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New Zeiss Otus 55mm f/1.4 Prime Lens – It’s No Nifty-Fifty
“…the absolute best lens in the world today.” That’s how Zeiss describes their new Otus 1.4/55, a no-compromise, medium format quality 55mm standard prime.
Read More »Zeiss Touit Lenses for Mirrorless Cameras – First Look & Sample Photos
Zeiss held an event in New York City to let the photography media get some hands-on experience with their new Touit line of mirrorless camera lenses – and I was there! As stated in our Touit lens introduction, Zeiss is launching a series of prime lenses for Sony NEX and Fujifilm X mirrorless cameras. Citing […]
Read More »Zeiss Announces Touit Prime Lenses For Sony NEX and Fujifilm X Mirrorless Cameras
Looking for more from your Fujifilm X-Pro1 or Sony NEX-6 mirrorless camera? Zeiss brings top shelf prime lens performance to Sony NEX and Fujifilm X compact camera system owners with their new “Touit” lens line.
Read More »Sony Carl Zeiss 24-70mm f/2.8 Zoom Lens – Featured User Review
Think you have to invest in a Canon or Nikon digital SLR system if you want good glass? You thought wrong. Case in point – the top shelf Carl Zeiss lenses Sony makes for their Alpha DSLR system. The Carl Zeiss 24-70mm f/2.8 zoom is a perfect example. The Carl Zeiss 24-70mm review below was […]
Read More »Carl Zeiss Announces 15mm f/2.8 Lens With Minimal Distortion
Carl Zeiss has announced a new 15mm f/2.8 wide-angle lens for full-frame pro and other serious shooters. This is not a fisheye lens. What sets the Carl Zeiss Distagon T* 2,8/15 lens apart from most other wide-angle lenses is it captures a super corrected 110-degree field of view. It’s perfect for full-frame DSLR owners who […]
Read More »New Carl Zeiss 25mm f/2.0 Lens At PhotoPlus
You probably won’t be getting one of these tasty new $1700 Zeiss 25mm f/2.0 lenses for Christmas (or Hanukah, Kwanza, Festivus or even your birthday). But you very well might be scheming to buy one for yourself. Zeiss lenses are known for snappy contrast, super accurate color and wonderful manual focus feel. They’re especially popular […]
Read More »New Carl Zeiss Photographic Accessories
Today, Carl Zeiss announced new photographic accessories to complement photographer’s work with Zeiss lenses. The UV and POL filters and a special camera strap with air cell padding for SLR cameras are expected to be available by the end of 2010. The quick and easily changable UV and POL filters feature high-quality optical glass tailored […]
Read More »Carl Zeiss Distagon T* 1.4/35 Wide-Angle Lens
Today, Carl Zeiss announced the Distagon T* 1.4/35 moderate wide-angle lens that complements the Planar T*1.4/50 and T*1.4/85 lenses. The Distagon T* 1.4/35 is a fast lens with short focal length and harmonious bokeh. It features a large focus ring for sharp pictures even at maximum aperture opening, Zeiss T*‘s anti-reflective coating, and special bokeh […]
Read More »Carl Zeiss at Photokina 2010 Tradeshow
Carl Zeiss has announced its attendance at this year’s Photokina Tradeshow in Cologne, Germany. Carl Zeiss will also announce new lenses and for the first time, accessories at the tradeshow. The “application island” at their booth in Hall 2.1 will feature the entire line of Carl Zeiss lenses, allowing consumers to touch, test and even […]
Read More »Sony announces Carl Zeiss Distagon T* 24mm f/2 SSM, DT 35mm f/1.8 SAM and 85mm f/2.8 SAM Lenses For Alpha DSLR Cameras
Today, Sony announced the Carl Zeiss Distagon T* 24mm f/2 ZA SSM (model SAL24F20Z), the DT 35mm f/1.8 SAM (model SAL35F18) and the 85mm f/2.8 SAM (model SAL85F28) lenses to its A-Mount lens line-up for Alpha DSLR cameras. The Carl Zeiss Distagon T* 24mm f/2 ZA SSM lens features built-in SSM (Super Sonic wave Motor) […]
Read More »Contax G2 35mm Rangefinder – Featured User Review
It may not be the latest and greatest as far as camera technology goes, but the Contax G2 35mm rangefinder has achieved classic film camera status. And back in the late nineties when it was introduced, it was a really big deal. Before most of us even dreamed of useable digital cameras, I coveted […]
Read More »Carl Zeiss Distagon T* 2.8/25 ZF.2 Wide-Angle Lens
Carl Zeiss announced the Distagon T* 2.8/25 wide-angle lens in a ZF.2 version for single-lens digital reflex cameras with F bayonet. The Zeiss Distagon T* 2.8/25 ZF.2 has an electronic interface (CPU) that supports all exposure modes of the camera like shutter priority, aperture priority and program mode, as well as manual mode.
Read More »Lens Correction in ADOBE Lightroom 3 and ACR 6
Adobe shows early details of Lens Correction Solution features in the upcoming release of Lightroom 3 and the Camera RAW 6 plug-in for CS5 in online video.
Read More »Carl Zeiss "Digital Culture" Photo Contest
Carl Zeiss has announced a month long photo contest which opens today and closes on January 15th, 2010. The contest is open to anyone who has made a photograph shot with a Carl Zeiss lens. Pictures can be taken with any type of camera, from an SLR to a camera phone, as long as the […]
Read More »Carl Zeiss Makro-Planar T* 2/50 ZE & Makro-Planar T* 2/100 ZE Lenses
Carl Zeiss announced two new macro lenses, the Makro-Planar T* 2/50 ZE and the Makro-Planar T* 2/100 ZE for EF-mount cameras. The macro lenses render objects in close-up on a scale of 1:2 and can create distortion-free images thanks to their extraordinary fast aperture. Now EOS camera model owners can create detailed macro images that […]
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