kjoosten
Rocket Scientist
mw_uio
Well-known
No more than two weeks ago, I wrote Zeiss on line, and asked about a ZF 28/2.8. I can not believe my eyes!! Now, how will it compare against the Nikkor 28/2.8 Time to sell my 85/1.4 maybe? Time to get another F3HP?
kjoosten, thank you for this wonderful news!
My birthday is October 21st!
Cheers
MArk
Quito, EC
kjoosten, thank you for this wonderful news!
My birthday is October 21st!
Cheers
MArk
Quito, EC
aizan
Veteran
awesome. now where's that full frame d300?
erikhaugsby
killer of threads
Damn, who would have thought that they'd make an SLR lens that is faster than an RF lens?
ferider
Veteran
That's it ... now I need a Nikon body
Kim Coxon
Moderator
The best news is that from this winter, most the lenses will be available in K mount for the first time!!!! yippee!!!
Kim
Kim
ChrisN
Striving
Kim Coxon said:
Hmmmm! I'd love to put the 28 up against the Pentax FA31 1.8 AL Limited. Anyone care to contribute to my research funding?
Kim Coxon
Moderator
No, Bags I first dibs. I can compare it with both the black and silver versions of the 31 so it would be a fairer test.
(Oh and the Pentax 28/2K and 28/2A lenses )
Kim
(Oh and the Pentax 28/2K and 28/2A lenses
)Kim
ChrisN said:Hmmmm! I'd love to put the 28 up against the Pentax FA31 1.8 AL Limited. Anyone care to contribute to my research funding?
nksyoon
Well-known
erikhaugsby said:
Canon EF24mm f/1.4L has been around for a while...
Kim Coxon
Moderator
But that is not made by Zeiss. The ZM lens is only 2.8 and I think Erik was refering to that.
Kim
The ZM lens is only 2.8 and I think Erik was refering to that.Kim
nksyoon said:
spysmart
Established
erikhaugsby said:
A ZM 28 f/2 would really grab my attention
mw_uio
Well-known
The 28mm lens that Zeiss announced is a 28/F2.0 [yes a 2.0] in "F"mount and in "K" mount. I guess magazines like Shutterbug, and others will be doing lens tests in the next little while. I wonder if this will change buying patterns for those who now have a option instead of going to a prime Nikkor or a Pentax lens? I think Zeiss with their ZM. ZF. ZS. ZA. ZV. have a market that really puts a strong competitive advantage against the other players!!
Cheers
MArk
Quito, EC
Cheers
MArk
Quito, EC
los
Established
is this lens manufactured by cosina?
Dr. Strangelove
Cobalt thorium G
Well, Zeiss does not make AF lenses for any other mount except Minolta A. That makes their potential buyers a little different from "normal" Pentax and Nikon lenses, which are auto focusing. Nikon does still make some MF AI-s prime lenses, but they are mostly older designs from the 1980s and they probably do not sell all that much in any case, because there are a lot of Nikkor AI and AI-s lenses available in the secondhand market.mw_uio said:
So, instead of competing with Nikon and Pentax, Zeiss is actually tapping a market that has been underutilized by them lately. You could even say that Zeiss is currently the only company that makes state-of-the-art manual focus lenses for SLR systems. Other than Leica for their R system, of course.