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I thought Carl Zeiss made their lenses? Not checked, but I have sworn by Zeiss for twenty years in their various mounts and incarnations.
by vr46 10y ago
I thought Carl Zeiss made their lenses? Not checked, but I have sworn by Zeiss for twenty years in their various mounts and incarnations.
- neom 10y agoiirc, Sony does it's own manufacturing but works with Zeiss on most of it's lenses. In my personal opinion, and really I think it's pretty wanky to debate this stuff too much, but personally I like the fluorite UD glass from Canon, imo, has the best colour clarity and definition.
- petre 10y agoCanon glass is fine if you're a professional, Zeiss and Leica is superlative but it still depends on focal lengths. I still have my Contax mount 50/1.4, because nothing save for some Leica lenses exhibit the same qualities on 35mm format. If I were a sports photographer I'd probably go with Canon though.
- redial 10y agoNot all Sony lenses are Zeiss, only the most expensive ones. Most of the low end lenses are just Sony branded.
- azhenley 10y agoNot all of them. Sony designs/manufactures some (known as the Sony FE and E lines) and Zeiss designs/manufactures some (Zeiss Batis, Loxia, and Touit lines). To make this even more confusing, some are designed by Zeiss but manufactured by Sony and carry both of their logos (nicknamed Zony; e.g., Sony Zeiss Sonnar T* FE 55mm f1.8)