September 2, 2008 9:20 PM PDT

Zeiss teases new lens mount

by Matthew Fitzgerald
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(Credit: Zeiss)

Zeiss, maker of a line of high-quality, single focal length manual focus lenses for SLRs, is running an ad on its Web site teasing the announcement of a new lens mount to be announced September 15. They are currently available in Nikon mount (ZF), Pentax mount (ZK), and 42mm screw-mount(ZS). See the ad here.

Internet speculation really runs the gamut, from wishes for it to be for Olympus, to rumors of the rebirth of the Leica R system. There's also talk of it maybe being for the Sony Alpha mount, which is a serious possibility, given the companies' current relationship. There are many, including me, who would like to see it be for Canon EF, also a serious possibility considering Canon's market share. What do you think it is going to be?

Matthew Fitzgerald, a CNET associate editor, has been involved with digital camera technology and the photo industry for more than 15 years. His background includes work as a professional photographer, a technical representative, and a repair technician.
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by ev61 September 2, 2008 11:44 PM PDT
Sony is the logical choice, and my guess. I wouldn't understand the logic of putting a Zeiss lens on a camera series designed for amateurs, but that is just me. If they want to sell more glass, it will be on Canon. Maybe that is why I don't work for Zeiss... :)
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by ronniejacob September 3, 2008 11:28 AM PDT
According to friends in the industry, the strongest possibility is for Canon EF mount for EOS. ProPix (http://www.propix.in) say on their blog site (http://proimaging.blogspot.com) that they are really expecting things warming up on the Canon scene, Carl Zeiss for Nikon mount is revered by the people who are already using the lenses.
I guess now is the turn of Canon to get some of the legendary Carl Zeiss glass in front, instead of having to fall back on adaptors and such.

Canon DSLR users on Flickr seemed to be excited enough about the possibility of an EF mountg Carl Zeiss lens for the EOS...http://www.flickr.com/groups/canondslr/discuss
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by Devil Bunnies September 3, 2008 11:58 AM PDT
I'm hoping it will be a mount for my Mamiya C33.
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