Zeiss Touit Press Event Coverage

Zeiss 12mm f/2.8 Touit with the Voigtlander 12mm f/5.6

Here's what we learned from the Zeiss Touit Lens press event yesterday.

• Zeiss sees the Compact System Camera on an upward trend while the DSLR market peaking.
• More Touit lenses will be announced within 12-24 months.
• The 50mm f/2.8 macro will be announced this fall.
• The lenses are much lighter than they appear.
• The focus ring is well damped.
• The lenses are designed to work with the latest NEX firmware.
• The 12mm Distagon and the 32mm Planar will be available early June.
• The 12mm and 32mm MTF charts are posted below.

Zeiss Touit 12mm f/2.8 Lens MTF Chart

Zeiss Touit 32mm f/1.8 Lens MTF Chart

Thank you Richard, Nicole, and Tobias!

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Zeiss Touit Lenses Explained by Dr. Pollmann

Compact Lens for a Compact NEX System

Dr. Michael Pollmann Carl Zeiss Program Manager discusses the Touit Lens Line.

Here is Dr. Pollmann of Carl Zeiss discussing the Touit lens concept. The Touit autofocus lenses are designed for NEX cameras as was the Zeiss 24mm Sonnar. With the introduction of the Touit line, NEX owners have access to Zeiss' legendary lens designs, Distagon, Planar, and Sonnar. The first Touit lenses will be available around June.

Inner Workings of a Zeiss Touit Lens

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Keukenhof Tulips by H. Stanbury and NEX-7

Here are H. Stanbury photos from Keukenhof also known as the Garden of Europe during the spring tulip bulb display. He used his Sony NEX-7 with the 18-55mm OSS lens and a Vivitar 24mm f/2.8 in Minolta mount for the photos.

Keukenhof by H. Stanbury

You can see the complete Keukenhof gallery at flickr.

Thanks flickrdelusions!

Zeiss Touit Lenses for NEX Cameras

Carl Zeiss Touit 32mm Planar

Touit, pronounced "do it," is the new name of Carl Zeiss autofocus lenses for NEX cameras. There will initially be three Touit lenses, 12mm, 32mm, and 50mm. They are expected to be available by the summer.

From the Carl Zeiss camera lens blog:

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.

Please check our previous post for details on the three Touit lenses from Carl Zeiss.

Carl Zeiss Touit 32mm Planar mounted on Sony NEX-7

Carl Zeiss Touit 12mm Distagon

More info about the genus touit from wikipedia.

Thanks Carl Zeiss!

NEX-5R Tokyo Time Lapse by gsuraki

Miniature Tokyo by gsuraki

Here's an interesting use of the PlayMemories Time Lapse app available for both the NEX-5R and NEX-6.

Thanks gsuraki!

Sony NEX-3N Review by Engadget

Sony NEX-3N Review by Engadget

Let's see what Engadget has to say about the handsome and compact Sony NEX-3N.

NEX-7 with Speed Booster vs Nikon D600

Sony NEX-7 with Speed Booster vs Nikon D600

TheCameraStoreTV posted their hands on video with the Metabone Speed Booster for NEX cameras. They used the Canon EOS to NEX Speed Booster lens adapter on the NEX-7.

In the video they compare the NEX-7 and the Nikon D600, a full frame camera, to see if there are perceptible differences. They used a Sigma 35mm f/1.4 DG HSM lens on both cameras. The exposures were set to be equal at ISO 200 and aperture set at f/8. The NEX-7 with the Speed Booster registered and aperture of f/5.6 due to the full stop of light from the adapter. The D600 registered f/8. The image above is a side by side comparison at 400% enlargement. Would you be able to tell the difference?

Check out the full hands on video with the Speed Booster below.

Metabones Speed Booster Review by TheCamaeraStore

Thanks Jordan and TheCamerStore!

The Metabones Speed Booster can be found here.