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PostPosted: Thu Apr 15, 2010 1:56 pm    Post subject: New lenses from Zeiss Reply with quote
http://www.dpreview.com/news/1004/10041300carlzeisscp2lw2.asp


PostPosted: Thu Apr 15, 2010 2:01 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
Sigh! They are going to cost a fortune Crying or Very sad

I just read today that the 5D Mark II was used in the shooting of "Doctor House" episodes.


PostPosted: Thu Apr 15, 2010 2:52 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
Yeah I bet they will be very expensive. Likely no less than other new Zeiss Cine lenses.
Exciting times though considering what it used to cost to do HD video.


PostPosted: Thu Apr 15, 2010 3:03 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
F16SUNSHINE wrote:

Exciting times though considering what it used to cost to do HD video.


Yes, especially camera-side.

At Zeiss they are really smart guys. The HD video capabilities of the new DSLRs offered them the chance to make a whole new line of SLR lenses with zero R&D - just adapt the mount and register distance of their cine lenses to the DSLR cameras!!

This is going to get a lot of money in their pockets. A 5DMkII with a couple of Zeiss zooms is going to be the movie making arsenal for a lot of independents.

I just hope that this does not mean that they will slow down the production and development of regular DSLR lenses for us guys with smaller pockets Sad


PostPosted: Thu Apr 15, 2010 3:07 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
Come to think about it, when did zeiss ever sold an inexpensive lens?I know some will argue about quality etc. I am talking in general terms.

Let see if Zeiss create magic this time with the introduction (or is it reintroduction) of these cine lens.


PostPosted: Thu Apr 15, 2010 4:38 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
...now you know why I started selling lenses Wink Wink
Video is a $$$.$$$ business....


PostPosted: Thu Apr 15, 2010 4:42 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
my_photography wrote:
Come to think about it, when did zeiss ever sold an inexpensive lens?I know some will argue about quality etc. I am talking in general terms.


I don't know what your term of comparison is for inexpensive, but keep in mind that we are talking new lenses, not used lenses.

Are the new Z lenses really expensive compared to new Canon L lenses? I don't think so. Actually, many of them are priced in between the Canon non-L lenses and the Canon L lenses.


PostPosted: Thu Apr 15, 2010 7:14 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
Well, it was a general statement, as I am not buying THESE specific lenes anyway...


PostPosted: Thu Apr 15, 2010 7:24 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
Go Zeiss! I'm intrigued by their interchangeable lens mounts, seems so easy to incorporate and makes the lenses infinitely more versatile.


PostPosted: Fri Apr 16, 2010 2:53 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
Orio wrote:
my_photography wrote:
Come to think about it, when did zeiss ever sold an inexpensive lens?I know some will argue about quality etc. I am talking in general terms.


I don't know what your term of comparison is for inexpensive, but keep in mind that we are talking new lenses, not used lenses.

Are the new Z lenses really expensive compared to new Canon L lenses? I don't think so. Actually, many of them are priced in between the Canon non-L lenses and the Canon L lenses.


For many AF users who do not share our love with MF lens, they scratch their heads trying to figure out why new manual lens are selling at L lens price or near L lens price.
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