Tag Archives: Carl Zeiss

New: Prime Circle XT-F cine-style lenses with Nikon F-Mount by LockCircle

By [NR] admin | Published: February 6, 2013

LockCircle announced a new set of Prime Circle XT-F cine-style lenses with Nikon F-mount based on the Zeiss ZF.2 product line. Here are the Prime-Circle XT-F lens highlights:

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Zeiss Apo Sonnar T* 2/135 lens ZF.2 lens now available for pre-order

By [NR] admin | Published: January 10, 2013

The Zeiss 135mm f/2.0 Apo-Sonnar ZF.2 lens (F-mount) that was announced during Photokina is now available for pre-order. The expected availability is February 28, 2013. Detailed specifications of the lens can be found here. The Zeiss Distagon T* 15mm f/2.8 ZF.2 lens is currently in stock.

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How sharp is the new Zeiss Distagon 55mm f/1.4 ZF.2 lens? (comparison)

By [NR] admin | Published: December 6, 2012

During the Photokina show this year Zeiss released a new Distagon 55mm f/1.4 lens designed specifically for high resolution, full frame DSLR cameras (with resolution over 30MP). Michael van Kraalingen, who visited the show, was able to take some comparison snapshots between the Zeiss Distagon 55mm f/1.4 ZF.2 (expected price around $4000), Zeiss Planar 50mm F/1.4 ZF.2 ($725) and Nikon […]

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Sample images from the new Zeiss Distagon 55mm f/1.4 lens

By [NR] admin | Published: November 2, 2012

The guys from PCH were able to snap few images with the new Zeiss Distagon 55mm f/1.4 lens attached to a Nikon D800E during the 2012 Photokina show. The new high-end lens from Zeiss is specially designed for high resolution (over 30MP) full frame DSLR cameras like the Nikon D800 and D800E. Shipping is expected to start […]

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Photokina: new third party products for Nikon DSLR cameras

By [NR] admin | Published: September 20, 2012

Zeiss announced a new high-end DSLR lens product line specially designed for high resolution, full frame DSLR cameras (with resolution more than 30MP, like the Nikon D800, D800E). Lensbaby announced a new selective focus lens called Spark ($79.95).

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Two new lenses with Nikon F mount: Zeiss Apo Sonnar T* 2/135 and Samyang T-S 24mm 1:3.5 ED AS UMC

By [NR] admin | Published: September 7, 2012

Two new lenses with Nikon F mount got announced today: Zeiss Apo Sonnar T* 2/135 Samyang T-S 24mm 1:3.5 ED AS UMC

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New for Photokina: Zeiss Distagon T* 55mm f/1.4 ZF.2 lens

By [NR] admin | Published: September 6, 2012

Zeiss will announce a new Distagon 55mm f/1.4 ZF.2 lens (Nikon mount) at Photokina. The lens will be available for sale in the second half of 2013. Zeiss already has two 50mm lenses in their lineup: Planar T* 50mm F/1.4 ZF.2 and Makro-Planar T* 50mm f/2 ZF.2 (check this comparison of seven 50mm prime lenses for Nikon F-mount). The company also announced plans to produce lenses […]

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