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Coming soon: Zeiss 21mm f/2.8 Loxia, Zeiss 28mm f/1.4 Otus, Fuji XF 35mm f/2 R lenses

Some new Zeiss and Fuji lenses are rumored to be announced before the PhotoPlus Expo in NYC (October 21-24): Zeiss 21mm f/2.8 Loxia FE lens to be announced on October 12th (Distagon design like the new Milvus 21mm, 11 elements in 9 groups, will ship in December) Zeiss 28mm f/1.4 Otus lens to be announced on October 14th Fuji […]

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Zeiss discontinues nine different lenses in various mounts

In case you missed my post over at NikonRumors: Cosina Japan announced the discontinuation of the following Zeiss lenses (some of them are being replaced by the new Milvus collection): Zeiss Distagon T* 3.5/18 ZF Zeiss Distagon T* 2.8/21 ZF.2, ZE Zeiss Distagon T* 2.8/25 ZF, ZS Zeiss Distagon T* 2/28 ZF Zeiss Distagon T* 2/35 ZF.2, ZE, […]

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Zeiss announces Milvus – new line of full frame, manual focus lenses for Nikon and Canon DSLR cameras

Zeiss announced six new Milvus lenses as a part of their new line of full frame primes for Nikon and Canon DSLR cameras (with manual focus). Additional information is available here. Check the US pricing at B&H and Adorama: Zeiss Milvus 21mm f/2.8 ZF.2 Zeiss Milvus 35mm f/2 ZF.2 Zeiss Milvus 50mm f/1.4 ZF.2 Zeiss Milvus 50mm f/2M ZF.2 […]

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New Zeiss Otus 24mm f/1.4 lens could be announced this week

Lloyd Chambers mentioned on his website that he is traveling to Zeiss in Oberkochen, Germany to attend a special Zeiss press event that will take place later this week: “I’ve never been to see Zeiss in Germany, and so off I go (8 Sept) to attend a special Zeiss press event later this week.” This […]

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New Zeiss Otus 24mm f/1.4 lens rumored to be announced next month

Zeiss is rumored to announce their new wide angle Otus lens (most likely 24mm f/1.4) in September of this year (via Canonrumors). Zeiss confirmed back in 2013 that they are working on a wide angle Otus model. Currently Zeiss has two Otus models: Zeiss Otus 85mm f/1.4 Apo Planar T* ($4,490) Zeiss Otus 55mm f/1.4 Distagon T* ($3,990)

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What else is new?

→ Sigma UK announced the pricing and availability of the 24-35mm f/2 DG HSM lens: £949.99 (the Canon version is already in stock in the US and Europe). → New Think Tank Photo “Roller Flair” bag announced. → Lomography got a new Lomo’Instant Kyoto edition camera kit that includes 3 lens attachments (fisheye, close-up and portrait). → Sony […]

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What else is new?

→ Price drop: the Pentax K-3 II DSLR camera is now $935.24 (the K-3 is $749). → Expires today: $300 off on the Sony a7 mirrorless camera. → The Sony RX100 MIV camera is now shipping and is currently in stock. The camera manual can be downloaded here. → The Panasonic Lumix CM1 camera and smartphone with […]

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