All the new Sony NEX stuff got leaked the recent days and now it’s even Sony itself leaking some info through their own websites. Sony Austria (Click here) lists the new 16-70mm f/4.0 OSS Zeiss lens, the new 18-105 G lens (page here) and the NEX-5T (page here). The new info we got here is that the Zeiss lens and the 5T will already ship in September. The G PZ zoom will ship in December only. What you don’t see on the Sony site is the price of the lenses. But the Zeiss should be around 1.000 Euro.
Thanks Winni for finding the links!
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68 Responses
Woohoo!! Finally another cheap fast and great lens!!! (ironic)
Lol my thoughts exactly ! 🙂
Yeah, cause there are plenty of cheap fast zoom lenses from every brand.
Novoflex is the way to go !!! Lol
Tessar … F4 …. 1000 € ….
Oh happy the dumbs !!!
How about we wait and see how it actually performs?
+1
Yeah no point knocking a lens when we don’t know it’s price, quality, and faults.
Price : 1000 €
Quality : Tessar
Faults : f4
Lol
I exaggerate I know, but to be honest I’m waiting since the presentation at Bhphoto in 2011 and the announce of a high quality FAST zoom explained by the representative engineer, to be developed by Sony within the “next year”… So here is kind of frustration ..
I understand that it might not be what you want, but there are some very nice Tessar lenses out there. As to the price, it doesn’t strike me as anything out of the ordinary.
+1 lol
Woohoo!! Finally maybe good quality zoom ( G class) . I hope is going to be sharp stight from f4 . 18-105 it seems much more better for me , I am waiting .
It is a Sony lens with a Zeiss sticker on it so there will be sample variation for sure. Photozone still hasn’t reviewed the SEL35F18 because of a centering defect.
At least it is quite light so balances really well.
This Zeiss is a slow vario Tessar. This is a kind of a good kit lens, but nothing more ! Don’t wait stellar performance for it.
The more I see it, the more I’m disappoint.
1000 € for a Vario-Tessar which is just f4. This will very probably for me, the most expensive e mount lens in term of price/quality !!!!
I can’t believe that Sony has develop this lens since 2011 !!!!
Now SIGMA, there is a huge hole in the lineup. Sony miss this one.
I’m pretty sure that a little 16-35 f2.8 in an average size is possible and could be sell like hot cakes !!!
…
+10
Bringing the entire family, and they all agree, huh?
I don’t know why Sony decided to turn the “G HQ lens” from the primary roadmap, into this Vario-Tessar f4 kit lens ????
The ” high quality standard zoom lens” is probably the most wanted lens.
So when is Sony gonna propose one ????
Does we wait for the FF Nex to have this kind of HQ zoom ???
isn’t this Zeiss 16-70 the high quality standard zoom lens?
It should have been ! 🙁
Yes, what a disappointment that performance… oh, wait, it hasn’t even been released yet!
now where is the a3000?
I wonder how will the SEL1670Z stacks up against the SAL1650+LAEA2 on the NEX now, but especially on future DSLR shaped NEX say a A(ILC)5000/7000 with fully on sensor PDAF + 5 axis IBIS + a new LAEA adapter that allow it to work on the new NEX series without the SLT mirror.
Is anybody else (like me) actually quite excited about the upcoming Zeiss lens, and fed up with everybody slagging it off before we know anything about how it performs?
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Perhaps we will have a good surprise.
But my problem is searching a versatile fast zoom lens.
So on, I have to continue using primes and be in mourning of versatility.
Most real Nex owners are obviously excited. Trolls from other brands aren’t.
I’m a Nex user, that I really love.
I have the Nex 3 and 5 “first of the name” and the Nex-7.
so i don’t consider beeing a troll, and I’m NOT excited too.
