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p.3 #1 · Zeiss ZE lenses on September 15th?

fourfa wrote:
only one current ZA lens overlaps the ZF/ZS/ZK lenses. This would add seven more to the four already available. The sony lens stable is very thin right now, having Zeiss sell their lenses as ZA would help sell A900s, which is why I think they're making this announcement now.

the A900 will be the only full-frame SLR with built-in image stabilization, not to mention the top (for now) megapixel count. I can see a market there for both Sony and Zeiss.

Edited by fourfa on Sep 05, 2008 at 01:01 AM GMT

Sigh... from a marketing standpoint you may be on to something... The Sony Alpha series looks like something from Halloween with all the buttons in the worst places. What *were* they thinking? They need all the help from Zeiss they can get and they have all the money in the world to buy that help. But what I would really like is a true auto-aperture Zeiss solution on EOS. Otherwise it's Contax Zeiss C/Y on EOS or ZF or Nikon for me...

Sep 05, 2008 at 01:07 AM

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p.3 #2 · Zeiss ZE lenses on September 15th?

I'm not much for spreading rumors and God knows how long I'd be saving before I could purchase a Zeiss lens of any sort but the teaser image at http://www.zeiss.com/photo has been updated and now refers to "ZE" by name.

Sep 07, 2008 at 07:21 PM

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p.3 #3 · Zeiss ZE lenses on September 15th?

I have a feeling the focal length of the next lens I will buy could be 18mm (-:

Sep 07, 2008 at 07:30 PM

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p.3 #4 · Zeiss ZE lenses on September 15th?

yikes, awesome! I stand corrected

Sep 07, 2008 at 07:59 PM

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p.3 #5 · Zeiss ZE lenses on September 15th?

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globalkiwi wrote:
Yakim Peled wrote:
Would someone be kind enough to make a print screen which shows the ZE?

Happy shooting,
Yakim.

Yakim - see above!

Sep 07, 2008 at 08:45 PM

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p.3 #6 · Zeiss ZE lenses on September 15th?

Don't know bout you, but this would be sweet timing with a 5DII/7D, whatever...

Sep 07, 2008 at 08:46 PM

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p.3 #7 · Zeiss ZE lenses on September 15th?

Well, I fell for the marketing gimmick and I subscribed, so I'll let you know on the 15th!

Sep 07, 2008 at 08:49 PM

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p.3 #8 · Zeiss ZE lenses on September 15th?

If it is an EOS mount what are the chances of having AF?

Sep 08, 2008 at 12:40 AM

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p.3 #9 · Zeiss ZE lenses on September 15th?

99.9% sure they wouldn't have a motor in it.

Sep 08, 2008 at 02:20 AM

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p.3 #10 · Zeiss ZE lenses on September 15th?

I don't want AF, just aperture info fed to the camera. That's it.

Sep 08, 2008 at 02:24 AM

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p.3 #11 · Zeiss ZE lenses on September 15th?

globalkiwi wrote:
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by the way, where is it say ZE on the website?

It doesn't. I believe the construction of ZE was, as it's OP admitted, purely wishful thinking.

It's in the banner, with an empty hole where a ZE lens should be, next to an ad that says something to the effect of "Want to know about ZE? Be the first to find out by signing up for our newsletter."

Which I did. I'm curious to see what fills that hole.

Sep 08, 2008 at 02:47 AM

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p.3 #12 · Zeiss ZE lenses on September 15th?

Zeiss doesn't seem to have many lenses yet even for the F mount.

EBH

Sep 08, 2008 at 02:51 AM

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p.3 #13 · Zeiss ZE lenses on September 15th?

ZE was unveiled over the weekend. The new lenses are *definitely* "ZE" - but right now it's still a guess if that means "EF" or "EOS." We can only hope...

Sep 08, 2008 at 03:02 PM

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DoubleNegative wrote:
ZE was unveiled over the weekend. The new lenses are *definitely* "ZE" - but right now it's still a guess if that means "EF" or "EOS." We can only hope...

What else could the ZE designation mean?

From the Zeiss website :

ZF: F Bayonet Mount supported
ZK: K Bayonet Mount supported
ZS: M42 Screw Mount supported

Sep 08, 2008 at 05:35 PM

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AJSJones wrote:
What else could the ZE designation mean?

From the Zeiss website :

ZF: F Bayonet Mount supported
ZK: K Bayonet Mount supported
ZS: M42 Screw Mount supported

Exactly... But hey, you never know.

Don't forget:

ZA: Sony Alpha
ZM: M Bayonet Mount supported

Sep 08, 2008 at 07:52 PM

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RGS65 wrote:

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globalkiwi wrote:
Yakim Peled wrote:
Would someone be kind enough to make a print screen which shows the ZE?

Happy shooting,
Yakim.

Yakim - see above!

10X.

Happy shooting,
Yakim.

Sep 10, 2008 at 06:20 AM

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p.3 #17 · Zeiss ZE lenses on September 15th?

If we play the "there's a grain of truth in every rumor" game, the Canon DSLR rebadged as Leica rumor would make sense if there were ZE lenses and Leica EF lenses...

Sep 10, 2008 at 12:36 PM

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Yakim Peled wrote:
RGS65 wrote:

This image is copyrighted by the owner

This image is copyrighted by the owner

globalkiwi wrote:
Yakim Peled wrote:
Would someone be kind enough to make a print screen which shows the ZE?

Happy shooting,
Yakim.

Yakim - see above!

10X.

Happy shooting,
Yakim.

Yeah, funny, except that this was posted on the Zeiss site *after* my post here. The initial speculation about it being ZE was - at that time - just that: speculation!

Edited on Sep 10, 2008 at 06:42 PM

Sep 10, 2008 at 06:40 PM

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p.3 #19 · Zeiss ZE lenses on September 15th?

It appears official - ZE is for Canon and looks what coming first

http://www.digitalkamera.de/Meldung/Neue_Objektive_von_Zeiss_jetzt_auch_mit_EF_Bajonett/5111.aspx

Sep 14, 2008 at 11:21 PM

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p.3 #20 · Zeiss ZE lenses on September 15th?

Three EF mounts - great! Thanks for the link.

Sep 14, 2008 at 11:25 PM

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p.3 #21 · Zeiss ZE lenses on September 15th?

WOW, I think I'll get the 21mm!

Sep 14, 2008 at 11:47 PM

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p.3 #22 · Zeiss ZE lenses on September 15th?

21/2.8... oh yea! Bring on the new FF sensor...

Sep 14, 2008 at 11:49 PM

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p.3 #23 · Zeiss ZE lenses on September 15th?

Wow, the famous 21 f/2.8 for $1400 on EF mount. Nice. Sign me up for that one.

Sep 14, 2008 at 11:50 PM

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p.3 #24 · Zeiss ZE lenses on September 15th?

sboerup wrote:
Wow, the famous 21 f/2.8 for $1400 on EF mount. Nice. Sign me up for that one.

Let the Buy 'n Sell Tsunami begin...

Sep 14, 2008 at 11:54 PM

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p.3 #25 · Zeiss ZE lenses on September 15th?

1400 euros...

Sep 14, 2008 at 11:55 PM


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