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Is Zeiss better than Canon L?

Started Sep 15, 2008 | Discussions thread

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Is Zeiss better than Canon L?

Sep 15, 2008

Yeah, I have no experience with Zeiss lenses. I have to admit their association with Sony kind of knocks them down a notch in my book, but that is purely irrational on my part.

What can Zeiss bring to the table that Canon can't? Surely something otherwise they would not jump in this market.

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Is Zeiss better than Canon L?	JackM	Sep 15, 2008
Re: Is Zeiss better than Canon L?	George Kalemanis	Sep 15, 2008
Zeiss has been around for a long time	Lundy	Sep 15, 2008
Re: Zeiss has been around for a long time	nsoler	Sep 15, 2008
Re: Zeiss has been around for a long time	Conan	Sep 16, 2008
Re: Zeiss has been around for a long time	ewelch	Sep 16, 2008
Re: Zeiss has been around for a long time	ChristiopherPerez	Sep 18, 2008
I call foul!	David J. Littleboy	Sep 19, 2008
Zeiss is a newcomer to M mount lenses.	David J. Littleboy	Sep 19, 2008
Re: Is Zeiss better than Canon L?	andypoo	Sep 15, 2008
Re: Is Zeiss better than Canon L?	phuang3	Sep 15, 2008
Re: Is Zeiss better than Canon L?	Torque124	Sep 16, 2008
Re: Is Zeiss better than Canon L?	moire	Sep 19, 2008
There is no such thing as L-quality	hunk	Sep 15, 2008
Re: There is no such thing as L-quality	JackM	Sep 15, 2008
Re: There is no such thing as L-quality	Anastigmat	Sep 15, 2008
Huh? Canon can't do WA? What about 35L??!!	michaelbs	Sep 15, 2008
bull feces	pdw	Sep 15, 2008
Re: There is no such thing as L-quality	Slideshow Bob	Sep 15, 2008
Re: There is no such thing as L-quality	bronxbombers	Sep 15, 2008
Re: There is no such thing as L-quality	Slideshow Bob	Sep 15, 2008
Re: There is no such thing as L-quality	JC1306	Sep 15, 2008
Re: There is no such thing as L-quality	Slideshow Bob	Sep 15, 2008
Re: There is no such thing as L-quality	JC1306	Sep 16, 2008
Re: There is no such thing as L-quality	Andrew dB	Sep 16, 2008
Re: There is no such thing as L-quality	JC1306	Sep 16, 2008
About fluorite	Eric CAN	Sep 16, 2008
Re: About fluorite	JC1306	Sep 16, 2008
Want a 1700/f4 for 6x6?	Volker Hett	Sep 15, 2008
Hog-wash!	Jay Adeff	Sep 15, 2008
Dog wash... perhaps?	Poss	Sep 16, 2008
Re: Hog-wash!	65tigershark	Sep 16, 2008
I used the 70-200/2.8L IS on a 5D and currently use a 80-200/2.8 AF-S on a D3...	Kabe Luna	Sep 16, 2008
Exactly	Jay Adeff	Sep 16, 2008
Actually...	Jay Adeff	Sep 16, 2008
Re: There is no such thing as L-quality	hunk	Sep 15, 2008
Re: There is no such thing as L-quality	CANONNIKONSONY	Sep 15, 2008
135L on par with 85L II	michaelbs	Sep 15, 2008
Re: 135L on par with 85L II	CANONNIKONSONY	Sep 15, 2008
Most people take L too seriously	maxz	Sep 15, 2008
Re: Is Zeiss better than Canon L?	Garrett Lucas	Sep 15, 2008
Re: Is Zeiss better than Canon L?	Edward Karaa	Sep 15, 2008
Re: Is Zeiss better than Canon L?	bgbs	Sep 15, 2008
Re: Is Zeiss better than Canon L?	ChristiopherPerez	Sep 15, 2008
It doesn't improve my "art" wether it's made by Cosina ...	Volker Hett	Sep 15, 2008
Re: Is Zeiss better than Canon L?	Anastigmat	Sep 15, 2008
Re: Is Zeiss better than Canon L?	HeyItsJoel	Sep 15, 2008
Re: Is Zeiss better than Canon L?	Richard Dong	Sep 15, 2008
Re: Is Zeiss better than Canon L?	Poss	Sep 16, 2008
Re: Is Zeiss better than Canon L?	HeyItsJoel	Sep 16, 2008
No...	Poss	Sep 16, 2008
S.S.C.	Conan	Sep 16, 2008
I had Canon lenses around	Lindsayhunter	Sep 19, 2008
Re: I had Canon lenses around	Conan	Sep 19, 2008
Well, to be honest	Lindsayhunter	Sep 19, 2008
