Juha Kannisto wrote:
I didn't get insights regarding what's planned next for the Otus line but it was otherwise very interesting.
burningheart wrote:
I hope you took the opportunity to give her a hint as to what you would like to see next.
I'm guessing this is market is now such a minuscule area of importance for Zeiss that I would be surprised to see more than a 21 or 25mm. Maybe something a bit longer than 85mm. Their reluctance to develop more AF lenses also isn't helping (this also could be an issue for their manufacturing partner, Cosina, due to their apparent reluctance to venture into AF lenses).
It seems like the ZM line is being left to just exist and fill whatever niches potential buyers might find. If Zeiss was to actually do something in the ZM space, it feels to me that it would be, price-wise, in the gap between Leica at the top and Voigtlander below. This is the space I've suggested Cosina could address with 'halo' Voigtlander lenses. They could just as easily be Zeiss branded. But they'd have to provide some quantifiable performance benefit to occupy this space.
The massive elephant in the room is what all the Chinese brands will develop in the near future. Maybe it's now just too niche for Zeiss? That said, they did develop and release the ZX1... !
