Zeiss Announces Two New CP.2 Lenses and Mounts for Nikon, Sony Alpha and Micro Four Thirds

Today at IBC, Carl Zeiss announced two new lenses in the CP.2 lineup as well as the anticipated but still appreciated news that the interchangeable mounts will soon work with Nikon, Sony and Micro Four Thirds HDSLR’s.

In 4th quarter of 2010, ZEISS Compact Prime CP.2 lenses will be available with F-mount. The Compact Prime CP.2 series, presented last April, were the first lenses developed especially for shooting with HDSLR cameras. Since then, the lenses have been highly sought after by cinematographers and film photographers alike. In addition to the PL-, EF- and F-mount, Carl Zeiss will soon also be offering the Compact Prime CP.2 lenses with Micro 4/3 and A-mount.

Rich will be showing the CP.2 line in the Zeiss booth at PhotoCine Expo so be sure to check them out in person. Richard will also be on the panel “Everything You Wanted to Know about Lenses for HDSLR Cinema” so get your tickets before it’s too late. … Continue Reading

Richard Schleuning Talks About Zeiss CP.2 Lenses

Check out this video of my friend Rich Schleuning being interviewed at the ProFusion Video Expo in the frozen wastelands up north Canada. Zeiss makes some great lenses and the CP.2′s are groundbreaking with interchangeable mounts. After my experience interviewing with the iPhone at NAB 2010, far be it from me to criticize the quality of an interview but what’s up with the sound levels dropping as the camera moves away? Did the interviewer forget to turn on his hand held mic and the camera mic was used as a fallback? Im’ just say’in.
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Zeiss CP.2 HDSLR Cinema Lens in the Wild

Snehal Patel got his hands on a juicy set of Zeiss CP.2 lenses and wrote up his first impressions:

The lenses worked beautifully. They covered the full frame of the 5D sensor and I could easily swap out from a 21mm wide to an 85mm for close-ups without having to adjust my rig at all.

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