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 Re: In-Stock: 37MP Zeiss ZX1 full frame camera | |
teddoman wrote:
Dave Sanders wrote:
teddoman wrote:
Dave Sanders wrote:
AndereObjektiv wrote:
ZX1 images I've been able to find look very good so far. Very excellent Otus level corrections, perhaps the slightest bit of uncorrected spherical aberration in the near unfocused zone. Very well polished Aspheres. The Color Filter Array has a very nice palette, the sensor resolution is plenty for 135 format. Shutter button response is a question. Weather sealing as well.
As to the other stuff about this particular camera? Nearly every camera I own from Sony to Canon to Nikon to has tons of useless ( to me ) features like jpeg mode, or video, or wireless, or program mode or autofocus or film simulation or bracketing or a million other things I try to shut off, turn off, de-activate, ignore, never use, forget about, don't need etc. etc. etc.
Is built in lightroom useless to me? Probably. Can I bypass it and shoot raw DNG in manual mode? Yes, apparently.
Does the Lens / Sensor / Color Filter Array of the ZX1 produce unique images? Almost certainly.
OK, good to go for me.
( When shot on what just forwards to apple store I'll pay attention to phone images. )
I think the lens looks fantastic. It looks to me like it's been designed for rendering rather than clinical sharpness. Now, if Zeiss put that lens in a more classic, interesting body...hahaha.
I wonder if the ZX1 would have caused less consternation if they had released two versions: the ZX1 with LR for $6K and a ZX1 Classic without a touchscreen interface and without LR for $5500. The ZX1 Classic would compete more directly with the Leica Q2.
It definitely would from me  . If they had spent more time on functional ergonomics and seamless file transfer rather than in-camera RAW editing, I'd be saving my pennies. Actually, that's a lie, $6k would never fly. But I'd talk about it! And then start looking at the used market in a few years...
This is like the Canon R6 again. They take a feature and make all the marketing about that feature, and they receive huge blowback from that marketing as a result, causing the market to ignore the underlying camera that would have been received well if it had been sold as just the underlying camera itself.
It's nothing like the Canon R6 issue. Lightroom integration is not the reason this camera is a complete swing and miss. How about contrast detect AF in 2020, how about a sensor where the image falls apart quickly at higher ISO's, how about a fixed lens camera that is bigger than some FF interchangeable cameras, how about 4k UHD video, how about 3FPS, How about no tilt screen or even a color accurate LCD (mind blowing considering the whole premise is to edit on it), what happens when the HD shts the bed?, how about menus that are not intuitive and glitchy, some report banding using the EVF, body gets hot to the touch after 20 minutes of use, battery drains fast if actually editing, how is lightroom getting updated? Android UI forces you into portrait mode even when holding the camera in landscape at times, speaking of Android it uses a 3+ year old version, only one port, no weathersealing, can't review images taken through the EVF only on the back screen?, no IBIS, pinch in to check images on back and they are blurry?, and last but not least 6000 dollars  I didn't even list all the issues. These came from people who actually got to used the camera. Yes, there is no perfect camera. And yes every camera has it's strengths and weaknesses. But honestly what is this camera good at? DP had trouble with static objects! I was interested in this camera 2+ years ago when first rumors came out. I've been waiting for an Rx1rii replacement. But to say this unfinished product they call a camera is a let down is a huge understatement. Personally it brings into question where Zeiss is as a company in 2020 that they could even release something like this. It certainly explains why they didn't send out units for review ahead of time. It's been such an iconic name in photography for so long it's amazing how fast a company can lose their way.
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