Category Archives: Zeiss

Carl Zeiss: revenue tops 4 billion EUR mark for very first time

By PR admin | Published: December 14, 2011

Carl Zeiss reported a record revenue of EUR 4.237 billion for the fiscal year 2010/11:

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Zeiss cinema lenses roadmap for 2012

By PR admin | Published: December 11, 2011

Zeiss announced on Facebook and Twitter their plans for new cinelenses for 2012: new compact, lightweight zoom and prime CP.2 lenses plus a new line of anamorphics lenses. More details about those lenses will be revealed at NAB 2012. More information available at FDTimes articles (PDF file, coverage starts at page 16):

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Zeiss has no plans for a digital rangefinder camera

By PR admin | Published: November 29, 2011

We have not heard any updates on the rumored digital rangefinder from Zeiss in a while. Recently Zeissrumors published this email where a company representative clearly states that there are no plans for a new camera in the near future: “Thank you for your inquiry to Carl Zeiss. As a specialist for high performance lenses, we will continue […]

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Some more pictures from the PDN PhotoPlus show

By PR admin | Published: November 6, 2011

In addition to the PDN report (see also this Nikon related post), here are some additional images from the show’s floor. What’s inside the Panasonic GH2:

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Carl Zeiss presents the Distagon T* 2/25 ZE and ZF.2

By PR admin | Published: October 27, 2011

The previously rumored Carl Zeiss Distagon T* 2/25 lens is now official ($1,699.00). Full press release and samples:

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Rumor: also a new Zeiss Distagon 16mm f/2.8 lens

By PR admin | Published: October 7, 2011

In addition to the rumored Zeiss Distagon 25mm f/2.0 lens, there could be a second new Zeiss Distagon 16mm f/2.8 lens: “Oh, by the way, for those who’s interested in astrophotography and ultra-wide angle, Zeiss will be releasing a 15mm/2.8 soon, and it will be available in both ZE and ZF mount, for more details, please wait […]

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Rumor: New Zeiss Distagon 25mm f/2.0 lens coming in October

By PR admin | Published: October 5, 2011

According to this FM forum post, Carl Zeiss will be releasing a new Distagon 25mm f/2.0 lens this month: “Yes, I have an idea about the new 25. It will be announced in October, so keep an eye for the Zeiss website. And if everything goes well, delivery of the first production batch will be in […]

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This is the Carl Zeiss 24/1.8 NEX lens

By PR admin | Published: August 23, 2011

Just few hours before the announcement – this is the new Carl Zeiss 24/1.8 NEX lens:

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Quick weekend links

By PR admin | Published: July 3, 2011

Fuji and Sony are on a acquisition spree to boost returns. What a 268-Megapixel sensor looks like. Many users are not happy with the new Final Cut Pro X. Nokia claims its new N9 is ‘the fastest image-capturing phone’ yet. The optics are provided by Carl Zeiss. Wireless follow focus is here:

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Zeiss not happy about babyPrimes lenses

By PR admin | Published: June 15, 2011

Update: it seems that Kelvinkamera is in even deeper troubles since (elegantly) is using photographs on their website without permission. The owner of the photograph happened to be a PhotoRumors reader. A week ago Kelvinkamera announced their own line of Zeiss babyPrime lenses. Those are regular Zeiss lenses with a custom made housing for aperture and focusing […]

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