Voigtlander 50mm f/1.2 E-mount lens priced at 1200 Euro (£899)

Voigtlander Europe announced the pricing of the new 50mm f/1.2 FE lens. The lens will start shipping out on April 19 for 1200 Euro. You can preorder it now at WexUK.
Press:
The NOKTON 50mm F1.2 Aspherical E-mount is a high-speed manual focus lens optimized for the full frame imaging sensors of Sony mirrorless cameras.
50mm F1.2 standard lens could be called a special lens for photo enthusiasts. During the middle to late 20th century, when the maximum aperture of fast standard lenses was generally F2 or F1.4, a 50mm lens with F1.2 aperture was favored by professional photographers as a special fast lens. Because of this, even today many photo enthusiasts are still captured by the tradition and charm of this lens.
Nokton Classic 35 mm / 1:1.4
 
 
The NOKTON 50mm F1.2 Aspherical E-mount is a newly designed standard lens with today’s technology for specifications that bring out the best in a high-speed standard lens. By using two out of eight elements, each with two aspherical surfaces, it realizes a compact size while having a large aperture. With this lens, you can enjoy comfortable handling well-balanced with camera body and gentle, ample bokeh.
Nokton Classic 35 mm / 1:1.4
 
This lens is a manual focus and manual aperture design, but also features electrical contacts that enable the lens settings at image capture to be included in the Exif information of the image data. Furthermore, the lens is installed with a distance encoder to enable support for 5-axis image stabilization on bodies with this feature, by providing distance to subject information used to compensate for camera shake. Focus peaking while manual focusing is also supported. The aperture ring has click stops in 1/3 steps. The lens also features a click stop switching mechanism that enables the click stops to be turned off when shooting video.

New Zenit 50mm f/0,95 FE lens images and info

Our reader Ilya Artemiev sent us these pictures of the new Zenit 50mm f/0,95 FE lens. He also shared the following info about this lens:

– This is not a rebranded chinese lens. This is a completely newly designed lens by the Bogdankov team
– The mechanical and optical quality are superior to the Mitakon 50mm f/0,95 II
– The Zenit 50mm FE has a non removable metal lens hood like the Leica Summilux 50mm f/1.4

 

Sony Tidbits…


Sony 24-70 f2.8 GM vs Tamron 28-75 f2.8 Lens Comparison

Fujifilm interview at Dpreview: Full-frame can probably reach 70-80MP and with GFX we go 100MP (MirrorlessRumors).
Sony to slash smartphone workforce 50% by 2020 (Nikkei Asian Review).
2019 Buying Guide: Best pocketable enthusiast cameras (Dpreview).
How to Clean Your Lens and Filters (Explora).
Sony a6400 wooden handle from SmallRig (David Oastler).
ISO Invariance (ISO is Fake Follow-up) by Tony Northrup.

Personal photos and tests from SAR Admin Andrea on Instagram, Twitter, Facebook, Flickr and 500px.

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(SR5) Zhongyi Speedmaster 50mm f/0.95 III Lens for Sony FE to be announced within a week….

The new Zhongyi Speedmaster 50mm f/0.95 III Lens for Sony FE  will be announced in around a week. Let’s hope they improved the Optical Performance by a lot!

Sony Tidbits…


“Eye AF TEST” EOS R, X-T3, Z6, a9, a7m3 and a6400

A Tour of SIGMA’s Aizuwakamatsu Factory (Lensvid).
Sony ToF Module Reverse Engineering (Image Sensor World).
Sony Electronics Taps Senior Leadership to Drive Imaging and Professional Solutions Business Strategy
Samyang Spring 2019 Lenses Hands-on Photos (Photographyblog).
Ignore the Cliché and Get Edgy with the Lensbaby Edge 35 (Explora).
Equivalence Also Includes Aperture and ISO (Photographylife).

Personal photos and tests from SAR Admin Andrea on Instagram, Twitter, Facebook, Flickr and 500px.

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This week SAR readers photos selection


Javier Aznar Photography
Sony 7r3 + Sony 90mm 2.8 Macro OSS;
1/160, F14, ISO 160; Two flashes with softbox
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