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The new Loxia 21mm f/2.8 Distagon FE lens will be announced at 11:00 Berlin time! Follow the liveblogging here on SAR!
P.S.: There may be a new A-mount lens announcement next week too! More about it tomorrow on SAR…
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22 Responses
Otus wide angle please
Am I missing something. Why would I buy a manual focus lens. I’ve been a photographer for 23 years. I haven’t manual focused since I gave up my Nikon f4. About 18 years ago. Why would go back to that?
Because it’s preferred for video ? Declicked and hardstops. Plus the lens is much smaller without the motors
Manual focusing offers me more control and is an absolute pleasure to use with high quality zeiss lenses ( smooth , long throws ) focus by wire is lame
Well there you go, I am missing something 🙂 When I do corporate videos I use the 70D to focus automatically when I need to focus on the move or I manual focus, my L series with my full frame. But I guess I am not a video guy as such and I probably shoot video similar to stills. (tripod, exposure, focus and record, sound I do separately).
As long its under 50mm. Then Manually is fine. Over 50mm. Then autofocus
That is a very strange question. Nobody here knows why you would buy or not a manual focus lens, until you tell us. However, if you want to discuss why someone would buy a manual focus lens, then, in my case, autofocus simply isn’t reliable, so why would I compromise on the mechanical manual focus ring with one of those modern lenses? To be honest, I am actually quite surprised that you haven’t used manual focus for 18 years; personally, I would miss plenty of shots if I would do that.
For optimizing dof manual focus is great, also when doing zone focus. If you do not have such needs go autofocus, Batis are great lenses too.
I think Zeiss is pleasantly surprised too. Current wave is mostly driven by the legacy glass users who rediscovered MF on mirrorless and now want to upgrade.
Obviously, a different market to me, 🙂
Because it’s the only way to be officially accepted into the American Hall of Hipster Fame.
LOL, 🙂
more otus lenses please
Really? The 99%-as-good-but-far-more-affordable solution is just fine for me.
Which solution is 99% as good as an Otus bit far more affordable, exactly?
Wow. For a moment I thought I read something about A-Mount. My brain plays tricks on me.
Only the Zeiss 135 Apo 😛
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Sure, when I do video the camera is generally on a tripod. i would auto focus first then check focus. But when I am pull focusing, I use the 70D it works a treat. it is impossible to manual focus when there is action happening, touch screen is the way to go for me. Obviously, Canon thinks this is important as well as their 70D, 7D2 and their 300C, etc, cameras all have auto focus or follow focus sensors. i would never go back to manual focus, specially when I am working in still photography. Video you have more time to co-ordinate lots of things.
I see your point, I am just surprised you never use MF, but then you have your own preferences and needs. My argument had more to see with the MF ring being mechanical – I would like to have AF too, but most modern AF lenses simply opt for fly by wire, which is a pain. And, for me, not having AF is a small trade-off – plenty of landscape situations where it is useless, macro, fast scenes where AF can’t follow, night shooting etc. Now, the mechanical focus ring is important as I can focus very precisely and quickly without even bothering with LCD or viewfinder; also, I know whether I’ve bumped the ring; better overall feel, as fly-by-wire can act strangely; etc.
Once Sony drops a dual card slot FF mirrorless along with a 135 my transition will be quick- although I imagine not painless. With that said, let’s get er done Sony. Complete the Batis line and give us the 135 and it better be absolutely stunning. DO IT.
Hi Vlad, i guess you are right, i have L series canon lenses for my larger/work cameras so I assume that they are mechanical lenses? I’m waiting for the Sony A7000 if it ever comes out, to uses as my weekend travel camera, I will investigate the mechanical, and by wire lenses before I buy. Thx mark
I think some L lenses are fly-by-wire – the 85mm 1.2 apparently is. For some people it is not an issue, for me it is quite annoying, especially given how easily this can be solved – Ricoh, on their GR and GRII have a “snap focus” feature which has a precise setting for the lens through fly-by wire, so you basically set it to infinity in the camera.