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Hi,
you have www.conurus.com for a 17-35 for canon
Yes, the last Contax Zeiss N 17-35 mm. lens I saw, was going for
some $1,500 used. Plus a service in Kyocera Japan if needed,
($400), plus conversion in conurus, ($1009). That is quite a bit
for anybody's pocket. The 16-35 mm. Zeiss for Sony is $1,900,
and new. The Contax Zeiss lens is at least 10 years old, it may
not mean anything.
I prefer the non AF lenses with ZE and ZF mount to any of the 3 AF lenses in your links. I have seven ZE lenses. But I would not buy any of those zooms if they came out in ZE mounts and had AF
For me, a zoom is appealing because it covers several of the focal lengths of several primes. Of course, a zoom is not as luminous as a prime, but camera bodies now offer
higher ISOs. I have been shooting with 1600 ISO and f/4 at very dark situations. I just
need something that improves a bit my shooting situation in this regard. Many cameras
now offer a 6400 ISO and it is still ok for me to shoot with f/4. A good zoom like any of the above, (a good zoom of any brand I'd say), would do good I think. (Zeiss is very good
however).
I'm with Lars on that one too. And those Sony lenses are NOT cheap!
Unfortunately, the most expensive of any of those zooms, costs less than two of most ZE primes.
Those lenses can be used if you buy a sony alpha camera
I kind of liked the Sony alpha A55, but I am not sure how it may perform with video.
I also want my new dSLR to do video. For this, a Canon 60D or Rebel T3i are perhaps
much better, even though the sony camera promises very good video performance and
quality.
Otherwise as a previous Nikon and Canon shooter, I vastly prefer the Sony alpha system and their lenses. One big weakness is weather sealing though, wish they did that!
Are you now a Sony alpha user ?? If so, which camera are you using ??
I was totally bashed at another forum for saying the following, but perhaps it may be a bit true. I say it here with a twist. One may need to have different camera systems. A Canon/Nikon body with one lens and perhaps a Sony body with another lens. Many already use here a body brand and switch to different brands for lenses. I am suggesting a bit now to use different camera systems(??) It is perhaps crazy, I know, but I have seen several working photographers doing it. However, that is where the difference lies: I am not a full time photographer to be able to do that, and personally it is perhaps good to keep one's gear to a minimum.
Thank you again, kind regards,
igmolinav : ) !!!
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