Carl Zeiss ZK lenses for Pentax
According to the Spanish website Quesabesde.com (which is referring to Rodolfo Biber, Spanish Carl Zeiss importer) Carl Zeiss to introduce six its most legendary manual focus lenses for Pentax K-mount till the end of 2007. New ZK series will include Carl Zeiss ZK Planar 50mm f1.4 (will be announced first), ZK Planar 85mm F1.4, ZK Distagon 25mm F2.8, ZK Distagon 35mm F2.0, ZK Macro-Planar 50mm F2.0 and 100mm F2.0. All these lenses will be fully compatible with Pentax KA mount so they will be fully functional being mounted on the modern Pentax and Samsung digital SLRs as well as on the older 35mm film cameras (except for autofocus, of course).
Nikon versions of these lenses are already available. Prices are ranged between $500 for Planar 50mm F1.4 and $1,500 for Macro-Planar 100mm F2.0
There is no information about ZK series or any other K-mount products on the official Carl Zeiss website.
July 20 update:The rumor is officially confirmed:
The first lens will be available for shipping in August 2007:
Planar T* 1,4/50 ZK - 503,36 € (without VAT)All other lenses will be available in Q4 2007:
Distagon T* 2,8/25 ZK - 671,43 € (without VAT)
Distagon T* 2/35 ZK - 671,43 € (without VAT)
Planar T* 1,4/85 ZK - 881,51 € (without VAT)
Makro-Planar T* 2/50 ZK - 881,51 € (without VAT)
Makro-Planar T* 2/100 ZK - 1.343,70 € (without VAT)
July 10th, 2007 at 12:35 pm
Dear Sirs,
This is not rumor.
Today, one of the famous camera retail shops in Japan just started the acceptance of reservation, Planar T* 50mmF1.4 and Planar T*85mm F1.4.
They said, these 2 lenses would be shipped at the end of July in Japanese market.
Price level is same as current ZF/ZS.
But,there are not any information yet on the Carl Zeiss Japan/COSINA official website now.
Thank you.
July 28th, 2007 at 8:50 pm
Not rumor - here is the Zeiss site link:
http://www.zeiss.com/c12567a8003b58b9/Contents-Frame/8e8ae439a3fd6101c125711b005a77c4