New lenses for the X-Pro1

[macjim]

two new lenses for the X-Pro1:
http://www.fujirumors.com/two-new-x-mount-lenses-from-slrmagic-a-35mm-f1-4-and-a-23mm-f1-7-lens/

 

[gavinlg]

23mm looks good as an interim lens untill the fuji 23mm comes out!

 

[jsrockit]

23mm looks good as an interim lens untill the fuji 23mm comes out!

Fuji's may come out around the same time. Might be more expensive though.

 

[fstops]

Cheap lenses for Fuji and others.

Photokina 2012: Hong Kong lens maker SLR Magic will be showing four prototype lenses for mirrorless cameras at Photokina - 25mm T0.95, 35mm T0.95, 35mm T1.4, and 23mm F1.7 designs. The SLR Magic HyperPrime 23mm F1.7 has been completely redesigned from the previous version, and will be introduced in February 2013 at an MSRP of US$399 in Micro Four Thirds, Sony E and Fujifilm X mounts. The SLR Magic CINE 35mm T1.4 will be made in the same mounts, and go on sale in December 2012 for US$279. Meanwhile the 25mm T0.95 and 35mm T0.95 are based on the existing 50mm T0.95 design, and will cost US $649 and US $1,249 respectively. All will feature manual focus and aperture control.

http://www.dpreview.com/news/2012/09/15/slr-magic-to-show-four-prototype-lenses-at-photokina

 

[fstops]

^Sony benefits the most because its cameras has focus peaking and hence easy to MF.

 

[dcsang]

^Sony benefits the most because its cameras has focus peaking and hence easy to MF.

"Easy" is a subjective term.

Dave

 

[Jamie Pillers]

Fuji's may come out around the same time. Might be more expensive though.

The Fuji lens will be an auto-focus design. The SLR Magic lenses are manual focus, correct? If image quality is similar, I'd definitely prefer the manual focus design.

 

[jsrockit]

The Fuji lens will be an auto-focus design. The SLR Magic lenses are manual focus, correct? If image quality is similar, I'd definitely prefer the manual focus design.

That's true Jamie... different options are good. I was speaking more to gavin's point that it would be released before the Fuji version.