Carl Zeiss Lenses – Otus 1.4/85
Zeiss posted those two new videos. You can use both lenses on your E-mount camera. One is the world’s best 85mm lens, the Zeiss Otus. and the other one is the 35mm f/1.4 M-mount lens. And it may be that one day this new 35mm Distagon will be the “basic” for the Loxia version.
Carl Zeiss Lenses – Distagon T* 1,4/35 ZM
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Otus and ZM Preorders:
BHphoto with Nikon mount (Click here) or Canon mount (Click here) version.
Adorama with Nikon mount (Click here) or Canon mount (Click here) version.
In Australia at CameraPro.
Distagon ZM preorder at BHphoto (Click here).
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You keep teasing us with I KNOW SOMETHING YOU DONT KNOW ABOUT JANUARY ….so how about telling us already?
No comment until the time limit is up.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vpygNyf5P9o
I am checking other rumor sites too…mayby they will post some info before SAR…..if they do I will come back and tell everyone what I read…….Maybe you will hear it here before you hear it here.
I’m very interested in hearing what’s next for Sony particularly the A mount. Sony is being very tight lipped, if you find out please share. Thanks.
Anyone and everyone can do that (other rumor sites) as well.
You have already shared enough from your discussion with the Sony “execs”, no?
Nice, but Zeiss Otus equipment is out of my range. RX10 update, come on. What about the hybrid mount body that was discussed earlier this year?
At least tell us about the Barry Sensor
It still makes me laugh when you call it the Barry sensor.
are sensors really all you think about every day Barry?
Would love to see a Loxia 35/1.4 Distagon FE. I will skip the giant Sony-Zeiss 35/1.4 AF lens.
I am buying the Ultron 35/1.7. The best bang for the buck!
Please tell us about CA and corners, would be nice to know!
My guess is when Zeiss announces the 35 1.4 FE, it’ll be under a new name (something along the line of a low light or fast bird) and will likely cost slightly more then the Loxia lineup (USD200-300 more?)
Also they’ll likely fill up the Loxia lineup first with small, lightweight primes (hopefully it’ll all have the same filter thread size, same 180deg focusing and around ~USD1k ballpark.) first before tackling the issues of a faster lens, mainly to have it sharp wide open while keeping the size relatively small and affordable for the target market.
I think it highly unlikely we’ll see a 35mm f/1.4 from Zeiss in FE mount. It really wouldn’t make any sense at all. Seriously, you think 3 native choices isn’t enough?
the Sony Zeiss 35 1.4 is from Sony, so that’s not counted. So I don’t see why Zeiss wouldn’t want to make a family of fast lenses if there’s demand for it. Though don’t put your hopes up as I feel for the next couple of years they would want to fill up their Loxia lineup first.
Yes, Sony (Zeiss) and Zeiss are different companies, but I’m talking about the fact these are all native lenses. Considering the Sony Zeiss AF f/2.8 f/1.4 options and the Zeiss MF f/2 would have been available long before this hypothetical MF f/1.4 is released, how many do you think Zeiss could sell?
I’m not getting my hopes up. I think I can judge for myself how likely it is Zeiss will release a MF f/1.4 FE. I think I’ve made that clear.
I would not seriously consider the upcoming FE 35/1.4 as a choice. It is just too huge and excuses about “fast optics must be huge” are lame and cannot hide the obvious truth this lens was designed for A-mount.
I wouldn’t disagree. My first thought when I saw a picture of it was “Holy ***t, that’s a big **s lens that looks like it has a built-in adapter”.
If ZM or VM are good, why bother?
They really need to make an A mount version of the Otus.
I wonder how much better the Otus is than the current A mount Zeiss 85mm
You think Zeiss should make a $4500 MF lens for the remaining A900 / A850 / A99 shooters? How many Otus lenses do you think those A900 / A850 / A99 shooters would buy? Or would the A-mount Otus lenses be bought by $799,99 crop sensor shooters?
Yes I do, and I’m not really sure what you mean by “remaining”.
They’re still making A mount Zeiss lenses, so why not an Otus?
I shoot with both an SLR and Mirrorless, but use A mount lenses with both because they’re more versatile and far superior in image quality to E mount.
Instead of making videos they would better ship some 85mm Otus’es to B&H 🙂 The new lenses are supposed to become available on Sep 16th.
No compromises? Someone compromised on the asph lens polishing. Onion ring bokeh all over the place with this lens. The lens also exhibits Nisen bokeh, many of the promotional photos show hints of this. Frustrating that even $4500 won’t buy a perfect lens. To be fair, you could pay double for Leica and have 2x as many frustrations.