LocalHero1953 Posted October 24, 2019 Share #81 Posted October 24, 2019 Advertisement (gone after registration) 1 hour ago, willeica said: This camera represents an obsolete concept. Leica, Zeiss and others have to be looking at computational cameras with a full set of communications modes if they are to stay afloat. The mass digital market has voted and has given the thumbs down to stand alone cameras. The game is up. Leica's link with Huawei and its investment in computational research in the US look like very wise moves by Dr Kaufmann and his team. There will be some room for 'exotics' like the M and the Q, but, as for the rest, new directions must be sought out. William I agree. I like the concept (a communicating camera), but the size and the appearance of bolting separate technologies together without actually integrating them does not look right. There will be better candidates for a web-enabled imaging device (other than a phone!) in years to come. If this camera ever sees the light of day, I suspect Zeiss will be looking at it as a market research rather than a money making venture. 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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jaapv Posted December 16, 2019 Share #83 Posted December 16, 2019 Nice for Zeiss, but it remains an ugly brick. 36 MP is good, but not earth-shattering any more. And Lightroom CC on board - that means a constant 15$ a month drain on the price of ownership. It is hard to see it competing successfully against, for instance, the Q2. 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keith (M) Posted October 5, 2020 Share #84 Posted October 5, 2020 (edited) Perhaps not vapour-ware after all. Zeiss’ full-frame Android camera is available to preorder for $6,000 Quote The Zeiss ZX1, a unique camera that was announced more than two years ago before the company essentially stopped talking about it, may actually be in customers’ hands at some point in the near future. As noted by DPReview, B&H Photo has sent out emails saying that it’s coming soon and is now available to preorder for $6,000. It was originally supposed to be released in early 2019. Edited October 5, 2020 by Keith (M) Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
verwackelt Posted October 5, 2020 Share #85 Posted October 5, 2020 Hmmm… that price for a fixed lens camera with no changeable battery? I guess i will not see it in the wild out there very often… I like the form and design. But without changeable lenses and battery i would never pay more than 1500€ because it would be a second or third camera but never the first or only… Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaapv Posted October 5, 2020 Share #86 Posted October 5, 2020 I really fail to see the point of this camera. Not only is the shape weird- It must have quite unusual ergonomics, I fail te see the sense of building Lightroom into it - how can one edit properly on a small rear LCD? Especially on a near-40 MP full-frame shot taken with a Zeiss lens? An iPhone 11Pro or top-end Huawei will do better with Snapseed, LR mobile or PS Express.. 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
LocalHero1953 Posted October 5, 2020 Share #87 Posted October 5, 2020 Advertisement (gone after registration) Building LR into it as an option for connectivity with LR CC (but not in-camera editing) has a potentially useful purpose, though not for everyone. I wonder if the delay of two years has been because the original was (rightly) criticised for all the other issues that have been mentioned. Maybe this will be a small, light, elegant camera with a unique USP. Or maybe not. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
lct Posted October 5, 2020 Author Share #88 Posted October 5, 2020 46 minutes ago, LocalHero1953 said: Maybe this will be a small, light, elegant camera with a unique USP Only small thing will be its success i suspect. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arrow Posted November 1, 2020 Share #89 Posted November 1, 2020 I never edit in camera and find fiddling around with displays annoying. Not for me, even though it looks like a nice and handy camera after all. If it had a 50 mm lens instead of a 35 it could be interesting for me. 35mm is the reason I did not use the Contax T2 a lot. Still a brilliant lens, no gimmick camera after 30 years. Took it actually out for a walk, today. Not sure, if one will be able to say this in 30 years from now on for the new Zeiss software hypertrophy. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simone_DF Posted February 16, 2023 Share #90 Posted February 16, 2023 Aaaaaand it's gone. https://petapixel.com/2023/02/15/the-android-powered-zeiss-zx1-camera-has-been-discontinued/ 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ko.Fe. Posted February 16, 2023 Share #91 Posted February 16, 2023 It was not like they say created by photogs, but by some non related to photography marketers. They googled what is popular, mostly among mobile phone and .... Created DOA overpriced, oversized ... junk Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
verwackelt Posted February 16, 2023 Share #92 Posted February 16, 2023 Yes it was way too expensive for what it delivered… Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simone_DF Posted February 16, 2023 Share #93 Posted February 16, 2023 1 hour ago, verwackelt said: Yes it was way too expensive for what it delivered… I disagree. Full format sensor with fixed lens at 6K. Does it ring a bell? the main fail points of the camera was the poor execution and the overlap with the Q. The ZX1 didn’t perform well out of the box, the software was buggy and unstable, the autofocus was also subpar, and that was evident from all reviewers and people returning the camera after less than a month, which in turn created a negative spiral. For people in the market for a 35mm lens, getting the Q and cropping would bring more or less the same amount of pixels, a trusted platform, and some benefits like smaller size. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
verwackelt Posted February 16, 2023 Share #94 Posted February 16, 2023 Ok, i should have written for me the ZX1 and Leica Q are way too expensive for what they are delivering. For that amount of money (6000€) it has to be my one and only digital camera. But for the only camera both are not versatile enough for me. At least a changeable lens with a wide, normal and telelens and a tilting display or good EVF is what i am needing… Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris W Posted February 18, 2023 Share #95 Posted February 18, 2023 I absolutely loved the industrial design. I also loved my Q, but not the 28mm viewpoint. The ZX1 was too expensive for me to experiment with. I'm also not a Lightroom user and have no ambition to be forced into a Lightroom eco system. I'd buy one now (and probably love it) if the used value drops dramatically. But owning a discontinued camera that absolutely relies on maintaining technology (like operating systems and 3rd party software) is a huge risk. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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