Fuji X-Pro1

Sample shots with Carl Zeiss Touit 2.8/12 and FUJIFILM X-E1

Con una cobertura diagonal de 99º  y una focal equivalente al paso universal de tan sólo 18 mm, este nueva óptica Carl Zeiss Touit Distagon T* 12 mm f/2,8 corona por el momento la cumbre angular - rectilinear - del mundo CSC, o lo que es lo mismo, ofrece el ángulo de toma más amplio disponible para cámaras compactas de óptica intercambiable, bajo una perspectiva corregida evitando las fuertes deformaciones típicas de los "ojo de pez". Idóneo obviamente para los amantes de la arquitectura, las perspectivas dinámicas y tomas ultra angulares, la capacidad de "sorprender" que tiene este objetivo con su vasto ángulo de toma es sencillamente, increíble. Ya desde las primeras tomas, una marcada perspectiva se adueña de todas nuestras composiciones, si bien es difícil en un principio amoldarse a este "nuevo punto de vista" la altísima corrección geométrica que implementa - imaginamos una labor en tándem con el firmware de cámara - hacen adictivo su uso en todo tipo de escenas. Remarcable, como ya adelantamos hace unos días en nuestra prueba de laboratorio, la calidad aportada desde sus primeros valores de luminosidad, incluso a f/2,8 obtendremos una máxima definición en el centro de la imagen, con una pérdida muy baja en los bordes y esquinas, algo complicado de conseguir si atendemos a su naturaleza ultra angular.

Visualizando archivos Raw, respecto a la nitidez, aprovechamos para recordar la importancia que tiene en este proceso el revelador usado, en aras de unificar criterio, todas las tomas del presente artículo son conversiones directas - sin edición del original - del Raw propietario de Fujifilm (RAF) a JPG de máxima calidad mediante Lightroom 4.4......

There was a lot of excitement at photokina 2012 when we talked about a forthcoming new family of lenses for mirrorless systemcameras. Soon, users of Sony NEX and Fujifilm X cameras will be able to enjoy their own ZEISS lens series. For the first time these lenses will have their own family name, which will encompass all the focal lengths in the series. The name of the family will be Touit. But where does “Touit” come from? This illustrious name was found through an intensive international selection procedure. We followed a concept that is already well established in the automotive industry: selecting certain themes for product names.  As an example, one well-known German carmaker names its automobiles after types of winds and currents. We decided to derive the future names of the lenses from the Latin names of birds. That fits well, as birds usually have excellent eyesight and can take unusual perspectives. Birds are also diverse and lively animals. Furthermore, the Latin names all have an attractive sound and are common in many languages and cultures. Touit is pronounced like the English “do it.” Touit stands for good visibility, agility, mobility and diversity, qualities which also aptly describe the new ZEISS lenses for mirrorless camera systems. The name Touit comes from the band-tailed parrots.  This bird is very small and agile, and its plumage is deep green. The Touit parrots live in Latin America and the Caribbean in a wide range of different habitats, from damp-tropical island regions to lowland rainforests to thorn-bush savannas and even high in the Andes Mountains at altitudes of up to over 20,000 feet. The first two focal lengths in the Touit family will be the Touit 2.8/12 and Touit 1.8/32. The names of the optics concept that have been used in product names until now (for example Distagon or Planar), as well as the T* symbol denoting the anti-reflective coating, will continue to appear on the front ring of the lenses. “With the Touit series, we are starting a completely new naming convention,” explains Martin Dominicus, Head of Marketing of the Carl Zeiss Camera Lens Division. “Our lenses will not only be unmistakable for their imaging performance, manageability and product design. Their name will also give this family of lenses a very unique identity.”

FujiGuys have officially confirmed that the X-Pro1 is using 19mm diameter diopter lenses

Here are some products:

 

Cosina/Voigtlander diopter correction lenses for

Bessa R2, R3, R4 and Bessaflex single lens reflex.
Nikon FA, FM, FM-2, FE and FE-2, X-Pro1
Zeiss Ikon 35 and some Contax cameras.

They come in various strengths to suit your eyesight.

alternative links:

Nikon +0.5 Diopter for FM-3A, FM-2, FM, FE-2, FE & FA
http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/37357-REG/Nikon_2931_0_5_Diopter_for_FM2_FE2_FA.html

 

Germany: Zeiss Ikon Sucher-Korrekturlinse

http://www.fotologisch.com/Zeiss-Ikon-Sucher-Korrekturlinse-2D-i_1703.html

 

 

