"Voigtlander" 25/.95 Real or Not?

"Voigtlander" 25/.95 Real or Not?

  • Yes, a new innovative lens from Mr. K!

    Votes: 86 81.9%

  • NO WAY! A photoshop fake!

    Votes: 19 18.1%
  • Total voters
    105
  • Poll closed .
I'm in for swimming - prefer ozone with UV, and having it shocked a couple days prior to my swimming. Thanks Brian.
 
I shocked it this week, cleaned it yesterday morning.

Heading out there right now.

With the Capri Sun Wine Cooler...
 
gdi said:
If the CV lens has good image quality (including boke) it will obsolete most of those old c-mount lenses as far as I am concerned. Why not get a new lens that can cover the sensor? I won't be surprised if the 25/0.95 is a hit....
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Agree with these statements... It certainly shouldn't vignette (maybe a little wide open?) like some of the C-mount we've been hearing about. And with full compliance with the µ4/3 mount it should be more pleasant to use. If it is a hit that could mean additional members of this new CV family. All good!
 
Does anyone know if moving the focus ring will activate magnified focusing mode?

Also I guess it will operate like an slr lens, in that the aperture selected will only close down as the shutter opens.

Comments?
 
Paul T. said:
Does anyone know if moving the focus ring will activate magnified focusing mode?

Also I guess it will operate like an slr lens, in that the aperture selected will only close down as the shutter opens.

Comments?
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As to the latter question, I doubt it--remember, this is a live view system.
 
According to the official release, the lens will have the same electronic contacts as the other Micro 4/3 lenses, except that it does not have autofocus capability, in that case, I believe that moving the focusing ring with the proper settings, the magnified focusing mode should work :)


Paul T. said:
Does anyone know if moving the focus ring will activate magnified focusing mode?

Also I guess it will operate like an slr lens, in that the aperture selected will only close down as the shutter opens.

Comments?
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They wouldn't need to join the consortium to have lens without electronics.

Being able to focus wide open and have an automatic aperture will be sweet as well.
 
I thought Mr K didnt like digital .... and here he is making lenses for M4/3s which only exist as digital. Who ever heard of film micro 4/3s?
Maybe its a stretch, or maybe he will consider a dRF??
 
He likes digital enough to manufacture the hardware parts of the Epson R-D1, and to make lenses that will be used on dRF and dSLR cameras. From what I've heard he just doesn't want to get into the business of making digital cameras himself.
 
For those who haven't been to Japan recently, I'd also add that it's hard for someone living in the U.S. to understand just how prevalent micro 4/3 cameras are on the streets there — especially among young people. Obviously, this market penetration has, happened very, very fast.

Mr. Kobayashi does live in Japan, and he has eyes enough to see what's happening on the streets.
 
The Olympus Pen Half-frame SLR is as close to a film version of a u4/3rds system that i can think of off-hand. Like the u4/3 cameras, several adapters existed to use lenses from other SLR systems on the Half-Frame Olympus PEN SLR's.

I have a Pentax auto 110 system, the aperture and shutter is built into the camera and the flange to film distance is small. I do not remember any adapters made for it to use lenses from other systems on it. The negative size is 13mmx17mm, roughly the same as u4/3.
 
m4/3 really is a digital Pen system. My E-P2 and Pen FT truly do feel as though they are part of the same series of cameras...I use the latter's lenses on the former all the time.
 
If CV or any vendor came out with a half frame film camera non-reflex with working meter to use on these new fangled lenses coming out, I'd find it very hard to not want to buy one.
 
ampguy said:
If CV or any vendor came out with a half frame film camera non-reflex with working meter to use on these new fangled lenses coming out, I'd find it very hard to not want to buy one.
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No, no, no! THen the temptation to rationalise all my gear (and naturally end up with more) would be irresistible. Get thee behind me, satan!
 
As far as I know, most people with micro4/3 bodies aren't using legacy lenses, and are younger people using autofocus micro4/3 lenses.

I merely stated that the lens sounds like an incredibly niche product. Following focus at f.95 on a 50mm equivalent is not an easy task, especially not on a tiny lcd. Stationary subjects, sure, but wide open with moving subjects? Faster than 1.6 and at a FL greater than 40mm it gets somewhat tricky.

Given that the product isn't out and none of us have used it, I don't think it's fair to devalue my opinion seeing as how both of us are just as qualified to talk about it. I have, however, used f.95 35mm and 50mm equivalents and have experience focussing them.

In regards to your comment about CV making lenses for Canon, Nikon, et al, are those lenses not slower lenses used in systems with optical viewfinders and (in some cases) screens for manual focussing ?



mabelsound said:
Have you used these cameras much? Everything you're saying there is wrong, I think. Focus on G1/GH1/G2 and E-P2 with evf is marvellously precise. Even with very, very fast mf lenses. I use them all the time on the E-P2, with greater focus accuracy than on my M8.

CV already makes manual focus lenses for Canon, Nikon, and other DSLRs and they apparently sell well. And m4/3 is a market crowded with hobbyists using old lenses.

The kind of arguments people are having here is why I don't post much anymore. I just don't understand people's need to denigrate what is obviously a clever and interesting bit of engineering with naysaying, misinformation, and casual accusations of fraud. Mr. K goes and gives people precisely what they asked for, and the result is a lot of sneering.
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Most of the members on the mu-43.com forum use legacy lenses. Many of them are not using their old one- but rather buying adapters and then picking up lenses. That is a real draw of these cameras for quite a few users.

I mostly use the Nikkor 5cm F1.4 in LTM mount on one EP2, and keep the 17/2.8 on the other. But I have played with quite a few lenses on it, from the Nikkor-H 300/4.5 through to the Canon 50/0.95 and Nikkor 55/1.2. It just is not hard to use these lenses with the EVF. The 25/0.95 will not be any more difficult to use at a playground than the 5cm F1.4 was yesterday. I really like using the Nikkor at its 18" minimum focus. Can't do that on an RF, the RF pickup can't follow the cam past 0.7m or so.
 
Brian Sweeney said:
Most of the members on the mu-43.com forum use legacy lenses. Many of them are not using their old one- but rather buying adapters and then picking up lenses.
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Yep, as are Panasonic G users on the DVXuser forum.
Fast lenses are key when it comes to the video ability of these cameras.
Fast and wide is the holy grail in fact.
I'm using a few 'legacy' manual lenses with adapters on my GH1. Focusing is really not hard at all using the camera's EVF.
 
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