Sadly, their statement is perfectly correct - the Zuikos are discontinued and
thus yesterday's lenses. The Zeiss glass is indeed the fastest 'today'.
A.
Fabio Fiorellato wrote:
>
> The two new macro (pardon: "maKro") lenses introduced by Zeiss in Nik*n F
> mount are (according to the press release, see:
> http://www.dpreview.com/news/0610/06100103zeissnikonfmount.asp#press2)
>
> "the fastest macro lenses for 35mm full-frame photography today - whether
> for film or digital capture".
>
> Well, to be honest, Zeiss press agents should have put it this way:
> they're
> *among* the fastest macro lenses for 35mm full-frame photography today.
>
> They were put in production just a mere 20 years after Olympus introduced
> the 50mm f/2 and 90mm f/2 macro (they too focus to half life size only).
>
> I've to admit I'm damn curious about their optical schemas, just to see
> how
> much do them resemble our beloved Zuiks ones.
>
> Just a rant.
>
> Ciao!
>
> Fabio
>
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