The Mitakon 50mm f/0.95 FE lens has been officially announced (Source: Mxcamera). It will be available soon on eBay MXcamera. And you can save that search on Slidoo to get notified when it’s in Stock. This is Mitakons second E-mount lens after the [shoplink 14656 ebay]35mm f/0.95 lens for ASP-C E-mount cameras (they are on auction here on eBay)[/shoplink]
And Steve Huff got the number 00001 of the lens in an extremely nice package which is included in the $799 price. This could become a real hot seller if the Image quality wide open is acceptable.
The lens will ship in May and these are the specs:
Lens mount: Sony FE
Focal length: 50mm
Optics: 10 Elements (7 groups)
Image cover: 35mm full frame
Max. Aperture: f/0.95
Min. Aperture: f/16
Filter size: 58mm
Lens size: 87mm (L) x 68.5mm (diameter)
Weight: 720g.
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the 4 big Chinese characters can be translated to “The Praise in Dark Shadow”; while the 4 small Chinese characters can be translated to “so that’s what it is”.
Why on Earth isn’t this A-Mount?!
Because the greater flangeback distance would have made the design bigger, heavier and more expensive, too.
“would have made the design bigger, heavier and more expensive”
So what? Then they could label it “Zeiss”! ;^)
Chinese seem more into fiddling with exotic lenses and getting them to work on mirrorless bodies, and I think the Chinese market is Zhongyi’s main target.
Look at all those people whining up there about no AF.
Because, they decided to make it full frame E-mount. (^J^)
Which will be good for my A7.
Can this len auto focus?
no it’s manual
No, it can’t…
is it really just $799? if yes i will get one for sure
isn’t this poster canon’s ad??
yes, because they make fun of that lol
If only it could AF… So sad… 🙁
AF would have been awesome, but trust me you can manage with out it! All it takes is a bit of practice. Focus peaking really helps, although I will admit, with such a shallow depth of field this lens could makes things a bit harder wide open. That being said it can still be done, practice makes perfect.
http://www.dchome.net/data/attachment/forum/201404/18/0754196j72ujjsk6nz5jxi.jpeg
It’ll be interesting to see how well this sells – might make Sony reconsider their stance on there being no appetite for big heavy primes on e-mount bodies…
I have a feeling this won’t fly off the shelves. So many factors weigh against it.
Primarily is the issue you mention: Too many SAR e-mount fans fill their diapers with ‘big and bulky’ hysteria. I read somewhere on the Internet [so it must be true! ;^) ] the biggest market for compact mirrorless ILCs is Asian women. Not to stereotype but small hands, small camera body? ;^)
Speaking of stereotypes. Compact mirrorless ILCs have a reputation [probably deserved since no manufacturer has yet to complete a lens system I’m aware] the typical buyer is a compact or smartphone upgrader usually categorized disparagingly as “soccer moms.” This crowd doesn’t collect lenses which, IMHO, explains 99.9% of the ‘kill the a-mount’ hysteria on SAR as e-mount fanboys cling to the slim hope eliminating DSLRs will shower them with lens love since DSLR owners rarely cry their wrists hurt holding their camera and don’t typically turn up their noses to lenses because they’re too heavy.
The Mitakon is a specialty item being manual focus [and maybe no OSS on something this big?] by an unknown manufacturer.
I’ve yet to be impressed by the sample images so it’ll be interesting to read the reviews. It might just be a bust IQ-wise.
Please do it A-mount :(((((((
Always wanted a .95 and thought about picking up a voigtlander 17.5 for my EP5. No .95’s for my alpha FF so that’s a no go. This is cheap as dirt and I suspect is will suck at .95. That’s what seperates this from something like the Noctilux .95. Even the Voigltlanders aren’t all that sharp wide open until you get to about F2 and practically unusable at .95. I have a feeling this will deliver the same dissapointment- but I could be wrong! We will see.
The Noctilux actually isn’t very sharp wide open. SLR Magic’s own 50mm f/.95 actually performs better when it comes to sharpness and contrast. You are foolish in thinking any f/.95 lens will be razor sharp and full contrast wide open.
I’m not expecting anything to be razor sharp at .95. I’m talking about a usable .95. The voigtlander 25mm .95 pics and reviews I’ve seen indicate it is not suitable for night time shooting. Beside the wafer thin DOF (which obviously is expected) the sharpness is just not good enough to be of much use. You have to stop down to 1.4- no thanks. I just started researching the SLR .95 and I’m interested. I’d rather have a .95 for my full frame sony though. Maybe this lens will surprise me in the reviews.
Update:
Pictures from Steve Huff’s facebook
A7 https://scontent-a-iad.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-frc3/t31.0-8/10269055_710645062321247_6691147774770427983_o.jpg
A7 https://scontent-a-iad.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-prn1/t31.0-8/860403_710645245654562_6275868438645326804_o.jpg
https://scontent-b.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-prn2/t31.0-8/1269046_709622735756813_484763933920159188_o.jpg
https://scontent-b.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-prn2/t31.0-8/10317700_709614405757646_5195828387011843450_o.jpg
Awesome.
Can’t wait, looks to be as sharp as a bowl of jello.
Now I just want a a7r really bad!
Since it’s made in China, $100 would be my best offer.
I guess the Ipad, since it’s made & built in China. You would pay $50.00?
Bet you didn’t know that Hasselblad cameras were once owned by Shirro.
Shirro is from China. And the Hasselblad HD body/back goes for over $20,000.00
Good luck.
Eagerly waiting for steve huffs samples and experience with it. His first shots with the A6000 already look promising.
I find it pretty pathetic that people bag out ‘made in china’. They make products according to where the profit can be made.
As with almost any consumer product, it’s a balance between
Performance
Reliability
Cheap
SLR Magic 50mm/T0.95 RF is a good example of performance and reliability but it’s not cheap.
Canon EF 50mm/F1.8 is an example of performance and cheap but not that realiable.
China will make products where the profit is. Eg. they are not going to mass produce 50mm/T0.95 if they can only move a couple of hundred. Most people want/can afford cheap stuff and that’s where they are going to make their effort.
As for Alan, $100 being your best offer since it’s from China. I’m curious which country you are from and what lens they make that preform, Reliable and Cheap.
P.S. I’m an Aussie and not from China if anyone was wondering, but I have enough sense to see the bigger picture.
preview out!
http://www.stevehuffphoto.com/2014/04/28/first-look-preview-the-mitakon-50-f0-95-full-frame-lens-with-the-sony-a7/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eC1SukD_m_M
heya 🙂
i just got it, and started reviewing it on:
http://www.yannickciancanelli.com/manual-lens-review-mitakon-50mm-0-95-speedmaster-on-a-sony-a7/
cheers 🙂