p.24 #1 · In-Stock: 37MP Zeiss ZX1 full frame camera
nehemiahphoto wrote:
Good list Philip, and I agree with your sentiment overall. The other aspect I don’t hear people knocking Zeiss enough for is their subpar haptics across lines. The Milvus 85 has a small aperture ring too close to the mount that is easy to turn despite the lens being massive. The Batis line is bloated. Zeiss’ decision to make smooth texturesless focus rings (Milvus, Batis, ZX1) is idiotic. The OELD screens on the Batis line are a gimmick—actual distance scales are so much more practical. Or just nothing—less to break, less expense and less build complexity and size reduction. And no aperture rings or focus hold buttons for the Batis. At this point, I prefer most other manufactures size, build, styling and ergonomic decisions.
Funny thing is, Zeiss is just trying to be modern at the expense of practicality. I think they are having a hard time differentiating themselves on optics/price/performance alone. Their AF line should look to Sony GM or Fuji or Canon. Their MF should look to Voigt or Leica M.
Or better yet, they could just look at their own lines from the past and get back to the top of the mountain.
The last modern Zeiss lens to really impress me was the ZM 35 1.4. ...Show more →
The aperture rings on the Milvus series, i.e. Nikon F-mount versions, have to be the way they are in order to adhere to Nikon specs and maintain compatibility with Nikon F-mount camera bodies. Of course the Milvus lenses are bloated when compared to Nikon manual focus glass from 1959 and into the early 1980’ies, when Nikon went AF. The F-mount aperture ring worked nicely on classical Nikon lenses.
p.24 #14 · In-Stock: 37MP Zeiss ZX1 full frame camera
freaklikeme wrote:
Just over a grand more than the Q2 and $2700 more than the RX1rII.
Good luck, Zeiss.
They are all niche cameras and don't sell a ton. Perhaps Zeiss feels Leica is its main competitor since both offer bigger cameras than the RX1R II. A lot of people can't deal with Sony's size and ergonomics, pop-up EVF, etc. I personally didn't mind it.
So, the Q2 sells for $5,000 and does not offer 512GB internal memory + RAW editing + upload in-camera. Perhaps that's where that extra grand goes...
Is it worth the money? That's very relative. If someone finds the in-camera editing+uploading practical, love the modern design and most importantly, the new Distagon 35/2 delivers in spades...I could see the point of getting one, assuming $6k is part of your budget for a second camera. Currently I would go with a used RX1RII or Leica Q2 but have not tried the Zeiss.
p.24 #17 · In-Stock: 37MP Zeiss ZX1 full frame camera
Fred Miranda wrote:
Which one is better? Distagon 35/2 (ZX1) or Sonnar 35/2 (RX1) ??
What a missed opportunity... Instead of silk printing the lens name, they could have implemented a small OLED display on the front of the lens and then let the user select in the menu from Biogon / Flektogon / Hologon / Distagon / Sonnar. Then the software would adjust the rendering flavour accordingly
$6000 / 5 flavours = $1200 per prestigious lens, now that would had made it quite competitive
I think they are gambling no one will at that price.