Django Posted August 22, 2018 Share Posted August 22, 2018 Looks like the mirrorless FF war just got a new contestant.. – Announcement before Photokina – This is a fixed lens Full Frame camera – It uses Sony tech (probably RX1II based). – Price around $3,000 – Probably has a prime lens (35mm f/2.0?) – Slightly bigger lens construction than you get on the Sony RX1 series. – lens is autofocus https://www.sonyalpharumors.com/sr5-first-image-of-the-new-zeiss-full-frame-camera/ mercer 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
photographer-at-large Posted August 22, 2018 Share Posted August 22, 2018 Hope it's a success, and is followed up with other focal lengths à la Sigma. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cinegain Posted August 22, 2018 Share Posted August 22, 2018 Yeah, Hasselblad stopped doing Sony overhauls (like the 'Stellar'; the way Leica overhauls Panasonics and sells 'em as D- or V-LUX). Guess Zeiss is the lucky one to have the next jab at it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Django Posted August 22, 2018 Author Share Posted August 22, 2018 Shouldn't carry the premium pricetag of either Hassy or Leica and hopefully won't just be a rebranded Sony RX but actual technical upgrade. Contax Zeiss are still some of my favorite film camera/lens combos of all time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IronFilm Posted August 22, 2018 Share Posted August 22, 2018 Not really a major mirrorless competitor if it doesn't have a lens mount to swap out for other lenses. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trek of Joy Posted August 22, 2018 Share Posted August 22, 2018 I'm still trying to figure out what that lame teaser image shows. Any ideas? Chris Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jonesy Jones Posted August 22, 2018 Share Posted August 22, 2018 1 hour ago, Trek of Joy said: I'm still trying to figure out what that lame teaser image shows. Any ideas? Chris Its the corner of the camera with the shutter button. Well that'd be a strange place for a shutter button. Probably I'm wrong. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trek of Joy Posted August 22, 2018 Share Posted August 22, 2018 40 minutes ago, Jonesy Jones said: Its the corner of the camera with the shutter button. Well that'd be a strange place for a shutter button. Probably I'm wrong. The Chinese translation supposedly says its going to fill a void in the photo market. A left handed camera would certainly do just that. IronFilm, Jonesy Jones and webrunner5 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators Andrew Reid Posted August 22, 2018 Administrators Share Posted August 22, 2018 I hope if it is more expensive than the already very expensive Sony RX1 II, then it is actually BETTER and not just a cash grab. Or high-value added... as a marketing department would say! It should have a better Zeiss optic if so...as the RX1 lens has been around a long while now... It's a great lens, but the AF mechanism is clunky as is the manual focus ring. I love the RX1 and RX1R II though... Not perfect, but two of my all-time favourite stills cameras and the most fun to use Sony. Oh and 4K would be nice. Otherwise, I will just stick to my Sony! Will be interesting to see what job Zeiss do on the ergonomics. German companies tend to be very minimalist, which is a good thing. Leica. Zeiss lenses have tended to be superb ergonomically and build quality wise as well... Innovative touches like the OLED panels on the Batis range are a good sign they know what they're doing in 2018. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trek of Joy Posted August 23, 2018 Share Posted August 23, 2018 Bastards, they fooled me! That looks like the shutter. They now say "no brand is safe in the mirrorless jungle." M43 is the only open source mirrorless mount. But Batis lenses are all E-mount so far. Let the speculation begin... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IronFilm Posted August 23, 2018 Share Posted August 23, 2018 4 hours ago, Trek of Joy said: The Chinese translation supposedly says its going to fill a void in the photo market. A left handed camera would certainly do just that. I am surprised nobody has yet tried something wild an innovative like a camera grip which you can screw onto either side of the camera body, so you can choose which side depending on what is more comfortable for you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jonpais Posted August 30, 2018 Share Posted August 30, 2018 Zeiss has taken down the the teaser from their official web page. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Super Members BTM_Pix Posted August 30, 2018 Super Members Share Posted August 30, 2018 18 minutes ago, jonpais said: Zeiss has taken down the the teaser from their official web page. That's next level teasing that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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