What you see here is the first image of the Zeiss Otus 50mm f/1.4 lens (preorders open here soon). This is the RF mount version, and as you know E-mount version will be available too. It’s definitely going to be manual focus only and I speculate the price will be around $4,000 like the original OTUS DSLR lens series.
Announcement will happen on February 25 at 13:00 London time!
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Thanks to the tipster ;)
Zeiss just posted this teaser image for the new Full Frame E-mount lens series that will be announced on February 25. You can see the aperture and focus ring. I strongly suspect those lenses are manual focus only.
One new source shared some more additional details: Don’t know yet if he can be trusted 100% but I got the feeling he might be telling me the truth ;)
The new Zeiss Foto lenses are going to be f 1.4
The focal lengths are going to be different to the old Otus lenses. Especially the short focal lengths are going to be significantly smaller and less heavy. Among the first releases is Sony e-mount, that’s already certain but other mounts are possible and talks with camera manufacturers are ongoing.
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Zeiss posted a second teaser for an announcement happening on February 25. Like I told you last week I am near certain we are getting a newly designed OTUS series for Full Frame mirrorless system cameras. This will include certainly the E-mount :)
The original OTUS series for DSLR cameras had four lenses:
It is possible that Zeiss will keep the same basic specifications but make the lenses much more compact.
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This is a new info about the Sony 16mm f/1.8
It’s an Amazing lens, impressive image quality for a G lens.
Lighter than the 20mm and 5mm shorter than the 20mm, so it’s really small and light weight.
Coma could have been better and if you a Astro nerd corners could have been a bit better,
but in general it’s super impressive for its size and weight.
This lens is offered at a price of 999 euros and in my opinion could be a real bestseller!
Rumor recap: On February 26 at 3pm London time Sony will announce these two new lenses:
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ZEISS IS BACK!!!!
Six years ago, Zeiss announced the last ‘photo-orientated’ lens…it was this massive $4,000 masterpiece. After that, Zeiss only produced industrial, film and smartphone lenses. Launch of new E-mount focus lenses in the Batis and Loxia series was also discontinued.
BUT!!!
Yesterday Zeiss posted this official teaser on Instagram:
The picture was taken with the Zeiss Otus 85mm f/1.4 and is already a strong indication of the introduction of a new photo lens.
And today a source told me this:
Half a year ago, a guy I know who works for Zeiss in PR (and was also involved in marketing for the unfortunately failed ZX1) told me Zeiss is bringing out new lenses in a few months. Now if you look at zeiss imaging on instagram they are teasing something with an owl, so I guess it might be something Otus line related. May guess is an Otus line for mirrorless cameras as E-Mount and the like.
What will Zeiss announce at the CP+ show?
I don’t have 100% proof yet, but my guess is that Zeiss will indeed announce a new series of Otus lenses for full-frame mirrorless systems. The ‘Otus’ brand stands for the premium line of Zeiss lenses that offer the maximum image quality achievable. My speculations are:
My take:
It is very good news for the entire industry that Zeiss is back! Such a name has too much history to have disappeared from the photographic market forever. It also means that the company now sees the market as ‘safe’ enough to develop and launch new lenses without the risk of failing to sell. I also think that introducing a new ‘Otus’ range makes more sense than introducing new, more affordable Milvus, Batis, Loxia and Touit lenses. Highest quality is what we expect from Zeiss and enough people will be willing to pay the high price to get the typical Zeiss look. What do you think about it? What do you hope to get? And is your kidney ready to say goodbye to you? :)
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Image on top shows the “old” Sigma 800mm f/5.6 lens
Last week a Weibo source, reported that Sigma might announce a new 800mm f/6.3 full-frame E/L mount lens at the CP+ show.
Today, a trusted source told me that it is very likely that this rumor could turn out to be true. Sigma has invited a number of influencers to a special event in Japan. So there will definitely be a big announcement before the CP+ show!
So it looks more likely than ever that by end of this month we will have two 800mm FE lenses, the Sony 400-800mm f/6.3-8.0 and the Sigma 800mm f/6.3.
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another leaked piece of image showing the 400-800mm zoom range
I am in touch with some testers of the new Sony 400-800mm G lens. They have mixed feelings on this lens. Basically you don’t hate it nor love it. They like the focal range but the lens is a bit on the heavy side (2,5kg) and not super sharp. But this was to be expected from a G lens. I guess this is a lens made for a certain niche, and they will probably like the lens for what it is.
The feedback on the new Sony 16mm f/1.8 G is very positive. This lens is more compact, lighter, with faster autofocus and better image quality than the only competing lens on the market (available here).
Both lenses will be announced on Feb 26 while more new gear COULD be announced in late March-early April!
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