Mitakon said it will soon launch a new Hyperprime lens for Canon, Nikon, Sony A, Pentax SLR users. They didn’t share any specs yet but this is very likely going to be a new 85mm f/1.2 Full Frame lens!
Mitakon-Zyoptics already make a long list of Sony E-mount lenses. You can find them on [shoplink 35366 ebay]eBay (Click here)[/shoplink] and BHphoto (Click here).
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I think the Canon 85mm 1.2 L is better mounted on Sony cameras because it still retain its autofocusing feature. Also the quality is phenomenon!
This would be most welcome!
A mount and K mount but no E mount, dumb and dumber.
Why would they make this E mount ? Doesn’t make any sense to make a lens for such a small segment of the market. E mount sales are a tiny miniscule fraction of DSLR sales from companies like Nikon & Canon.
This lens was designed for the biggest market – Canon/Nikon and so its easy to adapt the lens to any DSLR mount like Sony and Pentax without much $$$ or research since this is a full MF lens.
To make it compatible with E mount it would require an extension to make it compatible with NEX mount which doesn’t make too much sense since you can get a Canon adapter for $8 shipped and use the Canon version of this lens on a NEX.
The A7, A7r, A7s and A7 II full frame cameras sell at a rate a zillion time more than full frame A mount or K mount cameras. Read my post again.
There are some Minolta analog users out there and Minolta/Sony Alpha users… I think a lot more than A7x users. That may be different in a few years time…
A) You have no proof to back up your numbers. No one other than Sony has any sort of camera sales figures.
B) Even IF you had some proof, its still designed to be a DSLR lens. Its NOT a native mirrorless lens which means it requires a redesign or a big extension to allow it to fit to E mount. Which means you can buy and dump Pentax or Canon adapter and use.
Get a clue pal, the full frame A7, A7r,A7s and A7 II is selling and the full frame A99 A mount DSLR is not. The full frame Pentax K mount is not even out yet.
I hate posting on the internet to clueless people.
Yeah, but that’s primarily because of the age of those platforms.
Post numbers or don’t post at all.
How much you want to bet if you call B&H and ask them what sells more Sony A99 full frame A mount or Sony full frame A7,A7r,A7s ,A7 II E mount that they will tell you A99 A mount sales are dead and A7 series E mount are hot sellers. The Pentax full frame DSLR K mount was shown in September 2000 and will be 15 years late.
Show me the money.
It would have been better if you had backed up your statements with numbers and figures rather than resorting to a childish behaviour of calling people names.
Numbers and figures ? Humor me, tell me you think the full frame A mount A99 is selling better today than the full frame E mount A7 series. If you do then yes I am calling YOU clueless.
What’s that got to do with anything? Offering it in a-mount is just a case of screwing a different bayonet on. An e-mount version either needs a built in adapter like Samyang does (which adds to cost) or new design.
Ah more posturing from your part. All I asked was for some figures to back up your statements which seems obvious by now you don’t have anything so you resort to name calling and putting up a front to hide your lack of any sort of proofs to back up your own statements.
To answer your question I have no clue about the sales of the A99 which I why I don’t make any comments on them. The markets everywhere in the world are different and what sells well in the US may have very different sales figures elsewhere. I don’t have any sales data so that’s why I have no grand statements that one model sells a gazillion times more than another model.
“Never argue with an idiot. They will only bring you down to their level and beat you with experience.”
George Carlin
Go look at Amazon Best Sellers Rank comparing the A99 to the A7s etc.
Ah yes more name calling on your part ! 🙂
At least you are consistent and never disappoint.
For your information Amazon is ONE internet website for ONE country.
Last I checked there were plenty of other countries and websites where people buy stuff from out there. 🙂
Wow, you are dumber than I thought. Is today your first day on the internet ? The full frame A7 series E mount outsells the full frame A99 A mount at least 10 to 1. Now dummy is going to say show me the numbers . Stay dumb boy.
But, you could use a K-mount version with a K-E adapter on FF or K-E Speed Booster on half frame, and even if they make an E mount version it would just be the same optics with a longer barrel, practically meaningless.
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Sorry I just remembered Speed Boosters don’t seem to gather the extra light from any lens that opens wider than f/1.4.
I hope I remembered wrong.
As has been said.. the lens to sensor distance is going to be nearly identical, same optics for all 4. SO for minimal costs of a new mount plate the can add some sales. E-mount has a totally different optical path. Totally new lens design much more expensive to make than changing a mount plate. AND if you really want the lens, there is an adapter YOU paid for, not them. So Smart and Smarter
This, in a nutshell. It’s why Sigma’s able to offer a mount conversion service…
I read somewhere that digital alphas can’t make use of lenses with bigger aperture than 1.4 (they discussed the Minolta MC 58/1.2). Since I can’t find that discussion right now, what do you guys know? Will this lens be usuful on a Sony a?
Why couldn’t they use larger apertures? (just asking out of curiosity)
Said to be microlens issue, same mechanism as shading in the corners from non-digital optimized lenses.
