Zeiss announces Distagon 28mm f2 for Canon

Manfr3dManfr3d Registered Users Posts: 2,008 Major grins
edited October 20, 2009 in Cameras
Here is the press release: http://www.zeiss.com/C1256A770030BCE0/WebViewAllE/F5152BEC68B0B8C0C125764A00245BC5
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  • ziggy53ziggy53 Super Moderators Posts: 24,079 moderator
    edited October 20, 2009
    Nice catch. thumb.gif
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  • craig_dcraig_d Registered Users Posts: 911 Major grins
    edited October 20, 2009
    This was discussed on Canon Rumors last week. The real question for me is how it compares to Canon's EF 28mm f/1.8 USM, which unfortunately is a very problematic lens, with lots of color fringing and very soft edges even on APS-C. The Zeiss is much more expensive, not quite as fast, and most likely manual-focus only (the press release doesn't say, but other Zeiss lenses for EF mount are manual-focus), so the only way I can see this as a worthwhile alternative is if it totally blows the Canon out of the water on IQ (which, fortunately for Zeiss, won't be hard to do).

    Even so, I'm more likely to buy Canon's 24mm f/1.4 L USM II.
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