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11 Responses to “Zeiss Brothers”

1. dennis Says:
   
   December 4th, 2008 at 11:41 pm

   will they fit Canon SLR digital and do you have prices??

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2. Canon Rumors Says:
   
   December 4th, 2008 at 11:53 pm

   Yes, they’re EF (ZE) mount.

   85 1.4 = $1033 USD
   50 1.4 = $517 USD

   Basing those prices on the K-Mount versions from B&H.

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3. Lig Says:
   
   December 5th, 2008 at 12:16 am

   What canon cameras you plan to shoot/test with these lens?

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4. ms Says:
   
   December 5th, 2008 at 12:48 am

   yea… these lenses are so much better built than most AF lenses… I’ve had the 35/2 and the 100/2 (still do) and they are simply wonderful! (optics too =)

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5. KJ Says:
   
   December 5th, 2008 at 2:53 am

   I prefer my $1000+ optics to have USM, not to mention AF!

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6. Jesper Revald Says:
   
   December 5th, 2008 at 7:01 am

   I read a review of the 50mm elsewhere saying that it was not as sharp as you could have wished for especially considering the price tag. The Canon 50mm 1.4 was sharper. Only good thing was the build quality.

   I’m eager to see if you reach the same conclusion. The 85mm is also very interesting.

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7. Manuel Says:
   
   December 5th, 2008 at 7:35 am

   I’m eager to read about your experiences with these lenses, especially concerning the manual focus experience. If you could get your hand on special focusing screens like the Ee-S (5D) and compare that to the standard screen, it would be terrific…

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8. M Says:
   
   December 5th, 2008 at 9:06 am

   can’t wait to see the test !

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9. ms Says:
   
   December 5th, 2008 at 11:10 am

   the ZF (and now the ZE) lines aren’t ALL gold… Id say most of the lenses are at least nice but some really shine. The 50/1.4 wasn’t shown to be a real show stopper… just a nice lens… the 50/2 makro-planar is a whole different beast… the 35/2 and the 100/2 are also phenomenal lenses (albeit not without their flaws)… that said, sometimes its simply the rendering of zeiss lenses that is preferred over others. For example I can’t stand the rendering of most Sigma lenses even if technically they are great… I’m ok with some of Tamron’s and tokina’s lenses (needless to say Canon too) but most Sigma lens images are ughh (a noted exception is the 500/4.5)… same thing for me with Zeiss… all technical details aside I just love how most of their lenses render a picture and Im willing to loose AF/USM for it

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10. Bill Wadman Says:
    
    December 5th, 2008 at 2:23 pm

    I tried out the 50mm at B&H this morning. Build quality is great. Focus ring was a little too tight for my taste. Bokeh was beautiful however my eyes aren’t good enough to manual focus quickly in front of a 21mp sensor. For street photographers or landscape people or people with better eyes and patience, nice glass.

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11. Don Says:
    
    December 8th, 2008 at 2:24 pm

    I don’t see the advantage of these lenses over the comparable Canon lenses with AF and USM?

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