But I don’t think this could be summarized as a whole, maybe some lenses bring that shade issue some don’t, my speed booster+nex7 gives exactly 1 stop faster shutter compared to an a7r with the same lens attached, the equivalent aperture with the nex7 was already f/1.2
Better get yourself Sigma 1,4/85 mm, it’s simply amazing and has very reasonable price
It better focus same direction as native Sony lenses.
Can’t have one lens working against all the others.
I would get this if its as good as its 50mm F0.95 brother! Suddenly, the Samyang 135mm F2 lens is being pushed down the priority list of must buy 😀
Whats even more phenomenal than the autofocusing and quality of the Canon is the price !!! 😀
This should be a fraction of the Canon’s price. Of course build quality and IQ may not be on par but honestly people are not looking for tack sharp photos at f1.2.
I honestly believe build would be better, as for IQ, at least sharpness and CA should be better.
I don’t know about the color though, I wouldn’t bet on the glass people use these days.
Well we can hope. Sigma with its 85mm f1.4 couldn’t beat the Canon so Mitakon will have its work cut out designing an even more complicated f1.2 lens.
Well it may not be the complexity, we know that these small companies could afford to use some special glass while somehow sigma and the like have to rely on complicated designs.
A good design is always simple yet functional.
Why hasn’t there been one like it before or larger say f.95 just asking as I’m new to Sony A mount.
Aaaand another MF lens. If I want an MF lens I buy an old lens and use an adapter. How about somebody, except for Sony, make an AF lens for FE. I’m not too keen on paying $900 for a 50mm…
A-mount WOO!!!!!
I am very keen on paying $900 for f0.95
Do you mean “soon launch”? (better english:)
A lot of A-mount lens releases lately, Pump it up!! I would be very interested in seeing the results of a head to head comparison with the sony zeiss 85mm 1.4
The only thing that beats the Sony ZA is the Otus. I’ve compared against Samyang, Minolta, which are also very good. Nikon is just as sharp but has too much focus shift. Canon is only sharp in center wide open. Sigma has too much field curvature and CA far edges.
The ZA is sharp and contrasty across the entire field even wide open.
If you want to buy a fiat, and want to know how it performs, compare it to older fiat, eventually with renault or opel. Whatever you do, dont compare it to ferrari.
The Zeiss is a pretty old optic. Its highly likely that this lens will be pretty close in performance. However manually focusing with such a large aperture lens is a bit difficult especially with moving targets.
I dont know nothing in advance, but i would place bet 30 years old 85mm f1.2 Contax Zeiss planar would be unreachable for Mitakon. Not to mention newer ones.
meh the analogy doesn’t really translate to lenses.
I have the Sony Zeiss 85mm 1.4 and it is indeed a superb lens. It is possible that this Mitakon could be somewhat comparable, prob not quite but still interesting enough to try a test.
Recently sigma has released some nice “art” lenses and their previous offerings were very sub par so any lens company can improve over time.
It doesnt, only because Mitakon has many more miles to go to reach good reputation of Fiat. IMO, they cant be comparable only because they couldnt compare before. OK, i`ll leave the possibility of sudden leap in quality, but still, i would like to see how it compares to Samyang 85 first. Zeiss is still very far for them.
I want a 135mm .95. It’s about time someone deliver it and I’m just the guy to mount it first on an a900.
You jumped a few steps there ! 😛
First let them come up with a 135mm f1.4 or f1.2 first before they can design a 135mm 0.95 lens !
What adapter ? The FE full frame lenses and Samyang E mount lenses don’t have adapters on them.
It’s why the e-mount version of the 14mm is larger than the a-mount version. Rather than design a mirrorless version of certain lenses, they just adapt the design with a longer body.
I have four FE mount lenses and none are available in A mount like my FE 70-200mm F4.
https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5598/15360260540_65e2eb0d11_o.jpg
Wow, we have another winner here boys. Andrew Richardson thinks to use a K mount Pentax lens on a Nikon DSLR all you have to do is screw in a different bayonet on. Way to go boy.
Come on then – how much work goes into converting an entirely manual Samyang lens with no electronic contacts from 1 dslr mount to another?
http://photo.stackexchange.com/questions/46554/can-i-adapt-a-sigma-slr-lens-made-for-pentax-k-mount-to-a-nikon-dslr-camera
“Can I adapt a Sigma SLR lens made for Pentax K mount to a Nikon DSLR camera?
The answer is yes, but you might not be happy with the results. You can use an adapter like this Fotodiox K-mount to Nikon adapter, but there are several drawbacks.
No autofocus
No metering
Lowered image quality, since the adapter contains a glass element
Overall, you are probably better off buying a new lens.”
The E mount works with any K mount lens with low cost adapter and will reach infinity focus without added glass element like on Nikon DSLRs.
Genus have the Mitakon 85mm f/1.2 on their website
http://www.genustech.tv/products/mitakon-85mm-f-1-2-lens