Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2010/04/17
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]> On Apr 17, 2010 at 04:44 AM -0400, Mark Rabiner wrote: >> Giving Leica C a run for their money. These are full frame and gorgeous. >> $21,000,000 for the set. >> And only 3 grand each USD. > > As far as I know, these primes are essentially the ZF/ZE/ZK primes rebuilt > in different housings. I'm sure there is additional quality control to > insure optimal assembly as well. > > I'm sure you could adapt it to R, but why not just buy a ZF for a fraction > of the price if you don't need the cine style housing? > > 2nd question on this page: > <http://www.zeiss.de/c125756900453232/Contents-Frame/b984d96f381f07fbc12575820 > 044c5d7> > Becaue these represent a true Zeiss option. The ZF lenses are a cheap option with a Zeiss logo but awful ergonomics, look and feel. They appear to be Tamrons. I don't need of course a cine housing but it might be interesting to work with. Its too new to tell. The point of the lenses line is to not offer Leica users a lower piece point or to pawn of cheaply made clunky glass as Zeiss to Canon Nikon users. The point of the lens is they are made by Zeiss. And of course they are mainly directed at video and movie people but it appears also at stills people. That's me. And as video is incorporated into more and more still cameras the line between a stills job and video job will get blurred. They'll want you to bring back some video footages as well. [Rabs] Mark William Rabiner