OBERKOCHEN/Germany, 24.08.2010.
This year’s visitors to the Carl Zeiss booth at photokina will be able to touch, test and even walk through high-quality lenses. The optical experts want to make an encounter with the world of Carl Zeiss something to remember.

The trend of filming in high definiton using a digital SLR camera is unstoppable.

Moviemaking today is unthinkable without this technique, whether for independent filmmakers, television producers or professional still photographers who wish to expand their services.

This is why optics specialist Carl Zeiss now introduces the world's first set of cine lenses designed especially for HDSLR cameras: the Compact Prime CP.2 lenses.

Why change the mount on the camera when you can change it on the lens?

They’ve been to space; they’re Hollywood favorites; and they’ve been the constant companions of demanding photographers around the globe for 120 years — Carl Zeiss lenses.

The first photo lenses came on the market at the end of March 1890. On the occasion of its 120th anniversary, renowned German optics manufacturer Carl Zeiss, with key locations in Jena and Oberkochen, can reflect on a rich history and look to the future with confidence. Throughout the anniversary year, the company will be celebrating its breakthroughs in photographic technology with activities for both customers and the public. “Carl Zeiss lenses helped write photographic history. They have truly stood the test of time,” says Winfried Scherle, head of the Camera Lens Division.

OBERKOCHEN, 16.11.2009 – Optics specialist Carl Zeiss today announced its introduction of a new series of lenses for the semi-professional market: the ZF.2 with F bayonet for digital SLRs. Thanks to its electronic interface (CPU), these new ZEISS lenses support all-important operations such as the automatic mechanisms for time, aperture setting and program. The CPU also supports manual exposure settings, including those for camera casings that are not AI-compatible. Since the lens now transmits the EXIF data such as manufacturer, date, metering system and exposure to the camera, photographers no longer need to set the parameters manually. These quicker and faster handling capabilities of the ZF.2 lenses are especially useful under hectic shooting conditions. 

Ulf Merbold: “Images of the Century" from Outer Space

ZEISS lenses delivered unique photos of the moon landing

OBERKOCHEN/Germany, 20.07.2009.
To this very day, photos taken during the Apollo mission to the moon still captivate millions around the globe. Forty years ago, Apollo 11 astronauts took the first pictures of their excursions on the surface of the moon – with camera lenses from Carl Zeiss. The definition, resolution and contrast rendition of the images are still as impressive as ever. These photos have played a key role in ensuring that NASA space missions have lost nothing of their popularity. They also made a deep impression on German astronaut Ulf Merbold.

Carl Zeiss is expanding its successful line of SLR lenses with the introduction of the ZE lenses with EF bayonet for all analog and digital EOS camera models.