giga Veteran Posted September 15, 2008 Veteran Share Posted September 15, 2008 http://www.dpreview.com/news/0809/08091501Zeissforcanon.asp http://www.digitalkamera.de/Meldung/Neue_O...onett/5111.aspx Distagon T*2,8/21 ZE (also in ZF and ZK) Planar T*1,4/50 ZE Planar T*1,4/85 ZE For those unaware of the Legendary? status of the distagon 21mm. (it was discontinued and was basically a collectors item) Nikon 14-24 vs Zeiss 21: http://www.16-9.net/lens_tests/nikon1424_2...1424_21mm1.html Canon 16-35 vs Zeiss 21: http://dgrin.smugmug.com/gallery/1075248 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crazzy88ss Posted September 15, 2008 Share Posted September 15, 2008 What's with the funny shape on the first one? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
giga Veteran Posted September 15, 2008 Author Veteran Share Posted September 15, 2008 It originates from their original design: http://www.contaxcameras.co.uk/slr/slrmanl.../distagon21.asp Has a crazy 15 elements in 13 groups. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crazzy88ss Posted September 15, 2008 Share Posted September 15, 2008 Hm. I wonder why I haven't heard of any of these before. They do'nt seem to be too popular? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
giga Veteran Posted September 15, 2008 Author Veteran Share Posted September 15, 2008 Expensive. They compete with Leica in terms of quality. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yusuf M. Veteran Posted September 15, 2008 Veteran Share Posted September 15, 2008 Damn! The Zeiss 21 puts the Canon and Nikon lenses to shame. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prince Charming Posted September 15, 2008 Share Posted September 15, 2008 (edited) Whoa. CZ lenses on EF. Now I'm turned on. Are they mf/af? And are they actually made by CZ or are they under license by another company. Either way, legendary glass o.o edit: answered my own question, the 50mm and 85mm are both 'automatische Fokussierbest?tigung'. I assume that means AF. Edited September 15, 2008 by Pandya Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
o0moonman0o Posted September 15, 2008 Share Posted September 15, 2008 if the ze 50 1.4 is af i'm really interested cuz i still don't have a good norm lens yet LOL! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
giga Veteran Posted September 15, 2008 Author Veteran Share Posted September 15, 2008 Whoa. CZ lenses on EF. Now I'm turned on.Are they mf/af? And are they actually made by CZ or are they under license by another company. Either way, legendary glass o.o edit: answered my own question, the 50mm and 85mm are both 'automatische Fokussierbest?tigung'. I assume that means AF. Nope, MF. That was autofocus confirmation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
o0moonman0o Posted September 15, 2008 Share Posted September 15, 2008 Nope, MF. That was autofocus confirmation. then i shall wait for 50 1.4 AFS from nikon :p Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
giga Veteran Posted September 15, 2008 Author Veteran Share Posted September 15, 2008 then i shall wait for 50 1.4 AFS from nikon :p af-s primes from nikon? bwahah. :p Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
o0moonman0o Posted September 15, 2008 Share Posted September 15, 2008 ahahhaa lets hope they finally update em :p Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spacey Posted September 15, 2008 Share Posted September 15, 2008 I think they will... I'm eye'ing a 50mm f1.4 AF-S too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prince Charming Posted September 15, 2008 Share Posted September 15, 2008 85 1.4 interests me. Wouldn't mind seeing a review/comparison of that vs the 85L...it's not as fast as the 85L but CZ lenses are meant to perform stunnningly wide open, plus CZ pwn...could beat the 85L at 1.4 And the price and nonretarded fly-by-wire focus makes an attractive proposition. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
o0moonman0o Posted September 15, 2008 Share Posted September 15, 2008 85L at 1.2 is pretty stunning. the 85 1.4 is no match for it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
giga Veteran Posted September 15, 2008 Author Veteran Share Posted September 15, 2008 Looks like we have a full arsenal to satisfy the different price points now. Canon 50 1.8 - $90 Canon 50 1.4 - $300 Sigma 50 1.4 - $500 Zeiss 50 1.4 - $600 Canon 50 1.2L - $1400 Canon 85 1.8 - $350 Zeiss 85 1.4 - $1100 Canon 85 1.2L - $1800 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sanctified Veteran Posted September 15, 2008 Veteran Share Posted September 15, 2008 I can get a Lieca M7 for the price of that Zeiss :blink: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
giga Veteran Posted September 15, 2008 Author Veteran Share Posted September 15, 2008 I can get a Lieca M7 for the price of that Zeiss :blink: Where? :huh: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sanctified Veteran Posted September 15, 2008 Veteran Share Posted September 15, 2008 Where? :huh: eBay :p Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
giga Veteran Posted September 15, 2008 Author Veteran Share Posted September 15, 2008 eBay :p Ah, heh. The 21mm distagon is the sharpest lens in its category though. ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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