Zeiss is expanding its lens family for full-frame Canon and Nikon D-SLRs with the introduction of the Zeiss Otus 100 mm f/1.4 telephoto lens. Zeiss states that the lens design, with aspheric lenses and special glass materials, keeps chromatic aberrations and distortions to a minimum. Even when shooting against the light, the T anti-reflective coating developed by Zeiss allows … [Read more...]
Zeiss Develops ZX1 Full Frame Mirrorless Camera Concept
Zeiss has announced the development of Zeiss ZX1, its mirrorless full-frame camera in Cologne, Germany. The ZX1 features a newly designed, integrated Zeiss Distagon 35 mm f/2 T* lens with autofocus that the company claims, has been perfectly matched to the 37.4 megapixel full-frame sensor developed in-house at Zeiss. The ZX1 enables photographers to professionally … [Read more...]
The Ones that Did Not Make it… Part VI
The photography industry has been through a highly exciting but tumultuous century. During this period, many corporates have entered and exited the camera business. The industry has been severely competitive in the nineteen sixties, seventies and eighties and this inevitably took its toll. SP tracks those companies that did indeed play a part in the fortunes of the … [Read more...]
Zeiss Photography Awards announced
Zeiss and the World Photography Organisation opened the second year of the Zeiss Photography Awards. Participation is free for photographers from around the world and the theme of the competition is 'Seeing Beyond - Meaningful Places'. The participants will be required to submit their photo series (of 5 to 10 images) by 7th of February, 2017 at www.worldphoto.org. The … [Read more...]