In term of lenses Sony could do better than proposing 18-200 x versions, 16mm, 30mm macro and so on …
And so on …
10-18/4
16-70/4
20mm f2.8
24mm f1.8
35mm f1.8
50mm f1.8
Vlad always wanting to have the final word. Having an opinion on everything, taking other for stupid !
In your list, ( and in a opposite way of what you said before…) you seems to know already the quality of the 16-70 !!???!!! Mdr.
20mm good quality lens.. really funny !!!
I love 24 and 50,
not impressed by 35.. Expensive for what it does compare to my nikon and sigma standard primes.
Most important is that you are happy with it !
I just point out there was an other way to propose new lenses as Sony did like a 18-200 or a black version of the 50 ..
It is steel messing a 85mm,
AND a fast zoom.. even if you think that because you don’t need it or you think it is inappropriate, other don’t have to ask for such a lens !!
So (in opposite of what you said … ) you already know the quality of the 16-70 ????
The 20 mm .. Really funny
35 mm not a beast in term quality / price
Yeah I love 24 and 50 !
I just wanted to point out they might a different way to release some lens
I missed a 85mm .. And not a black version of the 50mm
I missed a FAST zoom, even if you don’t understand this need !
Even if you think people are stupid asking for this kind of lens …
@Alian
And you know quality of 16-70? So why are you asking sombody? You are stupid or what? You like 24/1.8 (if it’s price is taked in account)? And from 35/1.8 OSS your are not impressed, cost too much and 35/1.8 from nikon is better? You know nothing about lenses, if it is your opinion. Even if you are own them. It is even worse situation. To own lenses and write stupid things about it.
@Alain
One more example what kind of joke you are. Nikkor 35mm f/1.8G has clearly less sharpness and consistency all over the frame, much more cromatic oberation, a tiny better in distortion and the only thing when it is really better is vignetting. Sony 35/1.8 OSS, in addition to all, have very good in lens stabilization and much better bokeh. I am already not talking about build quality.
And occasionally Zeiss 24/1.8 have a lot of problems for the lens with such a price tag.
This is all about you knowledge.
Well, you do have some issue with thinking that people are taking you for stupid. You should deal with that yourself, as I certainly didn’t call you or take you for stupid. And, yes, I do have an opinion on a lot of things.
“you seems to know already the quality of the 16-70”
I am assuming, based on the fact that it is a Zeiss, that it won’t be a disappointment. Most here treat it as crap already, simply because it is not fast, which has nothing to see with its quality.
“35 mm not a beast in term quality / price”
Compared to offers from Fuji and m43, it is very well priced. I have no idea what you mean by “beast”, but it does perform very well.
“I just wanted to point out they might a different way to release some lens”
And I just wanted to point out that there are very capable lenses in the system, as you did skip them. But, for some reason, you took it personally.
“Most important is that you are happy with it !”
Exactement.
Alain don’t waste your time with stupid people !
Bastard076 definitively don’t know what he is talking about …
+100500. I am wondering, how much bullshit more can be written about this lens. How much kretins will bring their opinions here.
With you there is one more !!!
Everything is comparable in this world. In such a comparatioin if I am kretin, you just an example of baldy antropoid monkey standing on two. Joke on humen being. It is better to you to clouse you mouth and not cause me to make english flag from your ass.
Wouah !! you seems to know what all “real Nex owner” are thinking !! That is exciting too ! 🙂
You are excited too much. Go to find date. It must help.
It’s time to take your pills !!
@Mike
Doctor? Bring here your diploma. No? So return to your date finding if of cause sombody will date with such a “doctor”. You also can try to decrease your exciting about “real Nex owner” by hand job, but not on users in this topic.
Of course we are. But, apparently, “good quality” means f2.8 and not how the lens actually performs. I’ll let you check the first posts about the ILC3000, where it was bashed to no end, now everyone likes it.
Oh ya ya ya… why not from 2 or 1.4? Vlad give me a break! И не пиши глупости.
Why to try to explain some thing using irony. Just tell it directly. Это глупо пытатся разговаривать аппелировать к иронии в окружениии критинизма.
