New M43 lens: Noktor 50mm f/0.95, native M43

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Interesting.

www.noktor.com

Via PhotoRumors, which reports:

Focal Length 50mm
Maximum Aperture F0.95
Minimum Aperture F16
Autofocus No
Internal Focusing No
Rear Focusing Yes
Minimum Focus Distance 1.9 ft. (0.6m)
Angle of View 46°
Lens (Elements) 8
Lens (Groups) 7
Dimensions 2.9×2.1 in.
Weight (280g)
Mount Type Micro Four Thirds
Accepts Filter Type Screw-on
Filter Size 62mm

Crazy.

A few sample photos have been posted by Noktor via Twitter.

Discuss.
 
Filter size 62mm, overall weight 280 grammes? All plastic, thats for sure. Either that, or another PhotoShop fake. That Noktor website leads to Twitter straight away. Not a decent product page in sight anywhere.

I'll believe it when I hold it!
 
principe azul said:
http://43rumors.com/ft5-hot-new-noktor-hyperprime-lens-50mm-f0-95-for-microfourthirds/

http://forums.dpreview.com/forums/readflat.asp?forum=1041&thread=34532492

So a bit disappointing.

50/0.95 sounds good on film, but on M43 it's equivalent to 100mm in focal length and f/2 in DOF.

So where's the 25/0.5?
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I don't quite follow. Is it bad for this lens to perform like a 100 f/4? Shouldn't a 100 f/4 in 35mm have shallower DOF than a 50 f/2 in 35mm.

I do agree that 2x crop is bit too much unless you're far away from the subject.
 
Hi Thardy,

Sorry, I just jotted some thoughts down without any consideration for whether they would make sense to anyone else... 😱

It'll perform like a 100mm/1.9 would on film. If it's manual focus (and new, and expensive), I'm not clear what the benefit would be over sticking an old 50/1.4 on an adaptor to give you the equivalent of 100/2.8. A stop more DOF, to be sure, but not a deal-breaker for me.

The 25/0.5? A 25/0.5 in M43 would give a 50/0.95 film equivalent, which would be a lot of fun.

Me, I've a 35/1.2 and a 50/1.5 (in 35mm) which I can press into service for occasional long-lens equivalents on M43. So it's rumour of fast wides in M43 that excites me. But the 14/2.8 isn't impressing me - a focal length common to all but one of the M43 zooms, and only a stop faster - in DOF terms, the equivalent of a 28mm/5.6 - basically a Soviet Orion!
 
Wasn't/Isn't there a 25mm 1.4 lens for 4/3? A lens that Leitz was involved with? Will that lens work on Micro 4/3?
 
venchka said:
Wasn't/Isn't there a 25mm 1.4 lens for 4/3? A lens that Leitz was involved with? Will that lens work on Micro 4/3?
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Yes, Summilux-D 25mm ASPH. It will work on micro4/3 with an adapter. It's pretty big though (not my pic):

http://www.flickr.com/photos/minami/509320258/

509320258_a0911a9c50_d.jpg
 
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I have one of these - a 50mm Navitron f0.95 in c-mount. I've been wanting to do the conversion to M4/3 for a while, but it's not trivial (normal c-mount converter won't fit due to hugeness of lens. I did put together a crude solution involving negative dipoptre filters, but I probably lose some T-value speed in the process.

The thought of a company being founded on the premise? Strange! I guess they must have found some new old stock of these things, a few hundred, say, and must have realised that converting them to M4/3 and sticking a brand on them would increase their value ten fold!
 
Yes- the C-Mount adapter for the 4/3rds should have plenty of clearance. This lens was used on a C-Mount camera before. The C-Mount adapter that came with the lens gives a good extension. It can be used for Canon Breech-Mount and for 39mm thread mount lenses.
 
I'm not sure. Looks like I'm going to get an Olympus E-PL1, small and has the built in flash. For my wife, of course... Nina asked for a good digital camera, one that was more capable. But it has to have the flash, and needs to be smaller than the Panasonics.

Plus, they names it after a 1960s programming language.
 
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