Zeiss bringing cinema quality lenses to Nikon, Canon

No surprsise here, giving how popular DSLR video has become. Someone had to make some lenses to take full advantage of these new cameras, and Zeiss appears to be the first to step up to the plate. The lenses were announced this week in Vegas, with Zeiss stating that these are the first set of cine (lenses) to be compatible with HDSLR cameras.

The new lenses are full frame, use F2.1, and promise to have no vignetting. Zeiss is considered to be one of the top of the line lens makers in the world, so it’s great that they are getting into this field. Part of the problem with video from an HDSLR has been the lenses that most people use. All is not perfect however, because Zeiss charges (and receives) a premium for their products. While no official prices have been announced yet, previously you could expect to pay about $21,000,000 for a complete set of lenses. Individually they sold for roughly $3000 each.

[via Gizmag]

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Apple Rumoured to Introduce 27-inch Apple LED Cinema Display and Dodeca-core Mac Pro

So we have the Apple iPad releasing shortly in the US and later next month in the UK. There are even rumours of a release date for the iPhone 4G, so what else has Apple under their sleeve this year?

Well, reports suggest that Apple is ready to introduce its 2560 x 1440 resolution 27-inch LED-backlit Cinema Display. Largely resembling the existing 24 inch model, which was introduced back in October 2008, this larger 27 inch model is a rather nice upgrade.

In the same report Apple Insider has suggested that Apple maybe releasing a new Mac Pro which is expected to feature two Xenon 5600 hexacore chips under its bonnet from Intel. However, if you’re just not quite ready for such a powerful speed then insider sources have suggested that a single chip is available in 2.66, 2.8, 2.93 or 3.33GHz.

There have been rumours in the past to suggest a Core i7 Mac Pro, but this is looking unlikely due to the lack of multi-processor setup options.

Via Apple Insider

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