whoz_the_man_huh

<p><br />Hi,</p>

<p>Just wondering how many of you photo.net members are pros in the realm of photojournalism, glamour, sports, concert, or artistic photography. Or really any field in which your work is used for publication purposes.</p>

<p>Was it as difficult to break into the industry as many believe?</p>

<p>Did the tough standards and competitiveness heighten your game to a level that could not have been reached otherwise?</p>

<p>Thanks,</p>

<p>Cal</p>

<p>Joe, I read the response as implying that permission was asked of Nikon and not granted.</p>

<p>Nikon has every right to protect the business it developed. However, as Oskar pointed out, few among us would mind having the option to choose from the Zeiss arsenal in addition to Nikkor lenses.</p>

<p>Hey all.</p>

<p>Here's the official, and surprisingly swift, word from Zeiss:<br /><br /><br />"Hi Cal,<br /><br />Carl Zeiss has a lot of experience designing auto focus lenses for the Contax and Sony systems. This requires a close working relationship with the camera company and permission to interface with their electronics and AF systems. To date, we have not had permission to offer this feature with our ZF lens series.<br /><br />Sincerely,<br />Richard Schleuning<br />____________________________________________________________________<br />Carl Zeiss MicroImaging, Inc. - Photo Division<br /><a href="http://www.zeiss.com/photo" target="_blank">www.zeiss.com/photo</a><br /><br />Richard Schleuning - National Sales Manager, International Sales Americas<br />PO Box 112, Roseland, NJ 07068 USA<br />Phone/Fax: 973.226.7387 - Mobile: 973.809.3896 - mailto:rschleuning@zeiss.com"<br /><br /><br />Take from that what you will. My personal interpretation is: "We don't do Nikon AF because of Nikkor protectionism, Cal".<br /><br />Case closed, yeah?</p>

<p>Jose, keep in mind Zeiss has no problems producing usable AF lenses for Sony. I don't think it's a technical issue that prevents the German lens maker from working with Nikon.</p>

<p>Again thanks for letting me and others pick your big brain, Ilkka.</p>

<p>I'll let everyone know when I hear back from Zeiss, Shun.</p>

<p>Thanks for the informed thoughts, Ilkka.</p>

<p>Arthur, I think there are many who'd disagree with you on the issue of Zeiss quality. Zeiss seems to have picked up a legendary reputation from somewhere.</p>

<p>Right, Arthur. If I were Zeiss I guess I'd insist on proper cooperation too.</p>

<p>However I'm not sure I entirely understand why Zeiss is perfectly capable of producing manual focus lenses for Nikon.</p>

<p>Just curious. Does anyone know the reason(s) why Zeiss does not manufacture AF lenses for Nikon?</p>

<p>Is Zeiss tied up in an exclusivity contract with Sony?</p>

<p>Or does Nikon simply not want direct competition from a formidable lens crafter? In which case one could deduce that Sigma, Tamron, Tokina, etc. are not feared competitors.</p>

<p>Thanks,</p>

<p>Cal</p>

<p>Thanks again, Tal.</p>

<p>Robin, I guess the lens is quite similar in size to the Nikkor 85mm F1.4 which I'm accustomed to.</p>

<p>I think you're right about the wideness on a FF. A bit too spacious but perhaps still manageable for candids and portraits.</p>

<p>Thanks, Tal.</p>

<p>Do you have a very thin depth of field shot you might be willing to show me? Perhaps at F1.4?</p>

<p>Thanks, William.</p>

<p>I saw that photo in the link to your folder earlier, but the fact that it is F1.4 was lost on me because I don't expect any landscape to be taken at that aperture size.</p>

<p>Thanks for the shot, Tal.</p>

<p>Is that F1.4? In other words maximum bokeh?</p>

<p>Ed, on a full frame I would expect 24mm to be sufficiently wide for scenics whereas 35mm would be too tight to serve the landscape purpose well.</p>

<p>William, thanks but I don't seem to see the F1.4 example in that thread.</p>

<p>Thanks.</p>

<p>Due to this lens' extremely prohibitive price, I don't expect there to be many people who have hands-on experience. It's meant for shooters who are passionate about their primes.</p>

<p>Hi,</p>

<p>Speaking with no experience but lots of admiration and perhaps anticipation, I feel this lens, with the all-purpose focal length, is as close to a perfect walkabout prime as one can get.</p>

<p>Does anyone have the scoop on this baby? Does her speed operate as beautifully in low light as I expect? Does the hefty aperture even render a bit of portrait bokeh at 24mm?</p>

<p>Thanks,</p>

<p>Cal</p>

<p>Thanks, Tim.</p>

<p>Indeed Lex is part of the heart and soul of this site.</p>

<p>Aptly put.</p>

<p>For anyone interested, 4chan /p/, which appears to be a chaotic mess compared to photo.net:<br /><br /><br /><a href="http://zip.4chan.org/p/imgboard.html">http://zip.4chan.org/p/imgboard.html</a></p>

<p>Lex, what is this "4chan /p/" you mentioned?</p>

<p>Actually I was under the impression that this site's users have their share of stringent standards and elitist attitudes.</p>

<p>I admire the "survival of the fittest" attitude from Tim. Of course it's easier for a POW winner to adopt that attitude than it is for the average photo.net member.</p>