Zeiss' full-frame mirrorless camera is finally launching soon

[Shawn Knight]

In a nutshell: The ZX1, if you recall, packs a 37.4-megapixel full-frame image sensor with an ISO range of 80 – 51,200 and is mated to a 35mm f/2 Zeiss Distagon T lens. Around back, you’ll find a spacious 4.34-inch touchscreen LCD (1,280 x 720p resolution, 338 DPI) that works in tandem with the integrated 512GB of storage to help with in-camera edits (a copy of Adobe Photoshop Lightroom comes pre-installed).

It’s been more than two years since German optics specialist Zeiss announced the ZX1, its first full-frame mirrorless camera. We haven’t heard much about the shooter since (it missed its proposed early 2019 launch date) but that changed this week as the camera recently appeared on B&H Photo’s website.

Dual-band Wi-Fi also comes standard, as does Bluetooth connectivity and a 3,190mAh battery pack. There’s also a 0.7-inch electronic viewfinder with 1,920 x 1,080 resolution should you prefer to frame your shots that way.

Aesthetically, the ZX1 is clearly aiming to appeal to minimalists. Aside from a couple of dials up top and a handful of buttons and connectors, there really isn’t much else to take note of.

The Zeiss ZX1 isn’t available to pre-order as of this writing, instead listed as “coming soon” over on B&H Photo. DP Review did get a screenshot of the camera when it was available to pre-order, however, with a list price of $6,000. B&H has a note on the top of their website stating they will be closed until October 12 in observance of the Jewish holiday Sukkot, which might explain why the camera is temporarily unavailable to pre-order.

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[yRaz]

It seems like a good camera but sony seems to have taken the mirrorless market by storm.

I am very much an amateur and a low level one at that, but I can't understand why DSLR market still exists aside from

1) lowlight photography because the electronic view finder is the mirrorless's greatest weakness

2)people have already invested tens of thousands of dollars on lenses in their preferred ecosystem. It'd be silly to replace all that just for a slightly smaller camera body

That said, I love my sony a6000.

 

[Uncle Al]

Sorry, but a bit more than two years too late ....

I made my change from my Hassiblad to digital with the Canon line. Smaller "negative" but the pro's still were in the Canon's favor and Hassiblad started a nasty habit of making many expensive lenses obsolete as the developed their own digital lines. The new Canon R5 looks like the next generation for me with a full frame and 40+ megapixels it's certainly going to be a step up but at $5,000 for the body with one lens, it's a bit steep for most. Sony make great camera's as well and I was tempted to go that direction when I switched to Canon.

To be perfectly frank, it's hard to buy a "bad" camera now days .... just some with less features .....

 

[Ludak021]

Mirrorless is not a plus unless you are using a point-and-shot camera.

 

[Reehahs]

What's the point?