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Tokina announced the new 11-16mm T/3.0 Micro Four Thirds Cine Lens. You can preorder it for $1,899 at Adorama (Click here). Not exactly cheap!!!
P.S.: List of all current Olympus deals can be seen at GetOlympus (Click here).
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Tokina announced the new 11-16mm T/3.0 Micro Four Thirds Cine Lens. You can preorder it for $1,899 at Adorama (Click here). Not exactly cheap!!!
P.S.: List of all current Olympus deals can be seen at GetOlympus (Click here).
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Will pass – ridicules price – and no AF and no IS – so maybe for few purists who do not care for IS or AF – I cannot see that many will be sold
I dont think most videographers use AF for critical shots where the focus distance changes but prefer to do it manually. And for the ones who use the OMD/E-P5 for video, they dont need OIS, especially for handheld video the IBIS is a blessing.
If the lens is full manual, i.e. it doesn’t report the focal length to the body, than you have to enter the FL manually into IBIS settings each time you zoom in or zoom out – not very practical.
What bothers me more, though is that this is another APS-C conversion ( after Sigma and Samyang lenses ) and while it certainly gives m43 users sharper part of the lens with less distortions, it is unnecessary large and heavy and not particularly wide. Moreover, I guess new Oly F2.8 wide zoom will be smaller and cheaper.
As someone mentioned, it’s better to buy a DSLR version with Speed Boster and regular adapter without converter. You get two different lenses for less money. Besides, there’s a cheaper 4/3 Olypmus 11-22mm F2.8-F3.5 lens.
Yes you right, but you can decide to input an average value of the zoomrange like 13mm and the IBIS will still be effective i am sure because the FL range is not tele.
I am a videographer and I shoot manual but as my eyesight is changing I am beginning to depend more on auto-focus in certain situations. I think this lens is way overpriced for what it is. If it had auto-focus and full communication with the camera as well as stellar performance I think $1100 would be about right.
If you’re making a film, is the price ridiculous?
If you’re an indie shooting on m43 or HDSLRs, this is horrific pricing. Also an insult to one’s intelligence, as the “other” 11-16 lens is only $600 clams. Zip gears and mounting adapters can be had for less than $50 combined. Appears they’re just thrusting for the rental houses while crapping on the indies.
Oi muppet brain! You maybe wealthy so please STOP spreading your arrogance! Just because you may have a large amount of disposable cash to throw about, it’s because of idiots like YOU that these lenses are so damn expensive!! Kindly P.O!
Why? I’m not buying cine lenses,though if I was, I wouldn’t be buying cloudy, warmed-over CCTV lenses sold at the low end.
I’m not being arrogant. If you’re in a business, the price isn’t bad, especially when you have the cheaper of the Zeiss lenses running US$4000. If you’re a rude fanatic and have no real use for it and can’t make money from it, you shouldn’t be buying it anyway.
May be you would like this cine lens from ZEISS better: CZ.2 15-30/T2.9 for just USD23,900?
Is it first tokina lens for mft ?
Huge opportunity missed by Tokina with this price point since the same lens has been available through Duclos for awhile. If they had it closer to $1000 I’m sure it would sell like hotcakes.
Yes! Paying $3,495 for the Duclos 11-16mm cine lens makes way more sense.
http://www.ducloslenses.com/products/duclos-11-16mm
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Would rather buy the Nikon-mount version for $500 for my Blackmagic Pocket and boost it by x0.58 to an F1.6 aperture speed. Ha!
How does the conversion from T/3.0 to f/1.6 work?
In T-stops, it’d be T1.74 (3 x 0.58 = 1.74).
Well, sure, that’s the easy part, but that’s not precisely what I was asking. 😀
another lens in the “when I need it I’ll rent it” category.
Gonna go out on a limb here and guess Tokina will drop the price soon enough
Thats a X1.5 zoom. Why not make it a prime?
Because on the super wide end, 1mm can make a hell of a difference in composition.
I welcome any new lenses to bring film making to micro Four-Thirds, even if the majority of users can’t appreciate it.
but we cannot appreciate the price!!! We don;t all have $1800 at our disposal!!
You don’t want to see the price of other Cine Lenses then……… Well North of $20K+
If you’re a professional this lens is great for productions. Seems like a great rental and a near perfect lens. Definitely not something for people who are doing this as a hobby, but when other lenses cost 10x as much this appears to be very cheap in the cinema world.
You don’t have to buy everything that is available, especially if you cannot make money from it.
$1,899? For an 11-16mm T/3.0 ???
Oh, wait, it says “Cine” that’s why…
Too bad I’m not a Cineast, otherwise I’d buy two!
What exactly is this lens for…?
Movie, where the requirements for low distorsion, low vignette and low aberration are much greater than for stills. Specifically for sequences where the camera move.
Tokina is just trolling us with this lens.
Yup, and Japs like Sakaphoto Graphics are encouraging the trolling!
Don’t use racial slurs, man.
You do know using racial slurs like that is just like slapping your own face and brand yourself as a racist scum…not very wise.
DISGUSTING PRICE! THEY WON’T SELL MANY! TOO BAD THEY HAVE BECOME GREEDY!!!!
it’S a cine lens
Tough market with the excellent Panny 7-14mm going for a little more than half that. But is this an existing lens with just a new mount or a fresh design for M4/3?
11-16 + speed booster is still $900 cheaper, wider faster and probably sharper too. Only downside is size…
Wider isn’t better, also Speedbooster introduces another glass into the equation that creates it’s own unique look and bokeh that is very different than the original lens only.
Wider isn’t better – true, maybe. Speedbooster actually improves the quality of the lens. I’m assuming you haven’t read a review or even used one. I have both the nikon f and contax versions of the speed booster and they create noticeable improvements on some of my contax lenses.
Also, no speed booster does not create it’s own unique look and bokeh – where are you getting this information from?!???!? I’ve used a cheap ebay “focal reducer” and I can confirm that it does introduce blue flaring and softer corners, maybe you are referring to these?
I’m a professional videographer that’s worked on many projects released commercially on national television and millions of internet views as well. The Speedbooster does create it’s own bokeh and look as you are introducing another glass to the one you are using.
You have no idea what you are talking about, or maybe your lack of experience you cannot see the difference…. Do some research and google “Speedbooster affect on Bokeh” then come back and apologize…..
Raise your hand next time your in class
** Heres just one example and pay attention to the corners of the image
http://vimeo.com/83011094
From my own experience with a Chinese 0.72x focal reducer. I see no change in the bokeh – that is for the common area of the image with and without the reducer. Towards the edges where the image can only bee seen with the reducer, I guess there can be some misshapen bokeh.
Of course, going back to the original idea, the standard 11-16 can be used with a regular adapter too.
The reason to use this would be for the gears, so limited audience. I really doubt that they’ve changed the existing 11-16mm formula.
I’m a professional videographer and I found your comments unprofessional.