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New Carl Zeiss Makro-Planar Lenses for Canon

Carl Zeiss is expanding its existing ZE line of lenses with two new macro lenses, the Makro-Planar T* 2/50 and the Makro-Planar T* 2/100, both now available with EF bayonet mount. According to the press release, “both macro lenses render objects in close-up on a scale of 1:2. To enable such detail, these lenses include [...]

Carl Zeiss introduces Distagon T* 2.8/21 ZE Lens

It’s been about a year since premium lens-maker Carl Zeiss introduced the ZE-series lenses with a Canon mount. The Planar T* 1.4/50 and Planar T* 1.4/85 are now complemented with the Distagon T* 2.8/21 ZE, an ultra-wide-angle lens. The new lens is designed especially for architecture and landscape photography. Featuring a 21mm focal length and [...]

Carl Zeiss Announces ZE-Series Lenses for Canon SLRs

Carl Zeiss ZE-Series lenses for Canon SLRs will make their debut at Photokina 2008; a full two and a half years after the launch of ZF-series lenses for Nikon SLR cameras (PMA 2006). Photographers have been trying to find a way to mount Zeiss lenses on Canon SLRs for years. The only way prior to [...]