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Subject: [OM] Re: "(...) the fastest macro lenses for 35mm full-frame photography today (...)" (RANT)
From: ScottGee1 <scottgee1@xxxxxxxxx>
Date: Sun, 8 Oct 2006 22:41:31 -0400
A timely update:

http://www.dpreview.com/news/0610/06100103zeissnikonfmount.asp

It'll be interesting to see if N!kon digishooters buy enough of these
to keep Zeiss interested.  Wonder if they're considering C@non EOS
versions?  These would make more sense with the monster sensors, but
Zeiss has *never* liked AF.

FWIW/ScottGee1

On 10/2/06, ScottGee1 <scottgee1@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Doesn't Zeiss offer a couple lenses in N!kon mount already?
>
> ScottGee1
>
> On 10/2/06, Bart Wientjes <bartjew@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> >
> SNIP!
> >
> > Is Zeiss moving into a position as a 3rd party lens manufacturer? Not too
> > strange; the've lost a market with Kyocera going belly up in the camera area
> > and stopping the Contax brand. Wonder if they'll move to other mounts as
> > well...
> >
> > Bart
>

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