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Subject: [Leica] OT: Zeiss for Fuji
From: john at mcmaster.co.nz (John McMaster)
Date: Thu, 9 May 2013 04:46:58 +0000
References: <9802D517-8EF0-490A-9408-671E147F9491@frozenlight.eu> <CAH1UNJ1hmopGou3n83883KCdj+pRxXk1eTg068tM6e8pmjUOEg@mail.gmail.com> <5E43105A-9D5E-4B46-AB7B-4FE9FC90F212@frozenlight.eu>, <CAH1UNJ3gVUSUX3mz+VAG8cQYkHCuuYes+YKdWQ4RhVfcqdBu0g@mail.gmail.com>

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
>> 
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>> 
>> 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
>>>> 
>>>> 
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Replies: Reply from jayanand at gmail.com (Jayanand Govindaraj) ([Leica] OT: Zeiss for Fuji)
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