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Hi ClarkI wonder why they don't make the lenses with Canon and Nikon mounts? They could sell a lot more to people who don't have the option of lens interchangeability. Even Sony would be more volume. Maybe they don't have the production capacity?
The Voigtlander SL II series lenses are available in Nikon Ai-S (now CPU integrated), Canon EOS, and Pentax K mounts.I wonder why they don't make the lenses with Canon and Nikon mounts? They could sell a lot more to people who don't have the option of lens interchangeability. Even Sony would be more volume. Maybe they don't have the production capacity?
The news has quickly reached different parts of the world, following the announcement by Cosina yesterday. Here is an image I saw at one of the Chinese web sites today:What more can one wish for ?
No more hunting around, you can just order it brandnew!
And it looks perfect and no adapters needed.
Michiel
Nokton, of course.
Nice video!
Of course they do Peter - thanks for the correction of my failing brain!The Voigtlander SL II series lenses are available in Nikon Ai-S (now CPU integrated), Canon EOS, and Pentax K mounts.
I'm sure you're right about this as well.From the dimensions of the Nokon 25 f/0.95 it wouldn't have the coverage for full-frame mounts.
It sure is a GH1 + 0.95 in that video but I do believe it is an Angenieux. Let's hope the Voigtländer 25/0.95 covers the sensor better...
When thinking of the Canon EF 24/1.4 it is actually hard to imagine a 24/1 for a FF camera.(...)
From the dimensions of the Nokon 25 f/0.95 it wouldn't have the coverage for full-frame mounts.
Thanks scho(...) "This is an original manual focus M43 lens (...)
There has been only one f/1 auto focus lens (Canon 50/1, no longer made) and that did not use contrast detect AF.Thanks scho
I'm surprised Cosina Voigtländer didn't grab the chance to enter autofocus technology.
You mean it can't be done ?
Why is that? I would think a lens with a lot of aberrations wide open can fool the AF. With not a lot of aberrations I think highest contrast = correct focus.There has been only one f/1 auto focus lens (Canon 50/1, no longer made) and that did not use contrast detect AF.
I would think a 25/0.95 AF lens would be a disaster.
This will be very easy to check with this lens. Since there is no need for all these info (FL, aperture etec) for a camera to know before a picture can be taken, one can always tape off the electrical contacts (of this lens) and see if corrections are applied by the camera software like they do for the 17/2.8 and the 20/1.7.We don't know what "full electronic coupling" really is, do we? I'm pretty sure Gandy doesn't know either.
I hope this means the max aperture, FL and working aperture is reported to the camera and not much more. Automatically magnified viewfinder mode is OK as it can be turned off, automatic aperture is probably not present as there is no A position on that aperture ring.... well, again, we'll have to wait and see.
Do you know of a contrast detect AF system that does that?I can also think of AF systems automatically refocus when the aperture is changed (to compensate for focus shift, if any), or AF systems turning off the AF in certain situations telling the user to focus manually, and so on.
Cosina joining the µ4/3 clan and doing it with a manual 25/0.95 lens is, simply put, great news.What more can one wish for ?
No more hunting around, you can just order it brandnew!
And it looks perfect and (...)