Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2013/05/08
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I thought those lenses were manufactured by Sony under license from Zeiss. They make only MF offerings for Nikon/Canon, that I know. Cheers Jayanand On Thu, May 9, 2013 at 10:16 AM, John McMaster <john at mcmaster.co.nz> wrote: > They have made AF lenses for the Sony DSLR range for a few years > > John > > On 9/05/2013, at 4:44 PM, "Jayanand Govindaraj" <jayanand at gmail.com> > wrote: > > > Zeiss has totally reinvented itself as a premium lens maker for other > > systems. It was only a matter of time before AF entered the mix, > especially > > for the CSC market where I doubt they can even make a single sale without > > it. > > Cheers > > Jayanand > > > > > > On Thu, May 9, 2013 at 10:11 AM, Nathan Wajsman <photo at frozenlight.eu > >wrote: > > > >> I find this interesting mainly because it is the first case of a > high-end > >> lens maker making AF lenses for a new system like Fuji X. It certainly > >> shows a level of commitment to the system. > >> > >> Cheers, > >> Nathan > >> > >> Nathan Wajsman > >> Alicante, Spain > >> http://www.frozenlight.eu > >> http://www.greatpix.eu > >> PICTURE OF THE WEEK: http://www.fotocycle.dk/paws > >> Blog: http://nathansmusings.wordpress.com/ > >> > >> YNWA > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> On May 9, 2013, at 5:48 AM, Jayanand Govindaraj wrote: > >> > >>> Brilliant - that 12mm looks tempting! Though I must confess that Fuji > >>> lenses are probably just as good and cost a fraction of what the Zeiss > >> will > >>> cost.... > >>> Cheers > >>> Jayanand > >>> > >>> > >>> On Thu, May 9, 2013 at 1:09 AM, Nathan Wajsman <photo at > >>> frozenlight.eu> > >> wrote: > >>> > >>>> Interesting, I did not realize that the lenses made by Zeiss for the > >> Fuji > >>>> X system were autofocus: > >>>> > >>>> http://blogs.zeiss.com/photo/en/?p=3542 > >>>> > >>>> Cheers, > >>>> Nathan > >>>> > >>>> Nathan Wajsman > >>>> Alicante, Spain > >>>> http://www.frozenlight.eu > >>>> http://www.greatpix.eu > >>>> PICTURE OF THE WEEK: http://www.fotocycle.dk/paws > >>>> Blog: http://nathansmusings.wordpress.com/ > >>>> > >>>> YNWA > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> _______________________________________________ > >>>> Leica Users Group. > >>>> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > >>>> > >>> > >>> _______________________________________________ > >>> Leica Users Group. > >>> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > >>> > >> > >> > >> _______________________________________________ > >> Leica Users Group. > >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > >> > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Leica Users Group. > > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > This e-mail was checked for spam by the freeware edition of CleanMail. > > The freeware edition is restricted to personal and non-commercial use. > > You can remove this notice by purchasing a commercial license: > > http://antispam.byteplant.com/products/cleanmail/index.html > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >