(SR4) UPDATED -> Zeiss 24mm f/1.7 for NEX (SR5) New e-mount lenses within the next 2-3 months!
UPDATE: We made a small mistake and the sources did correct the rumor. The lens is f/1.7 and not f/2.0! that’s even better 
Message to one of our sources “A.” -> Thanks for your help. If possible contact me using a fake gmail account. So that I can send you rumors. Bye!
According to two of my best sources the upcoming 24mm Zeiss lens for NEX should have an aperture of f/1.7 (faster the current 24mm f/2.0 for Alpha mount). But the very good news (SR5!) is that new E-mount lenses from Sony and also from third party lens makers will be announced within the next 2-3months. I mean those are the REAL lenses and not prototypes…finally! I will write more about that soon!
Direct link to the Zeiss 24mm f/2.0 (Alpha mount): Amazon, B&H, Adorama, J&R, eBay.
And those are the current available NEX lenses:
- Sony 16mm f/2.8 Amazon, B&H, Adorama, J&R, eBay
- Sony 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 Amazon, B&H, Adorama, J&R, eBay
- Sony 18-200mm f/3.5-6.3 Amazon, B&H, Adorama, J&R, eBay
Stay tuned on SonyAlphaRumors because the next few months we will see many new REAL products from Sony. That includes Alpha and E-mount lenses but also new NEX and Alpha cameras. Don’t miss any rumors. Join us on Facebook, Twitter and follow our RSS-feed!
Reminder (SR = Sonyrumor):
SR1=probably fake rumor
SR2=rumor from unkown sources
SR3=50% chance it is correct
SR4=rumor from known sources
SR5=almost certainly correct!
JB
3 years ago |Admin,
Please tell us of any A-mount lens rumors(CZ). Has to be something besides the new A77 lens kit.
admin
3 years ago |Yes will post more about that soon. I am waiting to get some info but there are 4-5 Zeiss lenses coming in 2011.
STeve
3 years ago |Just remember that going forward, Zeiss will only be doing FF lenses for the A-mount.
Jordi LM
3 years ago |24mm…36mm. I think that the best for a hi-end point and shot camera will be a F1.x. This f2 cz its not enought bu its better than the 16mm F2.8. I’ll buy it if cost less than 600€, but ill be happiest when the portrait e mount lens F1.x arraived.probably buy it both.
Afreeca
3 years ago |The Question is if there would be an optical stabilizer in this lens. So the VG-10 Users could also be happy about this lens or other coming lenses.
zstan
3 years ago |wow. nice one.
is this Zeiss full frame or…….?
Jinx
3 years ago |No, the new CZ E Mount will not be FF
Alex Whitehead
3 years ago |Unless Sony are planning a full frame NEX, then I doubt it very much.
RB
3 years ago |at least, that’s what Sony was saying…. A FF CZ would prove that statement…
(Anyway, wasn’t someone saying that this would be adapted M-mount lenses…? If so, then they are indeed FF)
FMJ
3 years ago |the Alpha mount is $1249 USD from B&H, probably the E mount version won’t be much cheaper
räven
3 years ago |35mm f/1.4, still waiting…
Eric
3 years ago |A 32mm f/1.4 would be a better choice if you’re wanting a “Nifty fifty” equivalent for an APS-C sensor. For the life of me I don’t understand why companies keep making 35mm and 50mm lenses for APS-C. They should do like Sigma did and make a 30mm f/1.4 instead of 35mm’s. Also, a 60mm f/1.4 would be a far better portrait lens on APS-C then are then 50mm lenses companies keep making.
räven
3 years ago |Actually I have no problem with nifty fifty’s on aps-c, The make for good cheapo portrait lenses. But what I want is something in the ballpark of a 50mill and then I will consider buying a nex.
Sky_walker
3 years ago |Why 50mm on APS-C? Cause it’s actually easier to build such lens then the 30mm, and if it is – it’s also cheaper, making it excellent choice for portrait lens.
Myst
3 years ago |24mm f/2? hmm i am sure they could have made a decent pancake with f/2, maybe they either put in OSS, tried to make it flawless or made it cheap (around 400-500$) Otherwise it’s useless…
@zstan it’s made for NEX so probably APSC
Myst
3 years ago |f/1.7 is better and what you would expect from a larger lens, still i would expect a hefty price around 800$ and great performance.
acolyte
3 years ago |That should be ‘for’ instead of ‘and’
We pay for the performance, the price tag doesn’t just happen to be there ;p
Sky_walker
3 years ago |Yep Myst, the price point of this lens would be very interesting thing. Looking on size it’s certainly the APS-C, also seems to contain less glass what might place it below 1000$… yet I really have no idea how much such lens could cost now… considering the lack of NEX7 so far (BTW: I’m curious why they don’t release it together with NEX7? Imagine all these photos with Zeiss put as Kit for NEX7, it’d really make it look shining….)
Myst
3 years ago |i think they will price it accordingly to leica’s 25mm f/1.4 made for 4/3 cameras, but it won;t be cheap cause let’s face it it’s a zeiss
@I am very very curios of the specs of that lens… why didn’t zeiss try to make a pancake? don’t the have the expertise? IMHO Sony should bring out 1-2 pancakes, cause those will sell like hot cakes O_o
And performance is about 30to 50% for what we pay…even less in some lenses
Eric
3 years ago |I’m sure this is going to be a fantastic lens, but I’m curious as to why it is so large. Is it possible this is a full frame 24mm lens designed cover a full 35mm sensor for a hypothetical NEX9?
Sky_walker
3 years ago |full frame Zeiss 24mm is roughly twice as big…
Eric
3 years ago |Yes, but that is on the A-Mount. It’s my understanding that one of the advantages of reducing the registration distance is that lenses will also be smaller. The size of this lens isn’t a problem for me, but it does seem like it should be a tad bit smaller if it is only designed to cover an APS-C image sensor.
Either way, I’m excited about this lens. I sold my NEX-3 in part because I hated both the 16mm and the 18-55mm lenses, those are two seriously poor efforts IMO, but this lens could bring me back when the NEX-7 is released.
acolyte
3 years ago |Yeah, look at the photo. diameter-wise it doesn’t seem to be much wider than the 18-55.
Jordi LM
3 years ago |F1.7…?!?!!?!??sound better!!!!!!!!
acolyte
3 years ago |But I’m still waiting for NEX7..
Afreeca
3 years ago |I think we all know that sony is developing a professional e-mount video camera with an equivalent fullframe sensor. Because of that i think it will maybe work on a FF too.
Mistral75
3 years ago |“Sony is developing a professional e-mount video camera with an equivalent full frame sensor“: yes but with “full frame” having the meaning it has in cinema, i.e. 4-perf Super 35 which is equivalent to the original frame size that was used in 35mm silent films: 24.89mm × 18.66mm, only a tad bigger than APS-C.
ABB
3 years ago |NEX will have the compact FF line someday.
And the mount that FF use is still (called) E-mount.
Don’t you realized that, different from A-mount,
the APS-C lenses didn’t have the word “DT” in their name?
How would you name the “FF” lenses for E-mount?
“24mm f1.4 SSM FF” ?? That’s just silly.
How about one day when the NEX-9 is out,
SONY just say, “Those black lenses do support FF” ?
I’m just making some logical deduction whom can be wrong.
Like I’ve said before, wait to get the focal length info. of that standard G zoom lens and we will know if they are made for FF not.
Myst
3 years ago |it would be something interesting to bring out a FF nex, assuming sony is smart enough to introduce a few FF lenses before that, like they did with the A-mount
Guess we will have to wait and see
räven
3 years ago |The E mount is far too narrow in diameter to support a fullframe sensor. Unfortunatly.
Dulaney Ward
3 years ago |no it isn’t
Mistral75
3 years ago |Sony themselves said E mount is compatible with 24×36 sensor.
Sky_walker
3 years ago |It did? Can you handle me any link to that? Just from pure curiosity, cause I never heard of such official confirmation.
Mistral75
3 years ago |As far as I remember, it’s stated in the interview of a European Sony executive by Amateur Photographer.
Mistral75
3 years ago |Amateur Photographer = wrong memory but I found it anyway:
“At Photokina, Paul Genge of Sony UK [said] it was possible to create a full frame NEX, using the same mount and the A-mount adaptor, but never the same lenses as the APS-C NEX. The mount had been designed to allow this and it might one day happen, in which case full-frame adapted Leica lenses (and so on) would be even more useful.”
http://www.photoclubalpha.com/2010/09/23/nex-firmware-update-details-in-full/
Mistral75
3 years ago |And you were even the first to comment on the corresponding news here
http://www.sonyalpharumors.com/sony-uk-says-the-a77-will-not-have-a-flip-up-mode/comment-page-1/#comments
Sky_walker
3 years ago |Thanks, that’s in did very interesting part
GH
3 years ago |Eric, the new Zeiss isn’t large at all. It is a little shorter than the nex kit zoom. Take a look at how big the 24mm f2 Zeiss Alpha for fullframe is!
JB
3 years ago |Ya, I shot with the 24mm f2 Zeiss Alpha before. It is a small lens.
Wishmaster
3 years ago |You know what kind of lenses we can expect from 3rd party manufacturers besides 30mm from sigma? Anything exciting?
Sky_walker
3 years ago |“Stay tuned on SonyAlphaRumors because the next few months we will see many new REAL products from Sony. That includes Alpha and E-mount lenses” – mmm…. Alpha lenses…. I need to start saving money!
acolyte
3 years ago |Yeah Andrea said above it’ll be 4-5 Zeiss lenses.
tipper
3 years ago |Where’s the ELV for the NEX?
Without ELV everything is uninteresting.
Richard
3 years ago |This is a great step forward, early on too. If we have two other Zeiss primes (or G, anything high quality), one in the 14-18mm range and one in the 70-85mm range I would definately consider buying a whole 3-lens ‘system’. That would require a NEX-7 or similar of course.
spriggers
3 years ago |Man that black lens is going to look sweet on a black NEX.
mochapaulo
3 years ago |Greatest news I have ever heard for E-mount. 36mm equivalent and a large enough aperture. This setup just can be done by using Sigma 24mm f/1.8 with adapter.
Now we have Zeiss! Just hope it would not be too expensive. $500 USD might be the highest acceptable price.
nopt
3 years ago |Zeiss manual focus lenses go for upwards of $700. No way will this thing be close to $500.
pancanikonpus
3 years ago |500buck for zeiss lens?!!!!!!!!!!
Does this lens when in focusing induce lough sound that can able recorded during video filming? does those lens come with IS/IF/SSS?
Daniel
3 years ago |No lenses designed for nex are really noisy when focusing, even if they are not SSM. As far as I know they have a new internal motor, not the same SAM system from the a-mount, similar but not the same, an it isn’t a noisy one, far from the screwdriven ones. All the nex lenses made by Sony will have IS, as you call it, built into the lens itself.
You might get some sound from operating the camera and the lens, as it is the case with every camera that shoots video but the motor won’t be bothering you even with the existing lenses which aren’t ultrasonic.
Sony waited a little bit before investing in more advanced lenses for their nex line simply becouse they needed to know that there is a serious demand for such products. After amazing sales figures they decided to do so.
This is good, what’s sad about there whole strategy is that they are far less active with the a-mount lenses…there are alternatives from Tamron and Sigma in some cases, but tis sometimes implies asuming the risk of sample variaton due to lower quality control(optical and focusing issues).
A 17-50 f2.8 would be needed for both also, so maybe they are working on more lenses, primes and zooms.
mochapaulo
3 years ago |I may be wrong. But from the POV of price strategy of NEX series if the lenses are not for FF but APS-C only which should not be considered as “pro” lens. It may not have IS, SSM, etc. And please remember, most of the users of Sony NEX are budgeted and entry level. The optimum price of lens should be set around $250 – 400. The highest priced lens so far is 18-200mm zoom for about $850 which is mainly used as video shooting on VG10. There is not a smart way to set a prime lens too high that keeps away the users for equipment expansion. Sony should also considered the equivalent or similar products on the market such as Pana 20mm /1.7 and Olym 17mm /2.8. which may attract the un-determined users joining m4/3 system. Don’t over estimated the value of Zeiss. Although Sony owned the premium of making AF Zeiss lens for the FF series, it does not help much on the market share of Sony DSLR. In fact, I prefer Sony makes the 24mm f/1.7 in G series and let it sell for $299 USD. That’s even better.
pancanikonpus
3 years ago |299 is great, i still can afford
Zstan
3 years ago |Very good point there, does the Zeiss have OS?
If yes that would be the first ever Zeiss lens with in lens stabilisation no?
pancanikonpus
3 years ago |Cow Zeiss engineers do not know how to make IS/OS/OIS/IF/SSS stuff in their lens lol……..
seriously, i dont think i will ever own a cow lens bcos its selling price is not something i can afford so far
santela
3 years ago |This lens will probably set u back a grand. For me 800 is acceptable, but then again I’d rather spend that money on a zeiss m mount.
What I really wanna see is sigma down sizing their 24/1.8 and put an e mount on it. It’s an amazing lens with superb macro abilities. It shouldn’t be hard since this one will be strictly apsc instead of ff.
Fortune Teller DT
3 years ago |I predict the 24/1.7 CZ E-Mount lens will RRP for $599US. Mark my words.
Jules
3 years ago |I predict that both pricing and quality will compare to that A-Mount Zeiss.
$600, I am afraid not.
Anonymous
3 years ago |The A-Mount Zeiss is a full frame professional lens. This CZ lens is limited to APS-C of the NEX and the e-mount system which is very new and doesn’t have many lenses. Makes no sense that they would both compete with each other. It will defs cost around $600. I predict this will be more of a ‘budget’ CZ ie. not a real quality CZ lens. Something like the CZ 16-80 a-mount lens. It’s not really high quality CZ.
elkamar
3 years ago |I was waiting for this Zeiss 24mm/1.7 but I’m very disappointed. I thought it would be a pancake lens like the micro 4/3 panasonic 20mm/1.7*. I think Sony makes a big mistake. This size is OK for A55 but really too big for a compact camera like the Nex.
*http://www.amazon.com/Panasonic-Aspherical-Pancake-Interchangeable-Cameras/dp/B002IKLJVE
pancanikonpus
3 years ago |why the lens so big compare to pana 20mm f1.7. is kind like 2-3 times bigger size. is because of the sensor size or the cow zeiss engineer design capability issue…?
Anonymous
3 years ago |You really can’t compare this CZ 24/1.7 to the Panny 20/1.7. The CZ is more of a ‘premium’ lens and fits in a different category. Though having said that, Sony really should of released a compact ‘budget’ ‘consumer’ fast prime first, and later down the track announce the CZ 24/1.7. Something like the a-mount 35/1.8 in a e-mount equiv (good optics, cheap price, crappy build).
pancanikonpus
3 years ago |okay. if compare cow zeiss $599 (assume)versus Pana 20f1.7 $350. It is 71% expensive and what kind of pay off for this price? metal body lens? sharpness? put in macro? or can use as a cup to fill coffee?
pancanikonpus
3 years ago |and i not agree that all premium lens must to be this size. then it will not an innovative design to put 2gether with Naix3/5/7/9. the whole propose is pocketable (pancake concept).
Sky_walker
3 years ago |@pancanikonpus – small size is always a compromise of quality.
μ4/3 can have smaller lenses because they have smaller sensor, but with APS-C sensor you’ll always have bigger lenses than the μ4/3 or if they’ll match in size – quality most likely will suffer. It’s especially true for premium-quality glass, as for the low-to-mid-range you can fix some things by making better use of higher quality optical glass.
There’s also a matter of experience – Zeiss isn’t really known from pancakes, nor is Sony/Zeiss/Nikon/Canon. Pancake lenses are much more difficult to build and require different experience than the regular lenses do in order to achieve premium quality.
So as I understand your point with the portability of Lens+Body set – it’s always gonna be somehow worse for the APS-C systems than it would for the 4/3s.
GH
3 years ago |$599 is my guess, too. There’s no way the Zeiss lenses designed for APS-C will compete with their fullframe brethren. The NEX Zeiss lens build won’t be nearly as substantial, and they are being built for a smaller format. Under $600 easy.
Amateur Sony Shooter
3 years ago |I like the 18-55 for what it does. What I expect zeiss 24mm is edge to edge sharpness, CA control, t* coating. Price? My guess would be $799, and I will be the first one to buy.
Jake
3 years ago |I agree with the $800 range prediction for the Zeiss 24mm f/1.7. The Zeiss 1680z is $749 for a f/3.5-4.5 and it’s APS-C. Basically the new Zeiss lens will be marked up just for the name. I do not see this lens being $599…No way, not for a Zeiss lens regardless it being specifically designed for APS-C.
pancanikonpus
3 years ago |Hope Admin to start another poll start with titles:
-Will you buy Cow Zeiss 20mm f1.7 for $799?
*Yes / No
-What is your reasonable price for Cow Zeiss 20mm f1.7?
*$299 *399 *499 *599 *699 *799 *899 *999
mochapaulo
3 years ago |I like your suggestion! But of course, everyone would pick the lowest price.
Just limited the range and set the highest acceptable limited: $499, $599, $699, $799…