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Thursday, September 23, 2010

Zeiss Stopped Production of (Z)K-mount Lenses



As this has been "rumoured" for some time now, it has happened!

http://www.zeiss.de/C1256A770030BCE0/WebViewTopNewsAllE/8E06D1CFA00E171BC12577A600262035?OpenDocument

Quoted, "Based on the market situation, the division will focus on SLR lenses from the ZE and ZF.2 series in the future. With production of ZK series lenses for cameras with a K mount set to end in the fall of 2010, some focal lengths will no longer be available. However, the remaining ZK lenses will continue to be offered at unchanged prices while stocks last."

via DPR Thread and Discussions Here.

But one question is: Why those prestigious "3rd party" lens makers aborted the Pentax market one after one? Just think about it.. :-(

N.B. It should be noted that some of the lately announced ZK lenses have not yet been delivered to some markets up till now, e.g., the Japanese home market for the Distagon T* 21/2.8 ZK! If you really want to buy one, buy it at the B&H while the final stock (but yet it is just the 1st batch!) lasts!! :-o :-|


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frank d · 755 weeks ago

Of course who's going to buy those over priced lenses when you can just your old Pentax takumars and K, M lenses and guess what they are as sharp or even sharper than Zeiss or Leica. They did a comparison and the Pentax FA limiteds beat the Zeiss...
It comes down to sales. People weren't buying them enough to support making them. Most want AF and like isaid why spend 1000 dollars when you can get a pentax K for 39 dollars ebay.
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RiceHigh 110p · 755 weeks ago

No, the Zeiss is of a different league. You get what you paid in this case.
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str4nger · 755 weeks ago

not all of them. some limiteds are better than zeiss. most of limiteds are so good that AF is more desired than a bit more sharpness (less vignetting or other) that zeiss have and for more money.
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Guest · 755 weeks ago

I agree with RiceHigh. The Zeiss lenses are in a different league, anyone who has used one would know this. I own a few (thankfully for Nikon). What is left to say, Pentax sucks!
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RiceHigh 110p · 755 weeks ago

This in fact has put a Full Stop for using the latest Zeiss Zx line of lenses on Pentax bodies. ZE lenses can be adapted to K-mount bodies but there will be no aperture control and all lenses have to be used wide opened, which is just non-sense. ZF lenses have the aperture ring but they cannot be adapted to the K-mount bodies! There is NO way out actually! :-(
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Guest · 755 weeks ago

I gave up on Pentax and am now with Nikon. By not offering a full frame DSLR Pentax is really just giving away more market share. I'm really happy with my D700. I'll use what remaining Pentax lenses I have left on a Canon DSLR that I'll pick up used. Pentax users are a different breed. Backwards and cheap.

Why are Pentax and a lot of Pentaxians against full frame? It's way better than APS!
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Oodini · 755 weeks ago

Bigger, heavier, and more expensive.
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Michael A. · 755 weeks ago

No-Name Guest, Pentax has much BETTER than FF, it's called MF - ever heard of it? 1.7x bigger sensor than D700. Take a serious picture of 200 years old painting with D700 or whatever best Nikon you want, than with Pentax 645D and make a print at least 28x40 inches. Than we can talk about results.. Otherwise they all look just about the same on 26" monitor.

Enjoy your D700, others are enjoying their gear as well, don't worry about it... :o)
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frank d · 755 weeks ago

bigger, heavier, lenses are more expensive, don't like the feel and handling of full frame, hate d3 and canon's big monsters too. If i want a camera the size of a cinderblock I'll get a MF.
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Guest · 755 weeks ago

You get what you pay for... sour grapes!
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Ashley Groome · 754 weeks ago

Speaking as a Nikon user, I regard the Zeiss lenses as mostly expensive non AF museum pieces. No issues with the quality but I'm damned if I'm going to pay way above the odds prices for a lens that handles like something out of the 1950s - its not just Pentax users who are aware of the performance issues with the expensive lenses. Zeiss better wake up and step into the 21st century or go the way of the Dodo.

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