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New Zeiss Batis is coming
#1
https://www.instagram.com/p/BQ0Xq_2A3lX/

#2
I'm expecting a sensibly sized 135/2.8 for around 1200$. 

 

Which means I'll probably buy it. Minolta 135/2.8 is one of the lenses I use the most often.

#3
Is it the Zeiss Batis line where Tamron filed the patents on?

#4
Not officially but they have patents which are pretty much similar to the Batis line. 

#5
My bet is on a 135mm f/2.4 for 1500$

#6
I was thinking about an f/2.5 one. Smile Let's see who's going to get it right in the end. Smile

#7
Okay, why not join the betting? I would like to mention that Zeiss sometimes uses odd FL (like 25 mm, 100 mm, 180 mm) but rarely - if at all - odd apertures. So my guess is rather f/2.8 or f/2.0, but not f/2.4 or 2.5  ^_^

#8
Quote:Okay, why not join the betting? I would like to mention that Zeiss sometimes uses odd FL (like 25 mm, 100 mm, 180 mm) but rarely - if at all - odd apertures. So my guess is rather f/2.8 or f/2.0, but not f/2.4 or 2.5  ^_^
 

My Flektogon 35/2.4 would like to have a word Big Grin 

 

Btw, Zeiss uses odd focal length but the thing is, they pretty much always use those. I don't think they ever made a 24mm or a 20mm lens, except for the Sony/Zeiss 24/2 SSM. All else have been at 21/25/28mm, except a few of their zooms.
#9
Flektogon is Zeiss Jena at GDR era, yes?  Tongue I'm sorry, this era in this state was a lot of improvisation because there was always missing raw materials.

 

In Oberkochen, they went this 15 / 18 / 21 / 25 / 28 path (28 is not that exotic, but the others are) with a 16 mm fisheye, if I remember well. Btw. I didn't realize they made a 200/2 Apo Sonnar  Huh boah. At the time, my dream was a 180/2.8 Sonnar which would have cost me half a year's income  Sad

#10
Let's get the sweepstakes running. Tongue

Speaking of the "odd" aperture values: just recently we got a 85/2.4 Loxia. Not sure if that might mean anything for another product line though.

  


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