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Gear Talk => Lens Talk => Topic started by: Fons Baerken on February 06, 2019, 18:14:57

Title: Anyone noticed?
Post by: Fons Baerken on February 06, 2019, 18:14:57: https://www.voigtlaender.de/lenses/e-mount/?lang=en (https://www.voigtlaender.de/lenses/e-mount/?lang=en)

Anyone noticed there is a new Voigtländer macro apo lanthar only in E-mount :(
Sony forbids Voigtländer to produce different mounts by contract?
Phasing out f-mount, only 2 lenses left, the 40 and the 58, in their catalogues, it seems.
Title: Re: Anyone noticed?
Post by: Frank Fremerey on February 06, 2019, 19:25:45: 110mm ... will it be available in Z-mount?
Title: Re: Anyone noticed?
Post by: Birna Rørslett on February 06, 2019, 19:28:16: More than one of us would likely have purchased that Z lens without batting an eyelid.
Title: Re: Anyone noticed?
Post by: Macro_Cosmos on February 07, 2019, 14:36:24: Quote from: Frank Fremerey on February 06, 2019, 19:25:45
110mm ... will it be available in Z-mount?

Yeah, it will. It's possible to adapt Sony EF lenses to the Z mount ;)
Title: Re: Anyone noticed?
Post by: Frank Fremerey on February 07, 2019, 14:38:48: Quote from: Macro_Cosmos on February 07, 2019, 14:36:24
Yeah, it will. It's possible to adapt Sony EF lenses to the Z mount ;)

E ≠ EF ?
Title: Re: Anyone noticed?
Post by: Akira on February 07, 2019, 22:34:23: Quote from: Macro_Cosmos on February 07, 2019, 14:36:24
Yeah, it will. It's possible to adapt Sony EF lenses to the Z mount ;)

Well, only if you can give up the infinity focus, with the difference of the flange back being only 2mm. No space for two different bayonettes and contacts.
Title: Re: Anyone noticed?
Post by: Birna Rørslett on February 07, 2019, 22:42:47: Typical solution is removing the 'E' and bolting on a 'Z' mount. Problem will be the electronics inside of course if the aperture is electronically controlled.
Title: Re: Anyone noticed?
Post by: Birna Rørslett on February 07, 2019, 22:43:22: Quote from: Frank Fremerey on February 07, 2019, 14:38:48
E ≠ EF ?

'E' is Sony, 'EF' is Canon.
Title: Re: Anyone noticed?
Post by: Akira on February 07, 2019, 23:16:20: Quote from: Birna Rørslett on February 07, 2019, 22:43:22
'E' is Sony, 'EF' is Canon.

As for the full-frame lenses, Sony is FE and Canon is EF. More confusing! :o :o :o
Title: Re: Anyone noticed?
Post by: Birna Rørslett on February 07, 2019, 23:21:22: So, Canon use the same nomenclature for mount and lens, whilst Sony abbreviates to E for mount and prefix with F for their lens. The latter symbol which is Nikon. Really simple, isn't it ?
Title: Re: Anyone noticed?
Post by: Akira on February 07, 2019, 23:24:24: Quote from: Birna Rørslett on February 07, 2019, 23:21:22
So, Canon use the same nomenclature for mount and lens, whilst Sony abbreviates to E for mount and prefix with F for their lens. The latter symbol which is Nikon. Really simple, isn't it ?

Yes, the concepts are simple. But the graphics of "EF" and "FE" are easlily confused by the declining eyesights. :'(
Title: Re: Anyone noticed?
Post by: Macro_Cosmos on February 09, 2019, 11:26:59: Quote from: Frank Fremerey on February 07, 2019, 14:38:48
E ≠ EF ?

Quote from: Birna Rørslett on February 07, 2019, 22:43:22
'E' is Sony, 'EF' is Canon.

Quote from: Akira on February 07, 2019, 23:16:20
As for the full-frame lenses, Sony is FE and Canon is EF. More confusing! :o :o :o

Yep... I meant FE not EF. This is probably 73465th time I confused myself.
https://www.weibo.com/2043836390/HcvBd1rby?s=6cm7D0&type=comment#_rnd1549707793632
Here's the adapter I was talking about. There's also electronics, so changing the aperture shouldn't be a problem. Who knows, maybe they'll figure AF out as well... dare I say, that's like a massive boo to Sony. Sony finally had somewhat of a lineup and here comes the Z mount, appropriating all their lenses. ::) ::) ::)