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New Zeiss Distagon T* 2/28 for F and K!! |
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09-18-2007
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New Zeiss Distagon T* 2/28 for F and K!!
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09-18-2007
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No more than two weeks ago, I wrote Zeiss on line, and asked about a ZF 28/2.8. I can not believe my eyes!! Now, how will it compare against the Nikkor 28/2.8 Time to sell my 85/1.4 maybe? Time to get another F3HP?
kjoosten, thank you for this wonderful news!
My birthday is October 21st! 
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awesome. now where's that full frame d300?
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gets stranger
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Damn, who would have thought that they'd make an SLR lens that is faster than an RF lens?
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That's it ... now I need a Nikon body  |
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09-19-2007
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The best news is that from this winter, most the lenses will be available in K mount for the first time!!!! yippee!!!
Kim
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09-19-2007
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Originally Posted by Kim Coxon
The best news is that from this winter, most the lenses will be available in K mount for the first time!!!! yippee!!!
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Hmmmm! I'd love to put the 28 up against the Pentax FA31 1.8 AL Limited. Anyone care to contribute to my research funding?
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No, Bags I first dibs. I can compare it with both the black and silver versions of the 31 so it would be a fairer test.
(Oh and the Pentax 28/2K and 28/2A lenses  )
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Hmmmm! I'd love to put the 28 up against the Pentax FA31 1.8 AL Limited. Anyone care to contribute to my research funding? |
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Originally Posted by erikhaugsby
Damn, who would have thought that they'd make an SLR lens that is faster than an RF lens?
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Canon EF24mm f/1.4L has been around for a while... |
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09-19-2007
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But that is not made by Zeiss. The ZM lens is only 2.8 and I think Erik was refering to that.
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Canon EF24mm f/1.4L has been around for a while...
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Damn, who would have thought that they'd make an SLR lens that is faster than an RF lens?
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A ZM 28 f/2 would really grab my attention
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The 28mm lens that Zeiss announced is a 28/F2.0 [yes a 2.0] in "F"mount and in "K" mount. I guess magazines like Shutterbug, and others will be doing lens tests in the next little while. I wonder if this will change buying patterns for those who now have a option instead of going to a prime Nikkor or a Pentax lens? I think Zeiss with their ZM. ZF. ZS. ZA. ZV. have a market that really puts a strong competitive advantage against the other players!!
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10-03-2007
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is this lens manufactured by cosina?
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10-03-2007
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Cobalt thorium G
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Originally Posted by mw_uio
The 28mm lens that Zeiss announced is a 28/F2.0 [yes a 2.0] in "F"mount and in "K" mount. I guess magazines like Shutterbug, and others will be doing lens tests in the next little while. I wonder if this will change buying patterns for those who now have a option instead of going to a prime Nikkor or a Pentax lens? I think Zeiss with their ZM. ZF. ZS. ZA. ZV. have a market that really puts a strong competitive advantage against the other players!!
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Well, Zeiss does not make AF lenses for any other mount except Minolta A. That makes their potential buyers a little different from "normal" Pentax and Nikon lenses, which are auto focusing. Nikon does still make some MF AI-s prime lenses, but they are mostly older designs from the 1980s and they probably do not sell all that much in any case, because there are a lot of Nikkor AI and AI-s lenses available in the secondhand market.
So, instead of competing with Nikon and Pentax, Zeiss is actually tapping a market that has been underutilized by them lately. You could even say that Zeiss is currently the only company that makes state-of-the-art manual focus lenses for SLR systems. Other than Leica for their R system, of course. |
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