for me it would still be a better bet than a typical AF oem lens in this respect. i don\'t really expect any of them to still be functional on new cameras in 10 years. this at least will still work fine on the a7 in 10 years. if sony abandons FE mount i can get backup cameras to last that long cheap. honestly though, zeiss has a relationship with sony that probably gives them a pretty good idea what is in the pipeline. the fact that they are(?) building a bunch of lenses around this mount independent of sony suggests they feel sony has a real commitment to it.
As Sebboh points out Zeiss probably has the inside to know where Sony is headed. Perhaps they chose to do the 35mm & 50mm now because they have insight into when Sony will improve design to better accommodate wide angle lenses.
Indeed if Sony sticks to the current configuration of sensor toppings it\'s like they\'re shooting themselves in the foot. They need to remove that AA filter and minimize the glass thickness as much as possible.
Wouldn\'t that compromise the performance of the existing lenses?
Not necessarily. All AF lenses have some leeway past infinity and I would expect Sony to have somewhat anticipated this in their lens design. Also existing lenses (apart from the FE 55) aren\'t so great in the image periphery, and I bet it has to do with the sensor cover.
Aug 27, 2014 at 12:54 PM
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