> Date: Wed, 21 Jun 2006 16:47:41 -0700 > From: Jerry Lehrer <jerryleh@xxxxxxxxxxx> > Subject: [rollei_list] Re: Zeiss ZF lenses > > Allen and Dan, > The f1.4 85mm lens sounds like a killer! > > No zooms, only manual focus offered. > > Jerry No autofocus, either. They're manual focus. The B&H press release/information doesn't say whether or not they're AI or AIS. It's hard to read between the lines. On one hand, these are Nikon F mounts, and F takes non-AI lenses. OTOH, these can readily be used on DSLRs, such as the D2_. What is this "1.5x magnification factor" that they're talking about? Dan > > Allen Graves wrote: > > > Try > > > > http://www.zeiss.com/photo > > > > And follow the links for the ZF lenses. They look pretty good. > > > > Allen > > > > >AIS? AI? > > > > > >I heard scuttlebutt the autofocus lenses were not, strictly speaking, as > > >sharp as the most recent AIS manuals. > > > > > >Imagine a Planar on my FA.... > > > > > >"to sleep, perchance to dream..." > > > > > >P.J. Nebergall > > > > > >On Wed, 21 Jun 2006 12:32:58 -0400 "Dan Kalish" <kaliushkin@xxxxxxx> > > >writes: > > >> B & H announces that Zeiss will be selling lenses in the Nikon F > > >> mount. > > >> > > >> > > >http://www.bhphotovideo.com/bnh/controller/home?A=getpage&kw=zeiss&Q=news > > >Let > > >> ter/digi_photo_zeiss-jun2006.jsp&O=RootPage.jsp > > >> > > >> This is of interest to me since my main 35mm SLR is a Nikon F. > > >> > > >> Does anyone know about these? How would they compare to Nikon > > >> lenses, > > >> already considered high quality? > > >> > > >> Dan > > >> > > >> --- > > >> Rollei List > > >> > > >> - Post to rollei_list@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > > >> > > >> - Subscribe at rollei_list-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with 'subscribe' > > >> in the subject field OR by logging into www.freelists.org > > >> > > >> - Unsubscribe at rollei_list-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with > > >> 'unsubscribe' in the subject field OR by logging into > > >> www.freelists.org > > >> > > >> - Online, searchable archives are available at > > >> //www.freelists.org/archives/rollei_list > > >> > > >> > > > > > >--- > > >Rollei List > > > > > >- Post to rollei_list@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > > > > > >- Subscribe at rollei_list-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with 'subscribe' > > >in the subject field OR by logging into www.freelists.org > > > > > >- Unsubscribe at rollei_list-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with > > >'unsubscribe' in the subject field OR by logging into www.freelists.org > > > > > >- Online, searchable archives are available at > > >//www.freelists.org/archives/rollei_list > > --- > > Rollei List > > > > - Post to rollei_list@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > > > > - Subscribe at rollei_list-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with 'subscribe' > > in the subject field OR by logging into www.freelists.org > > > > - Unsubscribe at rollei_list-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with > > 'unsubscribe' in the subject field OR by logging into www.freelists.org > > > > - Online, searchable archives are available at > > //www.freelists.org/archives/rollei_list > > > > -- > > No virus found in this incoming message. > > Checked by AVG Free Edition. > > Version: 7.0.394 / Virus Database: 268.9.0/368 - Release Date: 06/16/2006 > > > > ------------------------------ > > End of rollei_list Digest V2 #162 > ********************************* > --- > Rollei List > > - Post to rollei_list@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > > - Subscribe at rollei_list-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with 'subscribe' > in the subject field OR by logging into www.freelists.org > > - Unsubscribe at rollei_list-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with > 'unsubscribe' in the subject field OR by logging into www.freelists.org > > - Online, searchable archives are available at > //www.freelists.org/archives/rollei_list --- Rollei List - Post to rollei_list@xxxxxxxxxxxxx - Subscribe at rollei_list-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with 'subscribe' in the subject field OR by logging into www.freelists.org - Unsubscribe at rollei_list-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with 'unsubscribe' in the subject field OR by logging into www.freelists.org - Online, searchable archives are available at //www.freelists.org/archives/rollei_list