Zeiss 18mm for Canon

The Zeiss 18mm is going to be available in Canon mount soon:

Zeiss to make 18mm F3.5 for Canon:

http://www.dpreview.com/news/0903/09032702...p5_18_canon.asp

The Zeiss 18mm is going to be available in Canon mount soon:

Zeiss to make 18mm F3.5 for Canon:

http://www.dpreview.com/news/0903/09032702...p5_18_canon.asp

Nice. Their will be a bit more of this to come I think, as the filmmakers start to increase the makers for EOS mount lenses. Who knows, if Canon make a high end digital cinema camera, it would make sense to have an EOS mount.

Zeiss Zeiss Baby!

I was a little disappointed with the 50mm ZE. Warmer but not much different from the EF50 in sharpness. The 21 (now delayed til June) is the one I want. Got my EC-S and EE-S all ready for it.

Anybody using the Zeiss 18mm f/3.5 for Canon, whether on land or underwater??

http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/6551...#specifications

Any comments?

We have one of our Pros in the field with this lens already, waiting for some feedback, shouldn't be long to come.

I too see a niche for this lenses with the Canon, as for Nikon mount, I dunno if they will bypass the aperture ring, cause no one is accessing aperture this way anymore.

Thanks, Jean. I look forward to hearing how it performed.

the 18ZE is available from BH and others in the US

if you're really interested in a Zeiss lens, Lloyd Chamber's tests on diglloyd.com are well worth the subscription

Yeah, thinking about getting a 5D and the 18ZE. I have the 17-40 but would prefer a wide, sharp prime.

the Voigtlander 20mm pancake lens for Canon is also available (but not widely) - i'm going to try it as an alternative to the 17-40 when it becomes more widely available. stopped down it's reputed to be generally comparable to the Zeiss 18 which is not the best of their lenses

Interesting. I certainly like the price and weight. I could buy that one without feeling like I have to sell the 17-40.

Adorama has it right now, but for $50 more than what B&H charges: http://www.adorama.com/VT2035EOS.html

Nice that you can control the aperture from the camera, too.

Thanks for the tip.