donald_ingram1 Posted September 20, 2006 Share Posted September 20, 2006 Check out <a href="http://www.zeiss.de/C12567A8003B0478/search/5C8A382AE7237A1DC12571EE004507FF?OpenDocument">zeiss new lenses</a> The images are wrong, but the links work</p> <p> <a href="http://www.zeiss.de/c12567a8003b58b9/Contents-Frame/7e14bca7d3c8a25bc12571ec005363bd">18mm f/4 ZM </a> <img src="http://www.zeiss.de/C12567A8003B8B6F/GraphikTitelIntern/zm18silber/$File/zm18silber.jpg"></p><p> <a href="http://www.zeiss.de/c12567a8003b58b9/Contents-Frame/2ed02958b9bbc5dcc12571ec005336c5">21mm f/4.5 ZM </a> <img src="http://www.zeiss.de/C12567A8003B8B6F/GraphikTitelIntern/zm21silber/$File/zm21silber.jpg"></p><p>I'm surprised there is no 90mm f/2.8 </p> <p> They are also selling Hasselblad V lenses directly ! <a href="http://www.zeiss.de/c12567a8003b58b9/Contents-Frame/d4e13bba373d69b6c12571ed0046d421">50mm f/4 ZV </a> <img src="http://www.zeiss.de/C12567A8003B8B6F/GraphikTitelIntern/habla50s/$File/habla50s.jpg"> and others plus more ZF lenses</p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gert_jensen Posted September 20, 2006 Share Posted September 20, 2006 Are there any prices indicated anywhere? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sparkie Posted September 20, 2006 Share Posted September 20, 2006 f4? too slow Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spot_. Posted September 20, 2006 Share Posted September 20, 2006 <<f4? too slow>> Dont tell Leica that. They are hoping to sell a trunk load of t-es Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sparkie Posted September 20, 2006 Share Posted September 20, 2006 t-es ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
john_shriver Posted September 20, 2006 Share Posted September 20, 2006 I presume t-es is Tri-Elmars (the new wide one). Looks like they are offering some more economic slower wide angles. Some of the first generation of ZM wide angle lenses struck me as very long, they must intrude into the finder. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sparkie Posted September 20, 2006 Share Posted September 20, 2006 thanks john. the new tri-elmar is too slow in my books also. i understand its f4 for size, weight and cost reasons. good for lanscapes etc, but too slow for low light work. the 28/2.8 looks interesting, small light and compact. pity leica didnt make it an f1.4, as it looks like Leica could make it the size of a the 4th Vers 28/2.8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sparkie Posted September 20, 2006 Share Posted September 20, 2006 but i do see the major benefit of the new tri-elmar: one camera, three -lenses in one. great for travel and when you want to carry a minimum of kit, plus no lens changing, eliminating dust concerns Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vinay_patel Posted September 20, 2006 Share Posted September 20, 2006 I don't understand...why would Zeiss make a lens to compete with the 50/4 it sells to Hasselblad...unless Hasselblad has cut their ties with Zeiss altogether? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arthuryeo Posted September 20, 2006 Share Posted September 20, 2006 Donald, How did you find this link. I cannot see this anywhere in their press release page both in the German and US sites. Search came up with nothing about Photokina either. Was this a link leaked out from internal sources? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
raymond_tai Posted September 20, 2006 Share Posted September 20, 2006 Vinay, Zeiss CFi lenses are no longer made and what you can get now are the last of it. The V series is finished. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vinay_patel Posted September 20, 2006 Share Posted September 20, 2006 Oh, I see. Zeiss is making new lenses for a discontinued camera line with tens of thousands of used lenses on the market. Makes perfect sense. Not! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ronald_moravec1 Posted September 20, 2006 Share Posted September 20, 2006 It makes perfect sense. Most of the `blad lenes have been used professionally and are worn. The shutters fail without warning. That was the reason for the CFi lenses, a new material shutter spring with increased life. You have no idea how many cycles a `blad lens has on it and when it is eady to fail. 4.0 and 4.5 make perfect sense for those who work outdoors. Why carry big heavy glass if you will not use it wide open? A tripod is the best fast lens there is for indoors. I will bet these will sell for 1/3 the price of Leica glass. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
donald_ingram1 Posted September 20, 2006 Author Share Posted September 20, 2006 <p>Arthur, I cannot claim any inside information : I saw <a href="http://www.photo.net/ bboard/q-and-a-fetch-msg?msg_id=00I7kq">this Nikon ZF thread </a> on the photo.net unified view, and noted the above ZM and ZV lenses</p> <p>I bet a lot more, cash strapped, M8 buyers will buy the 18mm ZM lens, rather than the 16-21 Tri-Elmar </p> <p>If Zeiss are planning to go through their back catalogue: perhaps they could rangefinder couple their 38mm and 60mm Biogons along with the 80mm Planar, and make a nice little Zeiss-Ikon 6x6 RF camera :-) </p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vinay_patel Posted September 20, 2006 Share Posted September 20, 2006 "It makes perfect sense. Most of the `blad lenes have been used professionally and are worn. The shutters fail without warning. That was the reason for the CFi lenses, a new material shutter spring with increased life. You have no idea how many cycles a `blad lens has on it and when it is eady to fail." I hear a CLA with a new shutter spring and flash contacts on a Hasselblad lens from an independent shop runs something like $150. Is the "new" Zeiss lens less expensive than a used Hasselblad lens and a CLA? It seems off that someone would be OK with buying a professionally-worn body and getting it serviced, but prefer to pay dearly for a new lens than get a used one rebuilt. Whatever, I've never owned a Blad and never would. Just seemed like a minuscule market for this product. Their 35mm-mount lenses they can make in a number of mounts, many of which have dSLRs available too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nasmformyzombie Posted September 21, 2006 Share Posted September 21, 2006 Am I the only one who has a problem with the links? I've tried them multiple times with no success. Also, navigating to the Zeiss home page, and then to photo products, I see no info whatsoever referencing new ZM lenses 18mm f4, or 21mm f4.5. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
karl_keung Posted September 21, 2006 Share Posted September 21, 2006 try: www.camera-info.com it seems zeiss has deleted the original page. it is nice to see Zeiss glass reincarnates itself onto Leica M and Nikon F. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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