Kudos to Ted Forbes for going a little further than the gushy tier videos that seem to be expected of any new offering by Zeiss, even in these unprecedented days of photographic plenty.
YT title:
ZEiSS IS BACK!!! This is the new Otus 50mm f/1.4
Apparently the 50ML is a pre-production issue, and it will supposedly be released later in the year, along with the 85ML. What happens after that may depend on the reception given these lenses.
I still believe Zeiss are stuck in a time warp of their own excellence in the cine field, but they are now competing in a very different market environment, one where the pursuit of perfectiuon has given way to aesthetic support for narratives.
Firstly, the market is moving quite decisively away from the 'perfection look' towards something more interesting.
Secondly, these lenses cannot do work that modern MF lenses are entirely adept at, thanks to the massive focus throw (a cine world artifact) and bulk/weight. And harmful aberrations of the worst kind:
I had wondered about color error, seeing responses to the Nano Primes - would-be users were not convinced by the level of CA in them - it is both more problematic in cine and unexpected in expensive equipment. I thought they would tighten up the Nano designs, but these came along. Well, proimised to some day come along, maybe.
Mar 02, 2025 at 03:39 PM
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