Tim Gray
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kmallick
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wow! can't wait to find out. welcome news indeed.
nlubis
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Cool. It will be interesting to see what they come up with. In all formats, SLR, mirrorless, and especially a fast M mount lens.
I know where my tax return is going to go.
I know where my tax return is going to go.
lam
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Should be interesting to see what focal length it is! i'm truly interested, even though I don't own a venerable Leica M body at the moment. I've always been a fan of the Zeiss ZM glass, 50/1.4, 35/2 and vintage LTM 50/1.4 Sonnar.
Monochrom
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Fine! 35/1.4???
because the 50mm line is very complete...
because the 50mm line is very complete...
ark8012
Established
Wow, Great News!!
boomguy57
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I am indeed curious about what this lens is...and how much it costs!
BobYIL
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+ ONE! TWO! TWO HUNDRED!
(Hopefully with the bokeh and anti-flare characteristics of the C-Biogon.. that would be perfect.. )
kmallick
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could it be a slim planar 85 f/1.4? I must be dreaming!
well they discontinued the sonnar 85 f2 and the tele-tessar 85mm f4 is a slug. otherwise a nice mid-tele for that zeiss ikon's large viewfinder and superb base length would be fantastic. well if i am dreaming, why not?
well they discontinued the sonnar 85 f2 and the tele-tessar 85mm f4 is a slug. otherwise a nice mid-tele for that zeiss ikon's large viewfinder and superb base length would be fantastic. well if i am dreaming, why not?
FrozenInTime
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I would kind of like a 0,7/35 in ZM ( I guess only for non RF use )
50mm 1.4 Planar is my guess... but it's probably something more exotic.
f16sunshine
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It will be an Apo Planar 50mm f1.4 that sells for $6500. One stop faster than the new Apo Summicron 50mm f2 and ... $500 less cheese to slice out of your block to get it. 
BobYIL
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It will be an Apo Planar 50mm f1.4 that sells for $6500. One stop faster than the new Apo Summicron 50mm f2 and ... $500 less cheese to slice out of your block to get it.
Cruel but true.. Only Zeiss could do such a lens and with no great fuss.. Just like the Macro-Planar 100 vs Apo-Elmarit 100; the former with f2 and still to be regarded as the reference lens of this FL...
EdwardKaraa
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The only weak area in the ZM line is the 85mm upwards.
Matus
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I am curios for which mirrorless system will the AF lenses for. Most probably Sony, but I think Zeiss plans to expand to other mirrorless systems too.
Let's see
Let's see
Monochrom
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ZM lenses and Voigltander ones are made by the same factory...if you look at the lens lines of each one, they never step into the toes of one another...let´s see which lens is at last to be released...
BobYIL
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bensyverson
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They already have a 50mm ƒ/1.5—I highly doubt they would release a 50 ƒ/1.4. 85 or beyond is simply not going to happen.
They mention in the press release:
I interpret that to mean that this new ZM will do double duty. They want to sell it to full frame users of the Ikon & Leica, as well as the much larger mirrorless market. So I think the focal length will be CSC-friendly (crop-friendly).
My guess is 28mm ƒ/1.8 or 35mm ƒ1.4. Those focal lengths work well on crop bodies, but are also very popular for FF.
They mention in the press release:
I interpret that to mean that this new ZM will do double duty. They want to sell it to full frame users of the Ikon & Leica, as well as the much larger mirrorless market. So I think the focal length will be CSC-friendly (crop-friendly).
My guess is 28mm ƒ/1.8 or 35mm ƒ1.4. Those focal lengths work well on crop bodies, but are also very popular for FF.
kxl
Social Documentary
24 or 25 f/1.4
david.elliott
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(Any better performing lens around this focal length?)
That lens is not in the ZM line and I don't believe the quoted person meant technically weak. I believe he meant 'weak' as in the 85+ focal length does not have a variety of Zeiss lens options.