Zeiss ZX1?

[Larry Cloetta]

There is slightly more information at their dedicated site, zx1.zeiss.com, for those who have not already rapidly made up their minds on the basis of less information.
https://zx1.zeiss.com/#trailer

Am surprised we are already two pages into the thread and no one has wailed or gnashed their teeth about the fact it is made in China.

Looks more than a little interesting to me, massive ssd, high resolution sensor, very close mfd, automatic transfer to your home NAS, option to use built in Lightroom CC (wailing and moaning. Yes it isn’t free, but it’s a rounding error compared to what some of us spend on film every month). I am betting that the shape, like the Leica R8, actually works because, not in spite of, the fact it is different but no one knows yet.

And it’s not covered with freaking buttons every place your fingers fall every time you pick it up.
Looks good to me, or at the very least, worth reserving judgment on until reliable
information on actual usage and results come out.

 

[j.scooter]

To me it looks like the Lightroom CC is the same as the free app you can get for your phones.

I am guessing that it will not be the full fledged Lightroom CC that is used on a computer and requires a subscription but more like an app that can do some quick and dirty adjustments so that the photo can be shared immeadiately.

I think the intention is that the real post production work on these files will be done on a “real” computer just as they are currently done.

 

[Out to Lunch]

The advertising jockeys focus on 'instant' connectivity. Not something I am interested in. This said, as others have mentioned above, I do hope that Zeiss succeeds in selling this camera so that the company stays healthy enough to to put out m-mount lenses.

 

[Larry Cloetta]

To me it looks like the Lightroom CC is the same as the free app you can get for your phones.

I am guessing that it will not be the full fledged Lightroom CC that is used on a computer and requires a subscription but more like an app that can do some quick and dirty adjustments so that the photo can be shared immeadiately.

I think the intention is that the real post production work on these files will be done on a “real” computer just as they are currently done.

Information on the Zeiss page is that it has the facility for both, the free and the full subscription based LR CC for those that have that.

 

[jsrockit]

Another hockey puck...lol..

Hockey stick no?

 

[Scapevision]

One thing about the in-camera processing that would be interesting to know is how the files get saved for the upload. There's no way they will do the full 37 megapickle jpeg, would they?

 

[karateisland]

Here's an odd (and possibly silly) question, but one that may help define the value proposition of this camera for me: Would it be adequate for use in a home film scanning rig?

 

[Huss]

Here's an odd (and possibly silly) question, but one that may help define the value proposition of this camera for me: Would it be adequate for use in a home film scanning rig?

No. Unless it has a real macro setting on the non interchangeable lens.

 

[Dogman]

Too big and it will certainly be too expensive for my meager income level.

I would have preferred an APS-C in a smaller, less expensive package. That's why I use Fuji, after all.

I can't really see the wisdom of on board memory or editing on a small camera-size screen. 'Course I also can't see the wisdom in larger and larger file sizes to post social media snapshots. But I'm not the typical camera buyer of the 21st Century.

 

[Huss]

Its in the menu... to for me its useless there... I rather have the dial.

Agreed. When I use an EVF camera I like to use the exp comp dial with my eye looking thru the VF as I adjust the exposure.

 

[dof]

I love that Zeiss have entered into the market with a digital body and hope it's a sign of many good things to come. This camera's feature set however doesn't offer anything that makes me need or want to get one.

I must admit that it runs on the Android OS activates the tin-foil hat side of my personality. The thought of a camera that might require OS security updates is an unattractive one. I often look to photography as a means to get away from the pervasiveness of tech in my life.

 

[santino]

It's time for a digi contax with native support for Contax rf lenses!

 

[jsrockit]

It's time for a digi contax with native support for Contax rf lenses!

Yeah, this new camera pretty much ensures this will never happen...

 

[santino]

It will never happen because nobody cares about rfs despite us...

 

[Yokosuka Mike]

Am surprised we are already two pages into the thread and no one has wailed or gnashed their teeth about the fact it is made in China.

I gnashed my teeth, I just didn't wail.

Mike

 

[Contarama]

I gnashed my teeth, I just didn't wail.

Mike

Maybe it will wifi all snaps back to China

 

[emraphoto]

Its in the menu... to for me its useless there... I rather have the dial.

absolutely. this seems like a mistake?

does anyone know if you can tag and caption files in lightroom CC?

 

[lynnb]

you do realize it's not a satellite connection? You actually need to connect to an available wi-fi network. And you don't have to use embedded LR CC if you don't want to...

"Directly share and backup selected images to cloud storage".. doesn't this mean it has ability to access and upload to internet cloud storage? And therefore to also download software updates? (In addition to "Backup your images and videos on the fly and remotely access your files from wherever you are - thanks to automatic uploads to your NAS system").

I see on the Zeiss site there's a toggle to disable automatic software updates, so that's addressed my question.

If one can edit and upload images directly to internet cloud storage, that's terrific. Finally cameras are catching up to smartphones.

 

[emraphoto]

"Directly share and backup selected images to cloud storage".. doesn't this mean it has ability to access and upload to internet cloud storage? And therefore to also download software updates? (In addition to "Backup your images and videos on the fly and remotely access your files from wherever you are - thanks to automatic uploads to your NAS system").

I see on the Zeiss site there's a toggle to disable automatic software updates, so that's addressed my question.

If one can edit and upload images directly to internet cloud storage, that's terrific. Finally cameras are catching up to smartphones.

Indeed! Being able to back up your files to the cloud straight off the camera? fuggedaboutit

 

[aizan]

the future is not 2 card slots, but 0.