greypilgrim
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If true, yet another lens for the m4/3 lens stable. And it sure would be an interesting lens to play with.
saw it rumored over on 43rumors.
Doug
saw it rumored over on 43rumors.
Doug
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Size, weight, price... look at the Canon 50/1.2How come Olympus can't make one of these with AF?
I'm impressed too - it's not too big either . . . now all they need is to put focus peaking on the OM-D . . .and I'm in trouble!Looks good:
Must be the perfect low light lens for m4/3.
You can put it on your OM-D1Here is the 43rumors page:
43 Rumors | Blog | HOT! Voigtländer announces the new (amazing!) 17.5mm f/0.95 lens!
Absolutely amazing!:thumbs:
I will buy it!
This goes far beyond the high end movie lenses! Price is very reasonable!
oke: :ROTFL:I'm impressed too - it's not too big either . . . now all they need is to put focus peaking on the OM-D . . .and I'm in trouble!
A bit presumptuous, Louis.No one has yet mentioned the one obvious and possibly fatal flaw of this lens.
Focal lengths below 50mm are notoriously poor on m43rds cameras unless they have inbuilt perspective/distortion correction in firmware.
This will be a wholly manual lens and I can't see how a m43rds body will see it as anything other than a short focal length piece of glass and as such fail to correct the smeary edges that result.
I have never managed to get a decent 'wide open' image from any of my Leica or Voigtlander glass below 50mm and my 15mm Heliar which is close enough to the 17.5mm to be representative is basically unusable below f8.
So, by all means slaver over the fast aperture of this lens but I remain to be convinced until I see samples.
LouisB
Those lenses we're not designed for mFT or digital sensors, bl. They require special sensor technology to work well.No one has yet mentioned the one obvious and possibly fatal flaw of this lens.
Focal lengths below 50mm are notoriously poor on m43rds cameras unless they have inbuilt perspective/distortion correction in firmware.
This will be a wholly manual lens and I can't see how a m43rds body will see it as anything other than a short focal length piece of glass and as such fail to correct the smeary edges that result.
I have never managed to get a decent 'wide open' image from any of my Leica or Voigtlander glass below 50mm and my 15mm Heliar which is close enough to the 17.5mm to be representative is basically unusable below f8.
So, by all means slaver over the fast aperture of this lens but I remain to be convinced until I see samples.
LouisB
I stand corrected but I also hope the lens is corrected - not sure how they do this as I thought there was a basic issue with any focal length below 50mm and that is why there is heavy firmware processing, e.g. a 20/1.7 would look awful were it not for the in-camera correction.Those lenses we're not designed for mFT or digital sensors, bl. They require special sensor technology to work well.
This lens is designed for mFT digital cameras. It will work well.