. The ZX1 took years to develop and was likely an exceedingly expensive flop. It would not be surprising to find out that the failure of the ZX1 is directly tied to Zeiss’s current position in the camera industry.to Kenko Tokina in 2021. While this only affected Japan, it does perhaps show that Zeiss was slowly taking a step back from the photography industry.
While Zeis may be exiting the still photo camera industry, it’s not likely it will stop supporting the filmmaking community. Zeiss very recentlywith four full-frame optics: 18mm, 40mm, 65mm, and 135mm. The company uploaded the video above that discusses the cinema lenses just two days ago. To jump ship now would be extremely unusual.
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