Mistral75 On Facebook and Instagram too. The 'owlish' pun ("Get ready for some owlsome news!"), the lens used (Zeiss Otus 85mm f/1.4) and the bird in the picture (a scops owl, Otus scops in Latin) all suggest that a new Otus lens is about to be announced.
me Maybe new Otuses for mirrorless cameras. I'd hope for a new Batis but "Owl" suggests something "big eyed".
me https://photorumors.com/2025/02/19/the-first-two-zeiss-otus-ml-mirrorless-lense-leaked-online/ Hmmh, so manual focus. And I wonder about the demand for 50mm lenses out there ...
Rover In these days, Manual focus + Otus level pricing = DOA? Or at least ultra niche, which is not a recipe for good sales, and thus income...
me Rover wrote In these days, Manual focus + Otus level pricing = DOA? Or at least ultra niche, which is not a recipe for good sales, and thus income... I wonder whether these lenses are really Zeiss designed [video=youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PAF2k687WyQ[/video]
Rover And why not? Granted, they're probably manufactured by Cosina again, but... if it is so, this is not their greatest problem anyway. 😃
Westcountry Rover wrote In these days, Manual focus + Otus level pricing = DOA? Or at least ultra niche, which is not a recipe for good sales, and thus income... Your predictions seem to be borne out by reality... https://www.sonyalpharumors.com/curiosity-i-have-made-zero-pre-orders-for-the-zeiss-otus-lenses-through-my-affiliate-links-whats-going-on-with-them/
Rover Meh, one doesn't have to be an expert at reading tea leaves to predict this. In other news, OL has gone exactly two years without any MFT reviews, as of today.
me Westcountry wrote Rover wrote In these days, Manual focus + Otus level pricing = DOA? Or at least ultra niche, which is not a recipe for good sales, and thus income... Your predictions seem to be borne out by reality... https://www.sonyalpharumors.com/curiosity-i-have-made-zero-pre-orders-for-the-zeiss-otus-lenses-through-my-affiliate-links-whats-going-on-with-them/ Do you think Zeiss Otus buyers are consulting SonyAlphaRumors? ;-)) Rover wrote Meh, one doesn't have to be an expert at reading tea leaves to predict this. In other news, OL has gone exactly two years without any MFT reviews, as of today. It doesn't make sense to continue testing @16mp ... nor does it make sense to restart at 20mp - it's not enough of gap ... nor does it make sense to use 26mp because there are so few users with these cameras ...
joachim When looking at the sample images provided on various review sites, there is a certain Zeiss look to the images. Whether this look justifies the cost, everyone needs to decide by themselves.
