[Bart]

I just received this e-mail:

Dear Valued Customer,

As you requested we'd like to inform you that the new Distagon T* 3,5/18 ZK with K bayonet mount is now available for purchase.

You can find a list of your nearest dealers as well as the link to our online shop directly on our website:


Website: Welcome to Carl Zeiss Camera and Cine Lenses
Online-Shop: http://www.zeiss.com/photo/shop (backorder)


Very best regards.
The Carl Zeiss Camera Lens Division Team
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Carl Zeiss AG
Camera Lens Division

The "Valued Customer" part is a bit exaggerated, well, even completely wrong: I don't own any Zeiss lenses ( if you dont count my old sunglasses).

I just thought I'd share this with the forum.

Don't get too exited though: 1,149.00 € (including 19% VAT)

[k100d]

Luminous Landscape did a short comparison v Nikon's vaunted 14-24mm zoom and it appeared to better. i think many people will be more interested in the 21mm

[Gooshin]

as i mentioned in another thread (a long time ago), this lens would have to be super sharp and super distortion-less to justify its speed and cost

there are just too many alternatives to something like this, within any brands lens arsenal.

[Photomaximum]

The lens everyone is waiting on is the Zeiss Distagon T* 21/2.8 in the Canon, Nikon and Pentax mounts. The old Contax 21/2.8 is known to be the best super wide ever made.

[Bart]

The lens everyone is waiting on is the Zeiss Distagon T* 21/2.8 in the Canon, Nikon and Pentax mounts. The old Contax 21/2.8 is known to be the best super wide ever made.

Won't be exactly super wide for Pentax mount any time soon.