Shane Hurlbut interviews an industry leader from Carl Zeiss
Our friends over at Hurlbut Visuals let us know about their new interview series – this time starting with another friend of ours – Carl Zeiss (a planet5D sponsor). More about the interview Hurlbut Visuals is excited to introduce the Hurlbut Visuals Blog Interview Series. We are all familiar with the gear. Hurlbut Visuals would...
Carl Zeiss at NAB 2011 – podcast #39
podcast #39 Zeiss at NAB 2011 – our friend Richard Schleuning from Carl Zeiss gives a quick run down of the new DLSR lenses and the new cinema kit for HDSLRs. (Yes, I’m still trying to get our podcasts from NAB out – sorry!). After turning off the camera, Richard told me a bit of...
Carl Zeiss introduce the 35mm f1.4 ZE and ZF lenses
I love Carl Zeiss lenses and own a small collection of the new Zeiss ZE primes along with some of the older Contax fitting Zeiss lenses which can be adapted to use on EOS. One of the Contax fit lenses I loved the most for videography and photojournalism is the 35mm f1.4 but until now...
Zeiss announces new Distagon T* 1,4/35 – a moderate wide angle lens
Tweet Carl Zeiss (a planet5D sponsor) has announced a new “moderate wide angle” lens – the Distagon T* 1,4/35. I’ve got a lot to learn about lenses, but the sample image from this looks darn awesome. Here’s the Zeiss PR: OBERKOCHEN/Germany, 01.09.2010. A woman is sitting at the bar of a dimly-lit cafe. Lost in...
Carl Zeiss Distagon T* 2,8/25 ZF.2 Wide-Angle Lens
Carl Zeiss announces the ZF.2 version of its 25mm f/2.8 wide angle fixed-focal lens for Nikon F mount. Now this legendary lens comes with an electronic interface and delivers 25mm field of view on a full-frame camera and 38mm field of view an a sub-frame DSLR with 15x crop factor.
The ...
Sony 85mm ƒ/1.4 Carl Zeiss
Sony 85mm ƒ/1.4 Carl Zeiss is a great lens for portraits, low light and midrange telephoto shooting. It takes on Minolta’s 85mm ƒ/1.4 model, but features an additional element in it s structure.
The lens is compatible with both full-frame and sub-frame cameras, delivering on the latter ~128mm equivalent focal length. ...
Carl Zeiss Makro-Planar T* 2/50 Prime Lens
Carl Zeiss expands its existing ZE line of lenses with a new macro lens, the Makro-Planar T* 2/50, which is now also available with EF bayonet. This light-sensitive and versatile lens is as well perfect as standard focal fix lens for portraits or still life photography.
Thus Carl Zeiss enables the ...
Carl Zeiss SLR Lenses with F Bayonet Mount for Nikon Cameras
Carl Zeiss introduced of a new series of lenses for the semi-professional Nikon DSLR cameras: the ZF.2 with F bayonet. All of them are equipped with a built-in CPU to transmit EXIF data and support a range of photographic functions.
The new ZF.2 series are targeted at photo enthusiasts who need ...
Carl Zeiss Distagon T* 2/28 ZE Wide-Angle Lens
Carl Zeiss introduces the wide-angle lens Distagon T* 2/28 ZE lens with EF bayonet to all match all analog and digital EOS camera models. Being the first moderate wide-angle lens with EF bayonet, it follows the recent introduction of Carl Zeiss two ultra-wide-angle lenses, the Distagon T* 3,5/18 ZE and ...
Carl Zeiss Distagon T* 2.8/21 ZE Wide-Angle Lens for Canon
Soon after the release of the Distagon T* 3.5/18 lens for the EF mount, Carl Zeiss announced the new Distagon T* 2.8/21 ZE, an ultra wide lens for all analogue and digital cameras belonging to Canon EOS system. It is now the second Carl Zeiss wide-angle lens with EF bayonet ...
Carl Zeiss Distagon T* 3,5/18 ZE Ultra-Wide-Angle Lens
Carl Zeiss has announced the availability of the Canon-mount version of its 18mm F3.5 lens, the Distagon T* 3,5/18 ZE. With this new lens you now have an ultra-wide-angle lens while benefiting from all the other optical qualities that ZEISS lenses are well-known for.
The lens has an extremely ...