Not if you want to autofocus	submagination	Sep 15, 2008
Re: Not if you want to autofocus	moire	Sep 19, 2008
Re: Is Zeiss better than Canon L?	auksnapper	Sep 15, 2008
Re: Is Zeiss better than Canon L?	glacierpete	Sep 15, 2008
Hmm, interesting.	JackM	Sep 15, 2008
Re: Hmm, interesting.	bronxbombers	Sep 15, 2008
Robert White supplies Nikon/Zeiss Combos!	Aurance	Sep 15, 2008
Re: Is Zeiss better than Canon L?	rrcphoto	Sep 15, 2008
Just a note to thank all of you above for your comments	photoshrink	Sep 15, 2008
Re: Is Zeiss better than Canon L?	vicentemaia	Sep 15, 2008
Re: Is Zeiss better than Canon L?	vaughant	Sep 15, 2008
this is what I was trying to say.....	ianz28	Sep 16, 2008
No.	CKDexterHaven	Sep 15, 2008
Sample links?	SageTCR	Sep 15, 2008
Re: Sample links?	CKDexterHaven	Sep 15, 2008
They are NOT! nt	Lindsayhunter	Sep 19, 2008
The two lenses they announced...	dotborg	Sep 15, 2008
Re: The two lenses they announced...	SageTCR	Sep 15, 2008
not the same price...	JackM	Sep 15, 2008
Re: The two lenses they announced...	auksnapper	Sep 15, 2008
Re: The two lenses they announced...	George Kalemanis	Sep 15, 2008
Re: The two lenses they announced...	rrcphoto	Sep 15, 2008
Re: The two lenses they announced...	dotborg	Sep 15, 2008
Not quite my brother...	Poss	Sep 16, 2008
Re: The two lenses they announced...	bronxbombers	Sep 15, 2008
Re: The two lenses they announced...	dotborg	Sep 16, 2008
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Re: Is Zeiss better than Canon L?	MaxFX	Sep 15, 2008
Re: Is Zeiss better than Canon L?	Mark K	Sep 15, 2008
No offense to anyone, but...	Waldo Nell	Sep 15, 2008
Re: No offense to anyone, but...	rrcphoto	Sep 15, 2008
Re: No offense to anyone, but...	Scales USA	Sep 15, 2008
Re: No offense to anyone, but...	rrcphoto	Sep 15, 2008
www.photozone.de	BusyBeingBorn	Sep 15, 2008
Re: No offense to anyone, but...	WShotton	Sep 15, 2008
MTF ist not all	Volker Hett	Sep 15, 2008
Yes (nt)	Volker Hett	Sep 15, 2008
But at their best...	dennis paterson	Sep 15, 2008
Re: Is Zeiss better than Canon L?	pierrep	Sep 15, 2008
Re: Is Zeiss better than Canon L?	rrcphoto	Sep 15, 2008
Re: Is Zeiss better than Canon L?	snow14	Sep 15, 2008
Canon L wide angles are pathetic	wkay	Sep 15, 2008
Whats wrong with all you canon guys?	ianz28	Sep 15, 2008
Re: Whats wrong with all you canon guys?	wkay	Sep 15, 2008
Re: Whats wrong with all you canon guys?	T3	Sep 16, 2008
Easy answer	Hush M	Sep 15, 2008
Consistency...	lassic	Sep 15, 2008
Re: Consistency...	lassic	Sep 15, 2008
Re: Is Zeiss better than Canon L?	wayne	Sep 16, 2008
Re: Is Zeiss better than Canon L?	65tigershark	Sep 16, 2008
Between 17 and 21 they are	Ben_Egbert	Sep 16, 2008
Zeiss lenses are MF, right?	JAM	Sep 16, 2008
Re: Zeiss lenses are MF, right?	David J. Littleboy	Sep 16, 2008
The ZE 85/1.4 fills a niche...	David J. Littleboy	Sep 16, 2008
Re: The ZE 85/1.4 fills a niche...	65tigershark	Sep 16, 2008
Re: The ZE 85/1.4 fills a niche...	ianz28	Sep 16, 2008
Again, weight, bulk. price = no sale	David J. Littleboy	Sep 24, 2008
The macro Zeiss is not bad also (pic)	pierrep	Sep 16, 2008
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Yes N/T	johnvr1	Sep 16, 2008
"L" means "Luxury" which has little if anything to do with image quality.	Kabe Luna	Sep 16, 2008
Re: Is Zeiss better than Canon L?	PaulCowan	Sep 16, 2008
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Re: Is Zeiss better than Canon L?	kkkkkk	Sep 19, 2008
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Re: Is Zeiss better than Canon L?	GeoffreyH	Sep 19, 2008
Re: Is Zeiss better than Canon L?	florinda	Sep 23, 2008

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