Monday, June 3, 2013
Sticker shock
Not only sticker shock, but unavailability for the more popular four thirds market make these pricey lenses DOA. In a world increasingly dominated with Iphones what are they thinking? Of course potting a lens that costs a thousand dollars on a three hundred dollar camera makes no sense as far as the four thirds system is concerned but although Fuji X system ree great retro style cameras, they are very pricey and are also not selling very well. Nevertheless it's nice to see designers at work and companies willing to put out these products.
Zeiss has just amade it known that its first two Touit lenses for mirrorless
cameras are now available for sale. The 12mm F2.8 wideangle has been
designed according to the 'Distagon optical concept', and has an RRP of
€920 / US$1,250 excluding VAT. Meanwhile the Planar-type 32mm F1.8
normal lens will cost €670 / US$900 excluding VAT. The lenses will be
available to fit Sony NEX and Fujifilm X-system cameras, and include
autofocus but lack optical stabilisation. The X-mount versions also
feature aperture rings with 1/3 stop detents. The next model in the
line, a 50mm F2.8 Macro, is expected to appear at the end of the year.
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