Zeiss vs Canon L Series camera lenses?

9 years 8 months ago #387419 by Karen Comella
Can someone explain to me what is the difference between Canon L glass and Zeiss?


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9 years 8 months ago #387423 by garyrhook
"L" is Canon's designation for their professional line of lenses.  Zeiss is ... Zeiss. Perhaps you're looking for input on which brand is the better lens? I'll let those with relevant experience comment on that.


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9 years 8 months ago #387450 by Stealthy Ninja
Generally Zeiss has more "character" but isn't as techically sharp as L glass.

Also zeiss is manual focus.

I have a zeiss 85 1.4 for Canon and I love the way it renders a portrait, however it can be a bit tricky to nail focus, especially at 1.4.
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9 years 7 months ago #395090 by Conner
Interesting, I didn't know that about Zeiss glass.  So even the latest and greatest is manual focus?  


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9 years 7 months ago #395269 by Stealthy Ninja

Conner wrote: Interesting, I didn't know that about Zeiss glass.  So even the latest and greatest is manual focus?  


Only Sony have AF Zeiss.  They have a deal with them. Zeiss make the glass, Sony assemble the lenses (and add AF components) so you could say the best of both worlds.  German glass and Japanese electronics.
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