Zeiss 135m f/2.0 Apo-Sonnar Announced

[dr croubie]

from TDP.

I'm surprised there's not more talk about this one yet, seeing as how everyone loves their 135/2L (at least, those who can afford one).
T* coating, huge Zeissy focussing ring, looks like it's built like a tank (aren't they all?), €1600 or US$2000, Nikon and Canon Mounts only (i think they've stopped with the Pentax K, and Sony already have a 135/1.8 from Zeiss), 80cm mfd, 0.25x macro.

I know AF and IS get more and more usful the longer a lens gets, but i've shot birds handheld with an MF 300/4.0 lately, this one should be great in the right light.

 

[neuroanatomist]

Re: Zeiss 1355m f/2.0 Apo-Sonnar Announced

Zeiss 1355m f/2.0 Apo-Sonnar Announced

Wow - 155mm longer, 3 stops faster, and about $118K cheaper than Canon's 1200mm f/5.6L.

With a front element over 2 feet in diameter, that lens must weigh about 50 lbs. But at $2K, do you think Zeiss underpriced it a bit?!?



Oh, wait - I see my mistake. 1355 meters. 1.355 kilometers. 0.8 miles. The biggest telescope ever mounted to a dSLR. Longer than the Grand Canyon is deep. And still only $2K.

 

[dr croubie]

what typo?

 

[Axilrod]

Looks like all the other ZE's (wonderful), I figured this one was coming since they announced the 135mm CP.2 pretty recently. I'm sure it will be amazingly sharp, just curious if it'll be worth almost 2x the 135L.

 

[te4o]

It may be boosting amazing optics but at that length having MF makes it impossible for me to focus on (even slowly) moving subjects. And this is what we need a tele most of the time, isn't it? I skip this one. My 135L does more than a perfect job. And for the landscape panos I take my 100ZE. The IQ there is enough for mortals.