plea to Sony/Zeiss

I actually got David from Leitax converted my Pentax A 50/1.2 to alpha mount. The process is reversible, but you have to cut off/remove the aperture arm to prevent it from hitting the mirror box. Nonetheless, with the ability to adapt ZF/ZF.2 now, IMO, Sony actually has more advantage than Canikon. Canon people have been playing with Alternative glass for years (admittedly less costly via adapter, but more trouble with mirror shaving), so I don't see why we can't do the same thing with Sony. We can actually have SSS as well.

edwardkaraa wrote: I wasn't aware the ZK were adaptable to the A mount. Thanks for the advice, I will check it out. Better hurry up as the ZK will be discontinued

Oops, sorry, that was typo. I am not aware of a K-mount to A-mount adapter. I meant to say the ZS (M42) line of Zeiss lenses. I see now that Zeiss has only the 25mm, 35mm, and 50mm in the ZS line and not the wide angles (18mm and 21mm).


Edited by Vivec - 22 September 2010 at 19:35

edwardkaraa wrote: Too late for that: http://www.zeiss.com/C1256A770030BCE0/WebViewTopNewsAllE/8E06D1CFA00E171BC12577A600262035?OpenDocument Carl Zeiss say they will concentrate on ZE/ZF.2 only with more lenses in the pipeline. ZK will be discontinued soon. My next dilemma is going to be whether to go Canon or Nikon. Goodbye Sony.

I feel your pain as I love Zeiss too: however, don't forget that on Sony you have autofocus and image stabilized Zeiss primes:
- 135mm F1.8 (world-class)
- 85mm F1.4 (I own this one and use it all the time in studio)
- 24mm F2 (with SSM)

That is actually a very pretty lineup. I played recently with a Nikon D700 and a Zeiss 85mm F1.4 in the studio, but doing manual focus is honestly not great even with a disciplined model. My A900 with the autofocus Zeiss is much more quick and pleasant to work with.

I feel we sometimes forget about AF and SSS but both are really great to have. Zeiss wise, I guess Sony should bring out:
- 18mm F4 (or 20mm)
- 35mm F2 (I would get this one in a snap!)
- 50mm F2

but we do already have excellent (!) Sony and Minolta alternatives in these focal lengths. If you really want a Zeiss in those focal lenghts, you could get a ZK (edit: should be ZS!) with adapter and it would be exactly like using a ZE/ZF lens on a Canon or Nikon but with SSS

Edited by Vivec - 22 September 2010 at 19:34

edwardkaraa wrote: My next dilemma is going to be whether to go Canon or Nikon. Goodbye Sony.

NEX?

I do hope by the end of the show they will surprise us with another Zeiss announcement, or at least a prototype of NEX-7. Otherwise, for now, 2011 seems to be boring on Sony camp.

So Photokina started already. No Zeiss telephoto. No Zeiss manual focus lenses for alpha announced. Nothing exciting at all.

a 50/1.2 would be a beautiful addition to my lineup - I have been eyeing the Rokkor mod - but a Zeiss MF would be great.