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Certainly an interesting lens, although thankfully I don't need or want another manual focus Zeiss 50(ish)!

 

And why 55mm anyway? I do note that 55mm was perhaps more popular in the past than it is now.

 

I'm perhaps a bit confused, how does this fit in with the other

announcement not long ago they were looking at a new 135mm f/2 too? I

have a vague recollection it was suspected they repackaged a medium

format lens for use on full frame to get better corner performance.

 

Edit: to answer myself, it looks like the 135mm f/2 APO is about ready for purchase. Hopefully the APO designation is not use lightly by Zeiss unlike other lower cost manufacturers, in which case that would be a serious contender to replace the 135L for me. Haven't found any free detailed (p)reviews yet.

The Zeiss 135mm f2 is already out in the wild, but low production numbers will mean that first the pre-orders will be filled.

 

The lens still shows some LoCA at f2 and f2.5/8, but quite a bit lower than for instance the 135mm L you mention.

As for a "preview":

http://zeissimages.com/showreplies.php?qid=950