Two years after its announcement during Photokina 2018, it looks like ZEISS is close to starting shipping its compact 37.4MP full-frame camera: the ZEISS ZX1. This camera comes with an Android operating system, a fixed ZEISS Distagon T* 35mm f/2 lens, and its now available for preorder at a premium $6000.00 price tag. Let’s take a closer look at it! ZEISS ZX1 – Better Late than Never Two years ago, during Photokina 2018, we first saw a prototype of the ZEISS ZX1. Below is a video we made during the tradeshow if you want to remember about it. Photokina 2020 was supposed to take place during May 2020, and it’s easy to think that ZEISS was going to announce the launch of the camera at that time. The question we can ask ourselves now is simple: does this compact full-frame camera still make sense nowadays? ZEISS ZX1 Features The ZEISS ZX1 is a compact camera – 5.6 x 3.7 x 2.6″ / 142 x 93 x 66mm for a weight of 1.76lb/800g with battery – that features a 37.4MP full-frame CMOS sensor. It can capture stills at up to 3 frames per second. For photographers, a leaf shutter design provides flash sync at all shutter speeds and allows for quiet shooting. There’s a top hot-shoe that’s compatible with the Sigma TTL flash protocol. Image credit: ZEISS The camera does have a built-in ZEISS Distagon T* 35mm f/2 lens. There’s no doubt that the image quality will be on-par with ZEISS’...
Published By: CineD - Monday, 5 October, 2020