Curiosity: Zeiss says the new OTUS lenses do not rely on digital lens corrections

The Otus 1.4/55 (ZF2. mount) is next to the Otus 1.4/50 (E mount) on the right. There is a huge difference in size, and the weight also differs by about 300g (via DC.watch)

PetaPixel had a chat with Zeiss manager and he said this about the lens design:

“With the Otus way, we are not relying on any of those. That’s part of the design goal. Of course, the modern cameras nowadays, they do some kind of in-camera correction for distortion and colors. Sometimes they also make the lens appear sharper than it actually is.
In one way, it’s fair. If it makes the job of the photographer easier, that’s fine. But when we design the design intention and also the goal we want to achieve, what we want to preserve with Otus and the new Otus ML family is that we do not need to rely on those corrections.”

Also the lens has no focus-by-wire like most lenses produced in these days. according to Zeiss this has been done to provide photographers witc onsistent, precise control over their images.

Zeiss 50mm f/1.4 at BHphoto. Adorama. FotoErhardt. Fotokoch. Calumet. WexUK.
Zeiss 85mm f/1.4 at BHphoto. Adorama. FotoErhardt. Fotokoch. Calumet. WexUK.