If they start making top notch lenses for the current SLR's and digiSLR's I would say they do have millions of photographers as potential customers, if they start marketing the lenses properly they should be able to shift quite a few lenses. Today Sigma sells heaps of lenses as do Tamron, even to pretty discerning photographers - so why not Zeiss?
We'll see tomorrow what the hoopla is all about, I have my fingers crossed for EF compatible lenses, be they manual or AF. If not, I think I'll sit this one out, but will congratulate Nikon owners to a pretty nice alternative.
Dpreview is hinting that Zeiss will be making lenses for the Nikon F mount, which makes sense, since Nikon uses Sony sensors, and Zeiss makes lenses for Sony's point and shoots as well as their consumer and prosumer camcorders. Or am I just crazy?
Bah if they did only make the lenses for Nikon it would be stupid on their part. I just sold my Nikon gear because I was sick of their cameras being behind by a year. Look at the D200 it's on par with the 20D and it took them how long to come out with it Just think how much money is wasted because this camera system looks better right now... oh damn my old company did this I need to sell and go back..
I hope they do come out with it for only Nikon, it means I'll be able to pick up some damn good canon gear on the cheap. As for it being only for the 1.5 image factor I think that would be to much of a waste for Zeiss.
I'll just buy a F mount to EOS adaptor and play clean up on your guys old Canon gear.
Memphis wrote:
Bah if they did only make the lenses for Nikon it would be stupid on their part. I just sold my Nikon gear because I was sick of their cameras being behind by a year. Look at the D200 it's on par with the 20D
No offence Keith, since I had the 20D and now have the D200 I can tell you that the D200 is miles ahead of the 20D not only in features and ergonomics but in resolution as well.
Since the Zeiss webmaster changed the images on his site, the linked image I sent on page 3 changed. But it was in my browser cache. So this is the image we should see tomorrow on Zeiss site :
Julius wrote:
No offence Keith, since I had the 20D and now have the D200 I can tell you that the D200 is miles ahead of the 20D not only in features and ergonomics but in resolution as well.
Julius
Yeah and I tested the D2x and went with the 5D. it only took them what 4 years since the D100 to pop out the D200? The only things that matters to me is low noise for my night photography, Full Frame image sensors and sealed cameras so I can shoot in the rain. Thats why the EOS 1DS mkII is next on the list. everything else is the photographer, if someone says oh I missed that and its all my cameras fault they need to at the person holding it. The old nikons had noise even the D2x is ugly at high ISO, I know I tested it for a week. I love it when Nikon comes out with something good, it means Canon will as well.
Looking at what I just typed looks like I'm downing Nikon, I'm not though. I'll be the first to say Nikon wides are stunning next to Canons. I loved my Nikon gear and I still have some of it. Thier bodies just don't fit my needs anymore but I guess they fit yours. And if you read what little I put in my review on the 5D I even say I like the lay out of the Nikon.
So with that said you totaly missed my point. I just want everyones gear when they sell it. And if they do only come out with the Zeiss for Nikon it looks like I'll use my Nikon to Canon adaptor.
This stuff keeps us playing musical cameras 
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