NiSi has shown a prototype of a new 26mm f/0.7 full-frame Z-mount lens. This manual-focus lens matches the record-holding Carl Zeiss Planar 50mm f/0.7 as one of the fastest full-frame lenses in the world. The lens will likely also be available for Sony E-mount and Leica L-mount cameras.
The lens It weighs 2,900 g, has a minimum focusing distance of 0.35 m, and is priced at 198,000—or approximately $29,500!
Curiosity: In 1966, NASA used the Carl Zeiss Planar 50mm f/0.7 for the Apollo missions. Stanley Kubrick famously had several of these lenses modified to fit a Mitchell BNC camera, allowing him to shoot interior scenes in *Barry Lyndon* using only natural candlelight.
