New zeiss lenses announced

[macjim]

Three new lenses from Zeiss announced, expensive, but welcomed. Find out more from:
http://blogs.zeiss.com/photo/en/?p=2864

 

[Paul T.]

Wow... the 1.8/32 sounds very interesting, if it has that typical Zeiss look.

 

[jsrockit]

So happy with the Fuji 35mm that I can't imagine needing the 32mm. The 50mm sounds good though.

 

[Audii-Dudii]

Well, so much for my buying Fuji's 14mm lens, because a 12mm/f2.8 is more in line with my needs / wants. 8^)

 

[stupid leica]

yeah, that 12/2.8 will probably be damn awesome

 

[dcsang]

Loads of time for people to save their dinero, cash, moolah, etc. (not due till mid year 2013).

I would be somewhat interested IF they could make such lenses in M-mount as well 😀

Actually the 12 would be a bit faster than my current CV 12mm 🙂

Cheers,
Dave

 

[semordnilap]

Weird, anyway, (if I'm reading it right) that only the e-mount are mf-capable, and that only the x mount have an aperture ring.

But awesome regardless of those limitations... 12/2.8 will be really cool.

 

[macjim]

Loads of time for people to save their dinero, cash, moolah, etc. (not due till mid year 2013).

I would be somewhat interested IF they could make such lenses in M-mount as well 😀

Actually the 12 would be a bit faster than my current CV 12mm 🙂

Cheers,
Dave

Well, as far as I can see, there's versions for Sony nex camera's so Leica maybe?

 

[Paddy C]

Thanks for the link. I've had trouble keeping up with everything lately.

Great looking set of lenses and the price, IMO, isn't too bad. Very doable for the quality I expect.

Starting to wonder about keeping a DSLR around.

 

[j.scooter]

Well, so much for my buying Fuji's 14mm lens, because a 12mm/f2.8 is more in line with my needs / wants. 8^)

That's what I was thinking as well.

I imagine that the Zeiss 12mm will EVF/LCD only. I think I read somewhere that the Fuji 14 is right at the edge of the OVF.

I hope I am wrong though, I have really enjoyed the Sony Zeiss DSLR lenses and would really like use the 12 but not sure I could do without the OVF.

 

[Mcary]

That's what I was thinking as well.

I imagine that the Zeiss 12mm will EVF/LCD only. I think I read somewhere that the Fuji 14 is right at the edge of the OVF.

I hope I am wrong though, I have really enjoyed the Sony Zeiss DSLR lenses and would really like use the 12 but not sure I could do without the OVF.

By EVF/LCD only do you mean that you can't use it with the OVF period, or just that part of the image area will fall outside the view finder window?

 

[j.scooter]

By EVF/LCD only do you mean that you can't use it with the OVF period, or just that part of the image area will fall outside the view finder window?

I am just spculating at this point, but I think that the OVF is not wide enough for the focal legnth. I guess you could still use the OVF but you will have to take a guess where the frame ends.

 

[GaryLH]

I am just spculating at this point, but I think that the OVF is not wide enough for the focal legnth. I guess you could still use the OVF but you will have to take a guess where the frame ends.

U can test it out by using the custom mf lens option and create a 12mm setting to c if the corner arrows show up.. If these outward facing arrows show up, then your ovf is not wide enough.

Gary