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Dear Gentlemen,
the Interfit SXT3200 3 Head Tungsten kit is not a “strobe kit”, as you state, but a continuous light kit. As such the heads do not “fire” as you state, but are always on: the modelling light you invented are therefore non existing.
The inability to separate flash light from continuous light makes me think the author does not know much about lighting, and makes me doubt also of the knowledge about photography in general.
The Interfit site clearly distinguishes flash light and continuous light of various kinds. I think it's the biggest flaw I ever read on a photographic site.
Rob P: 82mm filter thread on a 55mm f/1.4 lens? Ouch. How big is that beast?
I think Zeiss decided for a retrofocus design because it's the only way to feed the sensor with information coming trough a perpendicular path, without making strange effects in the corners. That's something Zeiss has done before. I remember the Contax wides of film times: Zeiss lenses were monumental, while we Canon and Nikon users used to carry our wides in our pockets. Well, 30 years after that my friend viedographers are happy to use adapted Contax RTS lenses for their jobs, while my old 20 and 24 Nikons are very good to keep the paper from flying away (the 28 AIs is another story). The idea of a “definitive high quality lens) for high MP SLRs, present or future, is not bad: it's the same idea behind Apo-digital lenses from Schneider and Rodenstock, and studio photographers bought them for critical colour work. They were not cheap, either.
Few users will buy it. Most cinemakers hire the lenses suitable for a specific job. The budget dictates the available range. Small studios own some everyday lenses (many Contax, Nikon AI, Leica R primes available) and hire the more expensive lenses for better paid jobs.
The two bigs, Canon and Nikon, are frightened by the idea of losing the DSLR/lenses holy grail. So they both introduced crap mirrorless for compact users upgrading. Boh. Compact users don't upgrade: they buy phones, that can post their images instantly. Serious photographers upgrade. I see very good times for Nex series, Fuji X and m43. The giants are giving them a strong hand.
Vadimka: Sony got pretty unlucky acquiring Minolta just few years before whole SLR business was about to turn south in favor of Mirrorless. They did not get their money worth, before they were forced to get back to R&D for mirror removal and create totally new lenses. Old Minolta expertise is not super helpful for them now, and they need more.
Hopefully rumors about Sony's interest of investment/partnership with Olympus is true. They could use some help in lens department, while Olympus could gain in sensor and OLED EVF technology. (especially since Panasonic is no longer interested in Olympus)
I believe 5N is the best camera today for MF legacy lenses, and their Cine cameras are some of the best period. Sony and Oly would be a perfect couple capable, if not killing, at least hurting Canikon business by huge margin. (especially considering how slow they have been to react to changes)
I would not be so sure that Nex mount is compatible with full frame, in mount size and flange distance respects. I think it would require lenses design so telecentric that even a supposed pancake would be huge. I think there would be no size advantage over DSLR.
Edmond Leung: More new Carl Zeiss lenses would be better. Sony should consider to cooperate with other brands, like Leica, Cooke and Angenieux.
Sorry, Angenieux has been out of business for many years, and Cooke is specialized in cine lenses, which have different characters, needs and design priorities than photo lenses. Sony could contract Zeiss to design more specialized Nex lenses, but that costs money, and, uh, it does not seem to be the right moment for Sony
Sorry. I meant Sony and Samsung shares
Where can I buy Nikon and Samsung shares?