Hmm, interesting. Very good point you make there (my russian is a bit rusty, you will excuse me for that).
Honnestly I would not expect IBIS on Emount APSC.
The lenses have already OSS…
Especially not a scenario where only half of the range will have IBIS (high end) and other not (entry level).
The transition to IBIS Will be long and costly for Sony… Typically several years (min 3-5 years) of bodies with IBIS together with lenses with OSS to ensure satisfaction with consumers who have already old bodies.
The only believeable story would be FF E with IBIS (new camera and new lenses) and APSC E without IBIS.
I have exactly the same thoughts. No current E-mount lens needs IBIS as the ones that need stabilisation have OIS.
Full frame NEX with IBIS will be much more interesting to use legacy full frame lenses, and lens size and prize could be kept lower from the beginning.
Anyways some people here will never be satisfied if Sony won’t release a camera with 36 MP, ISO 56.000 without any noise, 10-axis IBIS, retina display, 3.6 Mio Pixel EVF, WIFI, GPS, 3 different types of hotshoes on camera,battery life for 1000 shots, 4k-Video and worlds fastest AF speed in a kit with a 10-300mm constant F1.8 Zeiss lens for less then 400 Dollars. Oh I forgot to mention weather- and idiot-proof 😉
Otherwise they are going to switch to canikon, immediately!!!
Hi! Is this lens Zeiss 16-70 f4 aps-c is better than the Olympus digital 12-40 f2.8 pro micro-four third lens? I mean which combination would guys prefer:
1. Olympus OMD EM-1 + Zuiko Digital 12-40 f2.8 pro
or
2. Sony a3000 or Nex Bodies + Zeiss 16-70 f4 OSS
Results would probably look about the same considering sensor size and max speed of the lenses. When we can see a comparison in some months you could ask again…
You mean, which of the two unreleased bodies with their respective unreleased and untested lenses would be better? Hmm, tough question.
Do you understand how much will cost new olimpus and the difference in targeted user between it and ILC-3000?
Did anyone notice? On nex5T specs, it states that “steady shot inside”, I did not understand Austria language… Does it meant ibis in nex5T?
That would be a very great info !
If true it might be wonderful
it says no steady shot
Thanks Joe, so “nein” means no steady shot. Sigh.
The only new feature beside NFC I’m able to discover from this Austrian descriptions is an automatic portrait retouche, whow!
No sorry.
Nex-5R already has that “auto-portrait enhencer crop mode mega beautifier something”. ^^
Sony, is it so terrific to release an e-mount lens below f1.8 ?
No.
gugu, is it so terrific to handle >500g lens on small nex body? How about to start thinking?
Yea i was just reading the spec definitely no ibis.
No IBIS for E-mount! Come back in one year!
WHAT IF… this one will work with FF NEX, then f4 speed might be actually quite nice…!
16-70 FF ? No chance!
16-70 FF translates to something like 10-50 F2.8 in APSC
Just Check the size of SEL1018F4 which is just APSC.
Aww… always hard to resist a Zeiss lens … But I need to hold me back to save for the 50mm Touit … Oh lens god, don’t do that with us!
I have the 12mm Touit on my nex-5, 90% of the photos I have taken are well above f4 (you can see here http://www.flickr.com/photos/jayjayk/) and I am delighted with the results, I think as long as the image quality is there people will buy this lens. Now where is my Next 7 successor?
Okay, I think we all got stunned by this Inbody stabilisation news.
Here’s another guess considering SAR said the nex7n will be 15% bigger or something:
ILC: Cheap, “bulky”, but IBIS
Nex 3-5: NO IBIS, but tiniest
nex7 and FF: IBIS, not tiniest but very expensive
lol … Minolta/Konica should produce lenses for the NEX system…
I copied all the technical specs of the Nex-5TL before they took it down, in case you need them. 🙂