Carl Zeiss announces two new lenses for Canon SLR cameras

German lens manufacturer Carl Zeiss (famous for their sharp lenses) today announced two new lenses designed for Canon EOS cameras:

Planar T* 1.4/50 ZE
Planar T* 1.4/85 ZE

ZE is the name for the Canon mount. The lenses don’t have autofocus, but the focus confirmation when using manual focus remains available.
Except for the lack of autofocus, the lenses are fully electronic and support all exposure modes like aperture priority (AV) or shutter priority (TV).

It remains to be seen if those lenses will be successful. Canon has a pretty good Canon EF 50mm f/1.4 USM and two very good 85mm lenses (Canon EF 85mm f/1.2L II USM and Canon EF 85mm f/1.8 USM). Time will tell if people choose the Zeiss lenses over the Canon lenses.

Zeiss plans to introduce more lenses for Canon EOS cameras in the future.

For more information, check the homepage of Carl Zeiss.