Tariq Gibran wrote: Lotusm50 wrote:
Now to put a purely speculative spin on the ZF 25mm issue. Zeiss could very well be preparing a ZF 25/1.4. If you remember it was long rumoured that Sony would be producing a Zeiss 24mm f1.4 lens. However, Sony (apparently) backed down from that specification and developed the more modest 24mm f2.0. What happened to Zeiss\' prospective 24/1.4 design? Merely floating around Oberkochen looking for a home? Now, a few months before Sony went public with the excitement stifling announcement of the ZA 24/2.0 instead of the widely anticipated 24/1.4, Zeiss announced that they were \"completely reworking and optimizing\" the ZF 25/2.8. Coincidence? Perhaps. Perhaps not. ;-)
Well, my memory is not great but I never recall that a Sony Zeiss ZA 24/25 1.4 was a given and widely expected. Seems like between everyone that was eagerly anticipating the wide angle Zeiss AF for Sony, half of us wanted a smaller, better performing F2 (which I believe we got though it\'s really not that small!) while many others dreamed of the 1.4. So, it may be that the 24 1.4 AF Zeiss for sony was never even developed and is the product of wishful hoping. Given the size of the Sony ZA 24 2, I can only imagine how huge a 1.4 version with similar performance by F2 would be, not to mention it would have to sell for at least 3K for such performance (my guess given the Zeiss tax and extremely small market). I think Sony made the right decision here myself.
Just take a look at the new 35/1.4 and expect a 24/1.4 to be even bigger
Jan 08, 2011 at 12:07 PM
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