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98 Quick Guide for the Impatient User

But wait… it gets better. For many years Sony had the rights to use the
Carl Zeiss name on their lenses, a brand that is so revered in the
photographic world that many discuss it with religious fervor. Before
World War II, this German optical company was producing some of the
best optics in its day, relying on brilliantly hand-designed and handcrafted
elements before the days of multi-coatings or computerized optical design.
Their legendary optics were used exclusively for Medium format cameras
like Hasselblad and in high-end Contax 35mm film cameras. For over 50
years, professional photographers worldwide coveted Zeiss lenses. And
now, the well-respected Zeiss optical company is making autofocus lenses
for the Sony A-mount.
So now, when choosing accessories for your Sony Alpha camera body, you
can choose from not one but THREE different major brand names:
 All Minolta and Konica Minolta AF (autofocus) lenses (there are
over 16 million of them out there)
 All Sony A-mount (as opposed to the E-mount) AF lenses
 All Zeiss lenses designed for the A-mount

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