New Zeiss Lenses

[Bill Sepaniak]

New Zeiss lenses to be shown at IBC: 28-80 T2.9 cinema zoom ($19,900) & 25 T2.1 cinema prime ($4,500)

See: http://www.dpreview.com/news/2012/08/30/carl-zeiss-presents-28-28mm-t2-9-cinema-zoom-lens
http://www.dpreview.com/news/2012/08/30/carl-zeiss-shows-25mm-t2-9-cinema-prime


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“… preparing to ‘whip’ the competition …”

Zeiss Lenses:

CY 21/2.8
ZF 28/2.0
CY 35-70/3.4
CY 50/1.4
ZF100/2.0

Nikon Lenses:
G 14-24/2.8
G 24-70/2.8
D 80-200/2.8

Tokina Lenses:

11-16/2.8

 

[Max M.]

Interesting, to bad the 25 is not also T1.5, to extend the superspeed range 35,50 and 85? Now make a 18mm which is also t2.1 and i'm sold!

 

[Lee Saxon]

Interesting, I'd never noticed there was a ZF 25mm f/2.8. I thought the CP.2 25mm T2.9 was an artificially stopped-down ZF 25mm f/2.0 similar to the CP.2 50mm T2.1 (non-macro) being an artificially stopped-down ZF 50mm f/1.4.

I wonder why the CP.2 version of the 25mm f/2.0 is being released so much later than the CP.2 version of the 25mm f/2.8?

 

[Nick Morrison]

Interesting, I'd never noticed there was a ZF 25mm f/2.8. I thought the CP.2 25mm T2.9 was an artificially stopped-down ZF 25mm f/2.0 similar to the CP.2 50mm T2.1 (non-macro) being an artificially stopped-down ZF 50mm f/1.4.

I wonder why the CP.2 version of the 25mm f/2.0 is being released so much later than the CP.2 version of the 25mm f/2.8?

The ZF 25mm 2.8 was based on the older Contax 25mm 2.8, which itself was already a legacy design when it was released in 1975. It was due for an upgrade.

 

[Lee Saxon]

Thanks Nick, I misunderstood the situation. I thought the ZF 25mm f/2.0 was like the ZF 50mm f/2.0 Macro (had been around as long as the other ZF's, but for some reason took longer to get the CP.2 treatment).

 

[Lee Saxon]

Roger Cicala got excellent numbers testing this new 25 on the D800 (http://www.lensrentals.com/blog/2012/03/d800-lens-selection - second on the list),