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The flip side of that coin is you can't use them on anything but Sony!That's true Guy, and another big plus is they're all native E mount which takes any potential mount adapter issues off the table.
The flip side of that coin is you can't use them on anything but Sony!
Well you could...with the right adapter!
Yeah there's still the rumored 85/1.8 FE that's supposed to be coming.Certainly will and not to get so focused on Zeiss but we have Sigma, Sony itself getting the FE line filled out. Going to be very interesting and exciting to see what we do as end users on our choices.
Cheers Steve...Silly me of course you are right :thumbup:...I had forgotten all about the Metaskeleton Smartless MK73 adapter :ROTFL:The flip side of that coin is you can't use them on anything but Sony!
Well you could...with the right adapter!
I'll wait for the reviews on that one.Cheers Steve...Silly me of course you are right :thumbup:...I had forgotten all about the Metaskeleton Smartless MK73 adapter :ROTFL:
Barry, you do realise I was joking about the adapter I hope. The big blue winking emoticon I posted at the end of the sentence was a bit of a hint in that direction. My apologies if I've misread the nature of your reply. Truth to tell, I thought you were joining in on the joke. Sorry for any misunderstanding.FE lens mount lens attached to an adapter isn't going on any FF camera that I know of.
I knew that you knew that Steve hence the like...I was just being equally cynicalBarry, you do realise I was joking about the adapter I hope. The big blue winking emoticon I posted at the end of the sentence was a bit of a hint in that direction. My apologies if I've misread the nature of your reply. Truth to tell, I thought you were joining in on the joke. Sorry for any misunderstanding.
Fair enough, Barry. Just wanted to be sure. You're not the first person who's had to explain things to me in simple terms that I can understand!I knew that you knew that Steve hence the like...I was just being equally cynical
None the less we still have to be clear to others who are not as smart as us two ...That a square peg ain't going through a round hole (at least not without an adapter :ROTFL: )...Cheers BarryFair enough, Barry. Just wanted to be sure. You're not the first person who's had to explain things to me in simple terms that I can understand!
I have been wondering about that name too. But the X in the middle is so strong that I didn't think to Leica..______
I have not heard it mentioned here before but has nobody else wondered (Other than me) that the name "Loxia" was deliberately chosen because it resembled "Leica" and not bird genera?
i.e. It's a five lettered word starting in (L) ending in (a) with an (i) inbetween?
Wiki list 2153 bird genera List of bird genera - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia and nothing else gets even close.
Genus "TOUIT", Genus "OTUS", Genus "LOXIA" and Genus "RAPHUS" (Dodos) maybe not.
I have been wondering about that name too. But the X in the middle is so strong that I didn't think to Leica..
My first association was with luxuriös..and Luxus. (Not announcing better news than the association with Leica for the price).
Then I wondered about a possible signification for each letter, but didn't come to any sensed hypotheses.
L : light, leicht, Licht (are they fast or small and light ?)
O : optic, optical, Optik,
X : extreme, extrême, extremely, excellent, .. many things supposed to be of higher IQ or offering better performances include an X in the model name.
I : interchangeable
A : all, alpha (like the alpha 7)
But the sequence of the letters don't make sense..unless : light optics of excellent quality for interchangeable Alpha bodies.. Mm mm not very convincing.
I kind of expect the 85/1.8 (if it is even true) to be a "85 Otus light" (if that's even in the works) sort of like the 55FE is kinda a "55 Otus light."LOXIA probably means 'made up marketing babble'.
I suspect that Zeiss recognises the FE mount has a very bright future and will produce a very impressive line of lenses. Sure, some will be better than others (as per ZM line up), but that's normal.
I hope the 85mm f1.8 from Sony will not be like a longer 55mm, as I'd be hoping for something less clinical for portrait use. Soft corners, at the few stops is fine by me, along with beautiful bokeh and imperfect sharpness wide open. I heard they got stung with the ZE/ZF2 85 1.4 because they designed it for portrait users and to be sharp stopped down and people complained it was not sharp enough wide open. Like you shoot landscapes at f1.4....
Personally, I am itching for the 18 and 24/25mm offerings.
... and that is a big deal because ...?The flip side of that coin is you can't use them on anything but Sony!
Could not agree more. I really hope there is a 20-21mm coming with this lot. F2.8 will be fine for me.Why do you want so fast lenses ? Given the format and the excellent sensor, I would prefer smaller and lighter lenses. So F2.8 is really sufficient on the A7 series. Smaller lighter lenses make more sense on these small portable bodies. They would be perfect for travel and PJ type of photography.