New ZEISS SLR Lens Family for ZE and ZF.2 Mounts
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The vast majority of photographers, pro and hobbyist, consider MF only to be dead in the water, no sale, no way, now how.
Canon marketing must be giving a huge sigh of relief, maybe tap-dancing, and maybe saying to each other, "See, no worries, no rush."
Bring on that new 50mm 1.2L !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Canon marketing must be giving a huge sigh of relief, maybe tap-dancing, and maybe saying to each other, "See, no worries, no rush."
Bring on that new 50mm 1.2L !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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YuengLinger said:The vast majority of photographers, pro and hobbyist, consider MF only to be dead in the water, no sale, no way, now how.
Canon marketing must be giving a huge sigh of relief, maybe tap-dancing, and maybe saying to each other, "See, no worries, no rush."
Bring on that new 50mm 1.2L !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I don't know about that, I do love AF, especially in lenses like the 70-200 f/2.8 IS II, however when I use the 50mm f/1.8 II I switch to MF a lot, and I wish it has the same MF qualities like the Rokinon 14mm f/2.8, as a hobbyist with little budget, I don't have many lenses, and so I can't afford to have two sets, but I really wish I can, however I find that under 70mm I don't need AF that much, and as a general rule MF primes are ok, zooms need AF as it means your situation is usually either hand-holding or the target is moving, of course big whites are different as their use case requires AF.
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They need to create a Lens Kit for some of these like they did (at least at B&H) for the Makro Planar lenses. Sell a custom "suitcase" of Zeiss for $6K[USD] include the 21, 35, 50 f1.4, and 85. And you can add the 100mm for another $1.4K[USD].
Ah...weather sealing at last! Now, if they can just work on adding AF. These are beautiful looking lenses...the comparisons with Canon's new 35 1.4L II (and soon to be introduced 85 and 50L II's) will be interesting indeed. GAME ON!!!
Ah...weather sealing at last! Now, if they can just work on adding AF. These are beautiful looking lenses...the comparisons with Canon's new 35 1.4L II (and soon to be introduced 85 and 50L II's) will be interesting indeed. GAME ON!!!
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From what I have seen/read of other Zeiss lens photos/reviews is the 'drawing' quality of Zeiss lenses appear to me to be second-to-none. I can't wait to see how these 'new' lenses perform in this regard. That and their color rendition is superlative... again: GAME ON!!!
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FramerMCB said:
Aside from the 50 1.4 and the 85 1.4, these are just a rebranding of the already existing Zeiss lenses so I wouldn't expect too much.
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So, are Zeiss giving Canon\Nikon users Milvus AND Otus, or will they drop Otus? After all, I can't imagine anyone buying from both lines as they are both Zeiss and MF. Or maybe I'm wrong. It seems to be a serious statement of intent as they launched six lenses and they normally dribble them out at one per year.
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New line, between the Otus and Classic. Check out pages 28-29 of the Milvus brochure at
http://www.zeiss.com/content/dam/Photography/new/pdf/brochures/milvus/milvus_leaflet_en.pdf
http://www.zeiss.com/content/dam/Photography/new/pdf/brochures/milvus/milvus_leaflet_en.pdf
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meywd said:YuengLinger said:The vast majority of photographers, pro and hobbyist, consider MF only to be dead in the water, no sale, no way, now how.
Canon marketing must be giving a huge sigh of relief, maybe tap-dancing, and maybe saying to each other, "See, no worries, no rush."
Bring on that new 50mm 1.2L !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I don't know about that, I do love AF, especially in lenses like the 70-200 f/2.8 IS II, however when I use the 50mm f/1.8 II I switch to MF a lot, and I wish it has the same MF qualities like the Rokinon 14mm f/2.8, as a hobbyist with little budget, I don't have many lenses, and so I can't afford to have two sets, but I really wish I can, however I find that under 70mm I don't need AF that much, and as a general rule MF primes are ok, zooms need AF as it means your situation is usually either hand-holding or the target is moving, of course big whites are different as their use case requires AF.
Ok, maybe I should say vast majority of photographers OVER A CERTAIN AGE won't consider buying a lens without AF. Ahem.
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YuengLinger said:meywd said:YuengLinger said:The vast majority of photographers, pro and hobbyist, consider MF only to be dead in the water, no sale, no way, now how.
Canon marketing must be giving a huge sigh of relief, maybe tap-dancing, and maybe saying to each other, "See, no worries, no rush."
Bring on that new 50mm 1.2L !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I don't know about that, I do love AF, especially in lenses like the 70-200 f/2.8 IS II, however when I use the 50mm f/1.8 II I switch to MF a lot, and I wish it has the same MF qualities like the Rokinon 14mm f/2.8, as a hobbyist with little budget, I don't have many lenses, and so I can't afford to have two sets, but I really wish I can, however I find that under 70mm I don't need AF that much, and as a general rule MF primes are ok, zooms need AF as it means your situation is usually either hand-holding or the target is moving, of course big whites are different as their use case requires AF.
Ok, maybe I should say vast majority of photographers OVER A CERTAIN AGE won't consider buying a lens without AF. Ahem.
lol
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Me: No AF, no buy, no interest. At all.
And yes, i am old enough to have lived through some of the pre-AF times. Ever since i really dislike MF. Bought the first Minolta AF SLR as soon as it was available and have not twisted any focus ring ever since. Actually I would prefer pure AF-lenses. No focus ring and mf gear whatsoever. AF only. Simpler, more compact, less costly. And all the money to go into glass and optical performance rather than into metal/rubber/mechanical bits.
And yes, i am old enough to have lived through some of the pre-AF times. Ever since i really dislike MF. Bought the first Minolta AF SLR as soon as it was available and have not twisted any focus ring ever since. Actually I would prefer pure AF-lenses. No focus ring and mf gear whatsoever. AF only. Simpler, more compact, less costly. And all the money to go into glass and optical performance rather than into metal/rubber/mechanical bits.
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dcm said:
Yes and here's the rub... There are three otus lenses pictured 85,55 and a slightly shorter than 55 lens so is there a shorter known otus?
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