By Leonard Norwitz | Opinion
The challenge of 21mm Once we get beyond 24mm, distortion of two-dimensional reality is commonplace, but not necessarily obviously so. Much depends on the size, shape and placement of near-field objects in relation to objects in more distant planes and how we want those relationships to manifest in the image. Working without a tripod is […]
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By philberphoto | Review
When Zeiss first announced the Touit line of lenses, people thought “OMG, what sort of name is that?” For, after decades of hallowed technical names like “Distagon”, “Biogon”, “Sonnar” and “Planar”, Zeiss had decided that the best names for their lenses were bird families. Not only that, but they forsook the obvious “Condor”, which would […]
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By pascaljappy | Review
The guys at Zeiss make no secret of their satisfaction with the Loxia 21. Many even claim it to be the company’s greatest achievement of 2015, which is saying a lot considering the quasi-simultaneous release of the Otus 1.4/28 and 6 Milvus lenses, which were sold out in a matter of weeks, in spite of […]
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By pascaljappy | News
Sony A7x users rejoice, a new Loxia is born. The newcomer is a 21mm ultrawide based on the Distagon design. It consists of 11 lenses in 9 groups, has a 91° diagonal field and weighs just under 400g (0.9lb for those who drive on the left). The rest of the specs are below. […]
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