ePhotozine (Click here) posted the first image samples taken with the new 8.5mm f/2.8 and 25mm f/1.8 Kowa Cine Lenses:
8.5mm lens: Image one and Image two
25mm lens: Image one and Image two
ePhotozine writes:
The lenses will be priced between £500 and £800 when they are released on the market in Summer 2014, with the 8.5mm f/2.8 being priced at £800.
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The 8.5mm could be a nice match for the Blackmagic Pocket Cinema Camera, as it would translate into a 25mm full frame equivalent.
800£ = 1340$ or 970€. IQ of the 8.5 looks fine. I wished they had a decent picture of what it looks like on the camera.
Oh, OK, saw it, never mind that last sentence.
The promised 1 megapixel resolution is certainly there. I don’t see any reason why anyone would use these lenses with E-M1, though (better to get a Panasonic/Blackmagic for video).
I would use the 8.5 for stills.
at that price, the 8.5 mm must have very high IQ…can’t say anything from the samples, no light and high iso..
Did anyone else notice that the label e-m1 on the e-m1 is upside down?
It’s on the top plate 🙂
800 sounds a bit too much, but the FL can be very handy being a 2.8 too.
Awful looking samples on the 8.5. Smeared and stretched edges. Looks like the output from a toy camera. And they’re asking how much? No thanks.
It’s like the Samyang Fisheye, but with straight edges. Could be bad composition of the frame.
sample of 8.5mm looks fine. I am sure that was shot with f2.8 and ISO around 1600 with heavy noise reduction turned on.
Yeah, the EXIF says ISO 1600 for the first one, and ISO 200 for the 2nd. It’s hard to interpret much out of either, as they’re just generally bad photos.
I dont now wich one looks worse, the body or lens. Damn thats a ugly combo.
I’d rank your trolling even worse
ungrateful prick
Again, trolls lurking in here and Zeikon filtered them out?? Yup, course he did. Let me have a go, I’ll show you how to admin.
You do know these posts are over year old, right?