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http://diglloyd.com/diglloyd/2009-11-blog.html#_20091101Zeiss35f2

shipping on November 16th

Nov 02, 2009 at 06:31 AM

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p.1 #2 · Zeiss 35 ZE announced

It hasn't been announced yet on the zeiss site.

some sample mages of the 35 ZE on a 5D

http://www.flickr.com/photos/silver2silicon/

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Nov 02, 2009 at 06:38 AM

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p.1 #3 · Zeiss 35 ZE announced

dolina wrote:
It hasn't been announced yet on the zeiss site.

Zeiss gave their web people a free Sunday

But the press release is official already...

Nov 02, 2009 at 06:41 AM

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p.1 #4 · Zeiss 35 ZE announced

I see. Added a link to sample images on flickr.

Nov 02, 2009 at 06:42 AM

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p.1 #5 · Zeiss 35 ZE announced

It's listed on the B&H site (coming soon) - of course, with Zeiss, "announced" can be a long way from "available at a retailer near you"!

Nov 02, 2009 at 06:43 AM

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p.1 #6 · Zeiss 35 ZE announced

Superb news; the ZF version is a beauty. I've been waiting for this one to be announced for 12 months.

Nov 02, 2009 at 09:55 AM

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p.1 #7 · Zeiss 35 ZE announced

i hope the next one will be the 50 macro !

and maybe later on... a 35 pc !?

Nov 02, 2009 at 11:41 PM

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p.1 #8 · Zeiss 35 ZE announced

ZE 17-35 f/2.8, 100 f/2 1:1 macro!

Nov 03, 2009 at 12:12 AM

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p.1 #9 · Zeiss 35 ZE announced

I think the taper at the end is kind of ugly... doesn't change the performance, but...

Pixel Perfect wrote:
Superb news; the ZF version is a beauty. I've been waiting for this one to be announced for 12 months.

Nov 03, 2009 at 12:24 AM

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p.1 #10 · Zeiss 35 ZE announced

i don't personally care what a lens looks like. i do admit to playing "spaceships" with my Ls when i'm alone, but in public, it's all about IQ.

Nov 03, 2009 at 12:48 AM

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abam wrote:
i don't personally care what a lens looks like. i do admit to playing "spaceships" with my Ls when i'm alone, but in public, it's all about IQ.

Do you jettison the tripod ring from the white starships?

Nov 03, 2009 at 01:13 AM

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mh2000 wrote:
I think the taper at the end is kind of ugly... doesn't change the performance, but...

Pixel Perfect wrote:
Superb news; the ZF version is a beauty. I've been waiting for this one to be announced for 12 months.

I didn't mean a beauty in looks, but performance, but I think the Zeiss lenses are great looking overall.

Nov 03, 2009 at 01:36 AM

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p.1 #13 · Zeiss 35 ZE announced

yay another over priced M/F lens...Canon spends big $ on A/F just saying...

Nov 03, 2009 at 02:56 AM

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p.1 #14 · Zeiss 35 ZE announced

dolina wrote:
It hasn't been announced yet on the zeiss site.

No, you need to go to the manufacturer's site:

http://www.cosina.co.jp/seihin/cz/zf-zs.html

Nov 03, 2009 at 02:32 PM

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p.1 #15 · Zeiss 35 ZE announced

OK

I will stick with the fine Canon EF 35mm F1.4 L Autofocus lens

Nov 03, 2009 at 04:23 PM

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p.1 #16 · Zeiss 35 ZE announced

I don't do the whole alternative lens deal since I still need my good old autofocus (despite what some people think, the 5D2 does AF), but man do the Zeiss lenses just look beautiful. If I had to choose my lenses based on looks alone, those suckers would be in the bag!

Unfortunately, as pointed out earlier, I buy my lenses to use them not to look at them. Thus, the Zeisses (Zeiss'? Zeissi?) probably won't ever find a place in my bag.

Nov 03, 2009 at 04:39 PM

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p.1 #17 · Zeiss 35 ZE announced

zeiss lens isnt all just looks though, it has great IQ as well minus the AF

.. i cant see myself replacing the 35L either given the price. if it was cheaper perhaps.

Nov 03, 2009 at 05:25 PM

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p.1 #18 · Zeiss 35 ZE announced

Well, I can tell you the ZE21 is not just good lookin, it´s workin too!

Nov 03, 2009 at 05:28 PM

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p.1 #19 · Zeiss 35 ZE announced

I would have to see a comparison between the 35L and the Zeiss.
If you don't use AF, and the lens is as good as the L, it makes sense. It is over $500 cheaper than the L. It would make a great companion to the ZE 21.

Nov 03, 2009 at 06:33 PM

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p.1 #20 · Zeiss 35 ZE announced

Haha just to be clear, I'm sure that this little sucker (and the rest of the Zeiss line as well) performs awesomely, I just need me some autofocus, so it's not for me.

Nov 03, 2009 at 06:47 PM

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p.1 #21 · Zeiss 35 ZE announced

I rarely use AF for wide open or near wide open shooting on the fast glass like the 135L say. With small DOF, it's too easy fro the camera to just miss what you wanted to focus on. Sure Af can get you close, but you have to touch it up often, so I prefer to MF anyway. Lenses like the Zeiss are fabulous to use for MF and well worth the small inconvenience at least to me.

Nov 04, 2009 at 01:15 AM

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p.1 #22 · Zeiss 35 ZE announced

Understandable. But on modern bodies, even ones with lovely viewfinders like the 5D2 and 1Ds3, I still find that AF will usually get more keepers than my manual focussing. Just goes to show how skilled I am at that eh? Haha, and on top of that, lots of the photojournalism and sports stuff that I do obviously lends itself a little more to autofocus. Haha.

Nov 04, 2009 at 02:21 AM

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p.1 #23 · Zeiss 35 ZE announced

given the viewfinders on Canon DSLRs, I don't know how anyone does critical focusing work for anything that isn't completely stationary without AF. I know some of you do it.. I just don't know how. My hat's off to you.

Nov 04, 2009 at 02:38 AM

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p.1 #24 · Zeiss 35 ZE announced

sskoutas wrote:
given the viewfinders on Canon DSLRs, I don't know how anyone does critical focusing work for anything that isn't completely stationary without AF. I know some of you do it.. I just don't know how. My hat's off to you.

dumb question... why CAN'T CZ make AF lenses for Canon if they are already marrying up to the electronic contacts for aperture and focus confirmation? Just too expensive??

Nov 04, 2009 at 02:40 AM

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p.1 #25 · Zeiss 35 ZE announced

abam wrote:
i don't personally care what a lens looks like. i do admit to playing "spaceships" with my Ls when i'm alone, but in public, it's all about IQ.

I think this may be the funniest thing I've heard in the last year.

Nov 04, 2009 at 02:45 AM


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