On Tuesday, May 14, 2013, Zeiss held a press event at the Standard Hotel in New York City to launch it's new line of Touit lenses for compact system cameras (CSC).  The event was well-attended by writers from various media. There was a video presentation on a big screen, followed by a talk by Richard Schleuning, Zeiss's National Sales Manager in Zeiss's Camera Lens Division.  Everyone was then invited to try out the new lenses.  A model was provided for the event, and attendees could walk and photograph along the High Line, an elevated linear park created from a former railroad line which runs along the lower west side of Manhattan.  The High Line runs right under the Standard Hotel. Zeiss Touit lenses are a new line of autofocus lenses for Fuji X and Sony NEX cameras.  Two lenses were available at the launch:  the 12mm f/2.8 and the 32mm f/1.8.  Both lenses should be in stores in early June of this year.  A third lens, a 50mm f/2.8 macro, is expected in the late Fall of this year.  Zeiss expects to add more lenses to the Touit family in the next few years. The Touit name comes from a genus of small neotropical parrots.  The name is intended to evoke compactness and agility.  The lenses also bear the names of classic Zeiss designs:  Distagon for the 12mm wide angle, and Planar for the 32m standard lenses.   

 

Some key facts about the new lenses: 

- They are compact and lightweight, in keeping with the size and weight of cameras they're made for.

- They have a metal exterior with rubber grips for the focus and aperture rings.  Interior mechanical parts are metal and plastic; Zeiss didn't want the lenses to be too heavy.

- The lenses have the Zeiss T-star anti-reflective coating, along with advanced stray light reduction.

- They have an almost circular 9-bladed aperture for rounded out-of-focus highlights.

- Color characteristics will be similar throughout the Touit lens family.

- The manual focus ring is electronically coupled (there is no hard stop or distance scale).

- The aperture ring has clicks at 1/3 stops. (Touit lenses for the Fuji mount have aperture rings, unlike Touit lenses for the Sony mount.)

- The lenses are sold with a 2-year warranty.  An extra year is added if the buyer registers on the Zeiss web site, thus extending the warranty to a total of 3 years.

- The next version of Lightroom and Adobe Camera Raw will have profiles for Touit lenses.

- The Touit 12mm is an aspherical design with floating elements.  It is currently the widest lens for the Fuji X mount.

- The optimal aperture on the 32mm lens is f/4.  The optimal aperture on the 12mm lens is f/5.6.  MTF charts are available (or will be soon).

- Zeiss chose the autofocus motor for robustness and reliability, not for ultimate quietness.

- A lens hood is included with each lens.

- Touit lenses are not weather-sealed, and are not planned for Micro Four Thirds cameras. 

 

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El planteamiento de estos Touit, en versiones Planar T* 32 mm f/1,8 y Distagon T* 12 mm f/2,8 –equivalentes respectivamente a 48 mm y 18 mm de focal en ángulo de cobertura– es en más de un aspecto, atrevido, y especialmente en lo que se refiere a la montura X, ya que Fujifilm ofrece para sus cámaras una línea muy completa de ópticas de también muy alta calidad, que incluye las referencias Fujinon 35 mm f/1,4 y 14 mm f/2,8 (con equivalencias de 52,5 mm y 21 mm respectivamente). A notar que aunque la nueva serie de objetivos Carl Zeiss recibe el nombre genérico de "Touit" por el de lo simpáticos loros tropicales, conservan la clasificación tradicional adicional de "Planar" y "Distagon", y por supuesto la de "T*" por los multirevestimientos antirreflejos. No lo es tanto para el caso de las Sony NEX, para las que en este momento, como ópticas “prime” podría citarse únicamente al Carl Zeiss Sonnar T* 24 mm f/1,8 ZA (equivalente a un 36 mm). Para esta montura, las nuevas focales con equivalencias de 18 mm y 48 mm parecen aportaciones muy interesantes, sobre todo si se tiene en cuenta que Carl Zeiss es la que aporta de forma nativa ópticas “prime” para Sony. Ahora bien, sin indagamos un poco más en los Touit para la montura X de Fujifilm, encontraremos datos adicionales dignos de consideración. El primero es que –en focales cortas– cada milímetro cuenta, y puede haber más diferencia de cobertura de la que pueda suponerse entre los 52,5 mm y 21 mm equivalentes de los Fujinon y los 48 mm y –especialmente– los 18 mm equivalentes de los Touit. Para ello, nada más práctico que las imágenes comparativas que ofrecemos, tomadas bajo condiciones de control muy estrictas.....

Zeiss has announced more detail on two mirrorless camera lenses for Sony NEX and Fujifilm X-mount cameras. These two lenses are Zeiss Touit 12mm f/2.8 and Zeiss Touit 32mm f/1.8, the first two lenses in the new series Zeiss Touit. This two lenses will officially announced and available for pre-order in early May, 2013. (7.May 2013)

 

Zeiss Touit Prices:
The price for Zeiss 2.8/12 is USD $1,250 or €1099,-

The price for Zeiss 1.8/32 is USD $900 or €799,-

 

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