New IBERIT M-mount Lenses

k__43 said:
they seem to fancy f/2.4 eh?
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Summarit inspired it seems. The 90 is very similar in size. Minus 2 elements though. We can't expect them to compete with the Summarits optically, but it will be interesting to see how real world performance is. It looks like they aren't skimping on build quality, sporting textured metal focus ring instead of Summarit's textured rubber...
 
jaapv said:
Funnily enough, this is, in the end, a German firm:

http://www.handevision.jp/

OSD Optic System Development GmbH
Leitenweg 17 / 94116 Hutthurm / Deutschland
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The story gets even more interesting:

HandeVisionの由来は、中国を意味する漢（Han）とドイツを意味するDEを掛け合わせたものです。

Han for China, and De for Germany. HandeVision appears to be a collaboration between the German firm IB/E Optics and the Chinese firm Kipon...
 
And OSD is located in a very nice luxury villa, swimming pool and all, close to Passau, the border crossing between Germany and Austria. No web presence. Obviously a letterbox firm.

Surprise, btw. One of IBE customers is Panasonic. Another Jenoptik (remember, they were involved in the software side of M8 and M9)
It is a small world.
 
They look really good!

The concerning bit, the large 49mm filter size...

We can be certain that these lenses will not be a compact alternative.

Still, the 24 and 35 lenses are tempting at the projected price range.
 
I think the brand name is very unfortunate, as it brings in mind the infamous mustard gas first used by the Germans during WWI.
As to the lenses, we shall see...
 
WJJ3 said:
Han for China, and De for Germany. HandeVision appears to be a collaboration between the German firm IB/E Optics and the Chinese firm Kipon...
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A quick check reveals that the brand is owned by the large German mail oder/online store Walser (see http://www.walser.de/brands/). IB/E may be behind the design (hence IBERIT), and Kipon may do the production. Walser are the biggest German seller of re-branded ("Walimex") Chinese imports - even if this new line should be a cut above their regular line-up, they'll probably target a affordable price. Their stuff often is good, for the price, but not supposed to be the best that money can buy...

But that said, their IBELUX 40/0,85 (which has been out some time) was expensive, and got rather devastating reviews (in anything other than the rags that mostly depend on Walser ads) - a bit underwhelming for a 1800€ lens, even if it supposedly is the fastest in the world. Even Steve Huff hated it, and he impressed me as hard to displease with any new gadget...
 
mfogiel said:
I think the brand name is very unfortunate, as it brings in mind the infamous mustard gas first used by the Germans during WWI.
As to the lenses, we shall see...
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I had to look it up, you mean it sounds a little like Yperite. To me it isn't even close: Iberit sounds like it comes from the Iberian peninsula, Ypres (and therefore Yperite) has a completely different look and feel to me.

I'm wondering why they write IBERITE with all capitals...
 
mfogiel said:
I think the brand name is very unfortunate, as it brings in mind the infamous mustard gas first used by the Germans during WWI.
As to the lenses, we shall see...
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Are you talking about Yperite?
Edit: All right, you seem to ...
 
At this link it looks like only six aperture blades for the 35-75mm lenses. Ten for the 90. The 24 isn't included in the chart.

The M lenses will also have a minimum focusing distance of the RF standard 70cm, with a different focus throw than the Sony FE mount versions, which all have shorter minimum focusing distances. It would be nice, at least with the shorter focal lengths, to have the nearer range on the M lenses too. Obviously not RF coupled, but useful for live view use.

Given the M mount lenses will be RF coupled, I wonder how much more expensive they will be than the Sony mount lenses? Might be to the point where there isn't significant difference between getting a used Leica Summarit vs. one of these.
 
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