 equally spectacular. If that is the case they will have a winner.
And after that please make a wide angle, a portrait lens, and the new 1.4/35 Distagon in Loxia/FE-mount version please!
I guess you already own and using the lens? Any chance of writing a short review and some photos so we or at least me, can drool over? Haha
I would like to see them fulfill the Loxia lineup (UWA, wa, short tele, tele, makro) first before making fast FE lenses (1.4)
Retailers use that date to represent the fact that it will ship in 2014, they just don’t know when yet. So they list the very last date of 2014 so as not to make any claims they don’t know that they can back up. Same thing happens with something like a playstation 4. They only knew it would launch in 2013 so the release date said December 31, 2013. Then when Sony finally had their big reveal press conference and informed the retailers of the date, it changed.
$1300 is a little hard to swallow for a 35 F2 prime, especially when the 16-35 F4 is $1350 and early reports look really good.
You know the difference between f2 and f4, do you?
These are completely different lenses.
It’s more expensive than the lenses you mention because it’s especially designed for the A7 series and smaller and lighter compared to Canikon version. It’s better than the M-mount version.
The leica 35 f2 Summicron is smaller, but needs an adapter for the A7’s and costs $3200.
In addition, with the Loxia you get electronic connection for EXIF, aperture value and focus magnification.
Of course, I was merely comparing the price. Usually nice quality ultrawide zooms are very expensive and cost much more than that system’s fast 35MM prime. The Loxia 35 f2 will be better on the A7 of course since it’s designed for it but it’s still over $200 more than the Biogon 35 f2 for Leica, which usually commands an even higher premium. It just seems a little out of proportion.
Well, you have to keep in mind that the f4 ultra wide zooms are cheaper compared to the f2.8 versions. I think you can better say the f4 ultra wide lenses are cheap instead of this 35 f2 lens is expensive. I would expect the Loxia’s to match or outperform their Leica counterparts, as the original Biogon already does that at smaller apertures. And don’t forget that it’s a totally new class of lens: Native E-mount MF with electronic connection. This and the de-clickable aperture certainly add to the price.
More pics please…
Im getting used to the toughts of using a 35 mm MF lens. But not a 50 mm. But its maybe my addiction to autofocus lenses. So the 35 is on my wishlist.
But i wish that they could make a 85 mm and a 135/200 mm lens for A7 also. But that has to be with autofocus.
And why not a Loxia 12/14 mm f.2,8 also
I’d want a 135mm F2 and it won’t happen. It’s a stretch enough to imagine a 135mm F4. I find there is a difference and the added speed can be an advantage in portrait work- depending on what you’re doing. For head and shoulder shots it doesn’t matter. I think we’ll see a super wide angle Loxia in the future.
Manual focus is a lost art making a comeback. I know I remember MF shots where I nail focus with narrow depth of field. It motivates creativity.
Since this fashion called “play on click” exists on the Internet, many useless things happen, like information sites turning in publicity sites and posting of unboxing videos. Let’s hope that we do not see after that videos to teach us how to remove and put on the lens cap and the sunshade.
Let’s first see the Loxia’s become better, for the price they cost, they are just good, but no good enough when we consider the first shots that have been posted online yet.
the mush you see where?
Granger is such a nerd, especially in NYC. Another one of those Gee, wish it looked like a DSLR reviews. I the design is a breath of fresh air after 15 years of blob designs.
And, Mush is in his head and pants.
I get just as much corner mush from a (front and rear) modified Sony/Zeiss 24/1.8 (an APS-C lens). Why would anyone buy the “new and specifically designed for A7 series” lens with similar mush?