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Zeiss Lenses for Sony NEX, Fuji X: 12mm f/2.8, 32mm f/1.8, 50mm f/2.8

See my Guide to Mirrorless / ALLVIEW in which I’ll cover these new lenses when available.

Zeiss has announced a family of autofocus lenses for mirrorless system cameras, optimized for AP-S sensor starting with Sony NEX and Fuji X mounts initially, but no commitment to Micro Four Thirds as yet (“monitoring”). Hard dates are not clear, but summer 2013 seems likely.

Disappointing but understandable given the different lens mounts is the idea of buying one lens for more than one brand, e.g., a lens that would work on both Fuji X and Sony NEX. The Fuji lens versions apparently have an aperture ring, which if it is manual might lend itself via adapter for use on some other camera platform (or might not, depends on flange focal distance and whether it’s electronic control).

The Micro Four Thirds format includes both Panasonic and Olympus camera bodies, both of which now have excellent video and still capabilities. Perhaps Zeiss will have smaller/lighter lenses for the MFT platform in the future (smaller sensor = smaller lens). But I’d be more excited to see the lens size kept larger so as to allow superlative world-beating performance.

Focal lengths

Since these are focal lengths for APS-S, the full-frame 35mm equivalent fields of view are as follows:

  • 12mm f/2.8 ~= 18mm f/2.8
  • 32mm f/1.8 ~= 48mm f/1.8
  • 50mm f/2.8 ~= 75mm f/2.8

Little else is available as yet, but I’ll do some digging over the next few weeks.

Rendering of Zeiss 32mm f/1.8 Planar on Sony NEX

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