Well, this is interesting news ... and could be very interesting news for wedding photographers depending on the actual image quality, higher ISO performance and built quality/durability.
If the 16-80/3.5-4.5 is a full frame lens with optical performance anywhere near the 24-85 N, it will be of considerable interest. Coupled with the other Zeiss lenses, it could be an excellent alternative to Canon or Nikon.
A Zeiss 85/1.4 is good news, a Zeiss 135/1.8 is phenomenal news (is this the first ever f/1.8 in that focal length?) No Zeiss 35/1.4 T* lens in the line up is sad news.
What will be of paramount importance will be AF speed, Flash offerings, and the offering of a full frame sensor to compete with the Canon 5D ... which is the camera to equal or excel.
I doubt the anti-shake technology can be applied to a full frame sensor, but that remains to be seen.
If this camera is indeed using the same sensor as the 10 meg Nikon D200, and you can use Zeiss AF lenses that focus quickly, especially a 16-80, it will be a much better camera than the Canon 350D. All Canon wide angles, including the EFS models are relatively poor performers compared to anything Zeiss makes. Sharpness it there, but the distortion is bad and color fringing is apparent even in smaller enlargements.
I wish Sony the best of luck in this venture. Canon needs a worthy competitor ... and Zeiss could aid them in this objective.
If the 16-80/3.5-4.5 is a full frame lens with optical performance anywhere near the 24-85 N, it will be of considerable interest. Coupled with the other Zeiss lenses, it could be an excellent alternative to Canon or Nikon.
A Zeiss 85/1.4 is good news, a Zeiss 135/1.8 is phenomenal news (is this the first ever f/1.8 in that focal length?) No Zeiss 35/1.4 T* lens in the line up is sad news.
What will be of paramount importance will be AF speed, Flash offerings, and the offering of a full frame sensor to compete with the Canon 5D ... which is the camera to equal or excel.
I doubt the anti-shake technology can be applied to a full frame sensor, but that remains to be seen.
If this camera is indeed using the same sensor as the 10 meg Nikon D200, and you can use Zeiss AF lenses that focus quickly, especially a 16-80, it will be a much better camera than the Canon 350D. All Canon wide angles, including the EFS models are relatively poor performers compared to anything Zeiss makes. Sharpness it there, but the distortion is bad and color fringing is apparent even in smaller enlargements.
I wish Sony the best of luck in this venture. Canon needs a worthy competitor ... and Zeiss could aid them in this objective.