DrKevbo
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Anyone with experience using the Zeiss 24mm 1.8 with the Nauticam nex system? Looks like a killer lens with great low light capabilities.
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I reviewed the lens in the last issue of Underwater Photography magazine #67, it can be downloaded at UWPMAG.com.
It is at this time the best lens made for the NEX system. It needs a custom port of its own but worked in one of the current Nauticam ports without issue.
Phil Rudin
Which port or diopter works best for this using a SONY NEX 7?
I used this lens with the four inch dome port to take full advantage of the lens. At this time Nauticam does not have a dedicated port for the Zeiss 24mm. I still think it is the best lens for NEX. I have not tested the new 10-18mm F/4 zoom which needs the new Nauticam 7" dome port. New Zeiss lenses for NEX are coming or at least being re-announced next month. The only new Ziess that will be interesting for U/W use is reported to be a 50mm macro which will reach 1:2, twice life size.
Phil Rudin
Hi Jim,
you are correct about a Ziess 12mm and on the APS-C sensor it will have an AOV of around 100 degrees which would be quite nice for wide angle. I think however that the 10-18 zoom will be the more likely lens most NEX users will want.
The Zeiss 24mm is a very close focusing lens, that is why I wanted to test the lens to begin with. Not sure if you will gain much upside with diopters of such week power on the lens inside the housing. I would expect image quality to become worse not better. Putting an additional piece of glass on such an excellent lens behind a dome made of acrylic just does not seen like a formula for better quality.
Phil Rudin