Curiosity: I have made ZERO pre-orders for the Zeiss Otus lenses through my affiliate links. What’s going on with them?


Zeiss 50mm f/1.4 at BHphoto . Adorama . FotoErhardt . Fotokoch . Calumet . WexUK .
Zeiss 85mm f/1.4 at BHphoto . Adorama . FotoErhardt . Fotokoch . Calumet . WexUK .

I just realised that not a single SAR reader has pre-ordered a single Zeiss link through my affiliate links. And in general, store managers told me that reorder numbers were extremely low. I suspect there are a number of reasons for this:

  • These lenses are expensive lenses with manual focus.
  • Meanwhile, there are many extremely good lenses that cost less or/and have autofocus (like the Sony 50mm GM or the Sigma 50mm lens ).
  • Some said these are just Cosina lenses with a Zeiss logo on them. While I suspect Cosina makes these lenses, I’m pretty sure Zeiss is behind the design of these lenses.

I would ask you to comment on this post and let Zeiss know why you have not reordered the new OTUS FE lenses.

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