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Rumroed to be 25mm 2.0 and 85mm 1.8!!!!
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Rumroed to be 25mm 2.0 and 85mm 1.8!!!!
Zapirian
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That 85mm F1.8 could be a killer lens. Think it's one of the gaps in the current FE line up that need filled!
Pieterbaan
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But don't forget the price of the blue label on it! It won't be a cheap lens...
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ttan98
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Each one will cost in excess of $1,000? Then forget about it.
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Oh, snap! Is the lack of long telephoto lenses the only gripe we can have now with Sony ? 
Zapirian
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True, will be interesting to see how it compares to the SEL90M28G. If that would give me macro and a good portrait lens it might be more alluring than the blue badge.
npires
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Just looked at it the 85mm F1.8 also has OSS! Something the FE55 F1.8 doesn't have? This would be a very good low light lens ...
Zapirian
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"The innovative OLED display shows the distance of the focal plane from the camera system and the depth of fields, therefore ideally supporting creative image composition. For the demanding photographer, the OLED display is an absolute highlight – an innovation that is currently unparalleled in camera lenses."
Interesting or not?
Interesting or not?
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They need to write an app to update the screen with the average used lens (or body) price so that certain people can enjoy their re-sale value paranoia in real-time.
On one hand I'm happy to see a bit of innovation regarding how lenses display information. A digital DOF scale could allow, for example, users to customise the scale to their own tolerance. Although perhaps displaying it on the camera's body would be a better idea (like the S2 007).
But on the other, an OLED screen of this kind is something that's been tried before, on the Leica S2, and I believe it didn't stick : I think the latest type 007 uses another kind of display technology. Wouldn't such OLED displays be susceptible to degradation over time, especially since, I believe, they're driven pretty hard to reach a luminance good enough for outdoor use ? Or just be a bit hard to see in direct sunlight ?
But on the other, an OLED screen of this kind is something that's been tried before, on the Leica S2, and I believe it didn't stick : I think the latest type 007 uses another kind of display technology. Wouldn't such OLED displays be susceptible to degradation over time, especially since, I believe, they're driven pretty hard to reach a luminance good enough for outdoor use ? Or just be a bit hard to see in direct sunlight ?
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lorenzo190447
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Very well!!! so I am going to cancel my order for the 28/2 and get the 25/2!
ttan98
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There are very good to excellent ff lenses that wouldn't cost an arm and a leg, eg canon 85mm f1.8, new aud$430 s/h aud$320.
If you can afford and willing to pay $1000 for a prime lens be my guest no one is stopping. I wouldn't.
seachicken2000
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Very well played Zeiss IMO.
If there's 2 focal lengths I'd love to see in the system it's these 2, especially at the level of quality these undoubtedly will be.
If there's 2 focal lengths I'd love to see in the system it's these 2, especially at the level of quality these undoubtedly will be.
biza43
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Zeiss lenses always were, are, and will always be, expensive. No point in complaining about that, it's an historical fact.
Sure the Canon is cheaper, I used it in my Canon EOS film days, it is a good lens, but is also a very old design, and it shows: poor performance wide open, lots of CA, and so on.
I have no doubts that the new Zeiss 85 1.8 is more robust, and performs a lot better.
biza43
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This seems to point to a wide angle 25mm Loxia, perhaps. Unless they go for 21mm, or even 18mm.
What I find interesting is that historically, Zeiss always goes for 25mm instead of 24mm, any one knows why?
I have no interest in AF for a wide angle, so I will wait for the Loxia. In the meantime, I am quite happy as well with my old Nikkor 24 2.8 AIS, nice "surrogate".
What I find interesting is that historically, Zeiss always goes for 25mm instead of 24mm, any one knows why?
I have no interest in AF for a wide angle, so I will wait for the Loxia. In the meantime, I am quite happy as well with my old Nikkor 24 2.8 AIS, nice "surrogate".
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They can always buy into the other more affordable mirrorless full frame camera system.
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