Kenko mirrorless C-mount camera announced

[dazedgonebye]

What's interesting to me is what this says about the state of technology (I think).

Seems like anyone with a distribution channel might spring up with a new digital product. The technology is now effectively "off the shelf."

 

[eleskin]

Stop teasing me! I want full frame!!!!

Stop teasing me! I want full frame!!!!

I want to see a full frame camera, this small chip stuff is annoying! I want full frame for my Noctilux!!!

 

[jsrockit]

I want to see a full frame camera, this small chip stuff is annoying! I want full frame for my Noctilux!!!

Ever heard of the M9?

 

[batterytypehah!]

Is there really a market for a C mount digital P&S?
There is if it is $300 and takes weird lenses. I'm sure it is more a labor of love than a money making scheme.
I bet the Holga crowd would like this...

Not sure why they'd pick C mount of all things. No licensing fees, maybe? Anyway, with that crop factor, I suppose most of those old cine lenses become teles. Not a selling point. I think they're hoping to sell lotsa Tokina lenses along with it.

Not to forget, the telescope adaptability alone might open a sizable market.

 

[oftheherd]

I have a very good quality tele-converter from the 1980's with the Kenko name. I think there might have been some association with Vivitar at one time.

I have some nice Kenko filters bought for me by a friend on a trip to Japan, back about 1973.

 

[zumbido]

Not sure why they'd pick C mount of all things. No licensing fees, maybe? Anyway, with that crop factor, I suppose most of those old cine lenses become teles.

A lot of the old cine lenses would, yes. But a lot of newer tv/video/cctv lenses, made for small sensors, would be a perfect fit. And they're an order of magnitude less expensive. It's a really interesting marketing idea for the current interest in adapting these inexpensive, f1 to f2 lenses. Really, a small sensor and small lenses is a much easier/cheaper way to do "fast" than full frame. A lot of "serious" people would hate it, but a ton of people might have a blast playing with it.

 

[divewizard]

 

[rxmd]

This should be great for digiscopers, birdwatchers and hobby astronomers.

It should be more than easy to adapt to spotting scopes. The small sensor is a great advantage for making most of the focal length, and you can get rid of the extra optics between eyepiece and lens.

 

[ampguy]

right

right

could be interesting with a nikon 300 attached though, instant super-tele.

very novel, could be interesting if the price goes way down. glad to see more bodies able to use c-mount lens.

It's a tiny sensor in it apparently - a 5.6x crop.

Eh.

 

[jsrockit]

This thing is ugly in a good way... interesting for sure.

 

[SimonSawSunlight]

looks cool!

 

[GSNfan]

I'll buy this camera because I could use the cheap nikon 70-300mm as a 175-750mm lens!

 

[dexdog]

could be interesting with a nikon 300 attached though, instant super-tele.

With this lens at 5.6x magnification due to sensor size, it better have first class image stabilization built into the body!

 

[batterytypehah!]

^ More like, make sure your lens has a tripod mount

 

[kbg32]

The instructions mention to limit your coffee intake before using this camera with telephoto lenses!

 

[kshapero]

I wonder how the famed red dot would look on it?

 

[zumbido]

I might cover that seam on the front with a marching-ants line of red dots. 10x the Leica power!

 

[RayPA]

This could be interesting.

I have several c-mount lenses that I use on my MFT camera. I've been following the used market a little, and as someone else mentioned, a lot the lens 'heavies' made lenses in this mount, so there's quality out there. There's also the other extreme. However, *currently* it's possible to get some very fast and small/compact lenses with some reputable names stamped on them for a fraction of the cost of an equivalent lens in a different mount.





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