The newest iteration of the Zeiss Compact Primes are smaller, more compact, and designed with a 95mm front diameter (vs 114 previously) to fit a wide variety of lower and midrange accessories. Here are some specs:
- Consistent focus torque
- Meta-data enabled
- XD (Zeiss extended data), including lens profiles
- Interchangeable lens mount
- Standard versions: 21mm, 25mm, 35mm, 50mm, 85mm shipping in June
- Other 5 Standard lenses: 15mm through 135mm, shipping July-October
- Zeiss XD versions ships 9 lenses starting in September
- Price ranges from ~$4,300-$6,500 per lens
Using the Cooke-i protocol, the CP.3 line also includes options for metadata enabled lenses to capture metadata such as manufacturer, focal length, focus distance and T-stop. In addition, the XD versions of the lenses will start recording "lens profiles" that can help correct lens vignetting and distortion optically.
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