Zeiss are [finally] releasing Canon EF mount versions of their Z series manual focus 35mm/digital SLR lenses! First out will be the Planar T* f/1.4 50mm (SRP of 579 euros) and the Planar T* f/1.4 85mm (SRP of 999 euros (both prices include 19% German VAT)). From the current "issue" of Carl Zeiss Camera Lens [...]

The title pretty much says it all! More info: Web page, PDF data sheet, and PDF user manual.

Zeiss are blasting out a huge range of new manual focus lenses: Leica M mount Distagon T* 18mm f/4 C Biogon T* 21mm f/4.5 Nikon F mount ZF Distagon T* 35mm f/2 ZF Makro-Planar 50mm f/2 ZF Makro-Planar 100mm f/2 ZF Distagon T* 25mm f/2.8 Hasselblad CF mount (appear to be vintage-look versions of the [...]

Carl Zeiss AG Press Release: Oberkochen, August 15, 2006. The Zeiss Ikon SW is the 35mm precision camera for uncompromising superwide photographers. Its lens mount takes any lens with M bayonet, in particular the ZEISS high performance superwide-angle lenses Distagon T* 2,8/15mm ZM and the Biogon T* types from the ZEISS ZM range. An accessory [...]

Apparently Zeiss’ Biogon T* 2.8/25 ZM lens for Leica M is ludicrous in at least one department. From issue 24 of Zeiss Camera Lens News, released today: "The result was a whopping 400 lp/mm on film, recorded with the Biogon 25 at f/4 in the center of the image. This value, 400 lp/mm, corresponds to [...]

Some updates on the new ZF Nikon F mount SLR lenses from issue 24 of Zeiss Camera Lens News, released today: "The best we had ever achieved before with any SLR lenses was 250 lp/mm. "The new Planar T* 1.4/85 ZF achieved that same resolution at f/5.6, and even down to f/2. "The new Planar [...]

Rob Galbraith asked 20 questions of Kornelius J. Mueller, Marketing Manager of Zeiss’ camera lens division, about the new ZF (Nikon F mount) and ZS (M42 screw mount) SLR lenses. Read the interview here.

Zeiss announced their new range of ZF lenses a day early in issue 23/Jan 2006 of Camera Lens News. Highlights: As previously hinted, they will indeed be in Nikon F mounts. They will all be primes. Announced are a 50mm Planar T* (7 elements in 6 groups) and an 85mm T* Planar (6 elements in [...]

Zeiss’ Camera/Cine Lenses page says that they’re releasing new lenses for SLRs (see previous posts 1 and 2). After a few hints over the last few weeks, it now says, "The solution will be revealed on 01/18/06. Until then, you will find out a little more each week from our images.". So far, they’ve said [...]

Zeiss promised “More” today about the “Millions of SLR Photographers Will Soon Discover a New Dimension in Photography” hint on their Camera/Cine Lenses page (see previous post). Teases that they are, all they’ve done is say “Carl Zeiss Presents ZF!” and cover the previous message with a “Top Secret” folder. Which is to say that [...]