Category: zeiss
Sports Illustrated’s Rare 1000mm Zeiss Lens Used at the World Series Could Be Yours for $30,000
If you’ve ever dreamed of working for Sports Illustrated and photographing the MLB World Series, keep dreaming; it’s not likely to happen. But, a lens currently on sale over at eBay will make a small part of your dream come true. The rare Carl Zeiss 1000mm f/5.6 Mirotar lens has been used solely by SI […]
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Zeiss Announces iPhone Lenses for ExoLens
When I reviewed the ExoLens for iPhone 6 last year, my chief complaint was the poor image quality when using the lenses kitted with the ExoLens frame. That problem may be solved now that Zeiss has jumped into the lens game with ExoLens with a lens kit that includes the Mutar 0.6x wide angle, Mutar 2x telephoto, […]
The History and Science of Lenses; Or Why Lenses Aren’t Named Anymore
Despite being as important as the camera body, lenses seem to get less attention. Sure some extremely large or expensive lenses are mentioned every once in a while, but looking back how much do you really know about lenses? Not that much I assume, but you probably know who invented the first camera and at […]
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Zeiss Otus 28mm f/1.4 Lens Hands-On
The Zeiss Otus 28mm f/1.4 lens is the showstopper lens at PhotoPlus 2015.This is probably the best wide angle lens that you can buy. Of course, there’s no official price tag on it yet but you can probably expect it to be in the $4,000 to $5,000 range, along with its Otus 55mm f/1.4 and the […]
Zeiss Otus 28mm f/1.4 Lens Unveiled
The Zeiss Otus 28mm f/1.4 lens is the latest in the high-end line and accompanies the Otus 55mm f/1.4 and the Otus 85mm f/1.4. Zeiss refers to the new Otus 28mm f/1.4 lens as “purely and simply the world’s best wide-angle lens.” It features an all-metal lens barrel and a large rotation angle for the […]
Zeiss Loxia 21mm f/2.8 Lens Unveiled for Sony A7 Series
Zeiss has introduced a new wide-angle full frame lens for Sony E-mount cameras – the Zeiss Loxia 21mm f/2.8. Zeiss Loxia lenses were specifically designed for the Sony A7 camera series and this latest lens looks to be a solid compact option for wide-angle shooting. Zeiss Loxia 21mm f/2.8 Lens Tech Specs Focal length 21 […]
Zeiss Unveils Milvus Lens Line for Canon & Nikon DSLRs
Zeiss has announced a collection of 6 lenses in its new Milvus line for Canon (ZE) and Nikon (ZF.2) mount cameras. The new lenses consist of the following: Zeiss Milvus 21mm f/2.8 Zeiss Milvus 35mm f/2 Zeiss Milvus 50mm f/1.4 Zeiss Milvus 85mm f/1.4 Zeiss Milvus 50mm f/2 Macro Zeiss Milvus 100mm f/2 Macro The lenses are manual focus […]
The new Zeiss Milvus lenses target high-resolution Canon and Nikon DSLRs
Zeiss has launched its new line of full frame primes for Canon and Nikon DSLRs, called Milvus, with no less than six new lenses being announced today. Using an adapter, the Milvus lenses can also be used with Sony’s α7 mirrorless system. The lenses’ high contrast rendition, uniform color characteristics and low level of stray […]
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