Today SLR Magic officially announced their HyperPrime CINE 50mm T0.95 lens which will be available in M mount, LM mount for cinematography, E-mount and for Micro Four Thirds cameras. Some pre-production samples can be found on LeicaRumors. The lens is expected to start shipping in September 2012. The price was not announced.
Back in June I mentioned about the upcoming SLR Magic digital scoping solution with ED optics for Micro Four Thirds cameras. The product was delayed because of some changes in the design (adding a tripod collar). The spotting scope is now officially announced and available for sale on eBay.
This is the first picture of the SLR Magic HyperPrime 23mm f/1.7 lens for E-mount. The estimated introductory price will be $379 USD. SLR Magic is currently looking for volunteers to test this lens. If you are interested: Send an email to sales [at] noktor [dot] com with the subject “SLR Magic 23mm F1.7 volunteer”. Include [...]
Today SLR Magic officially announced their HyperPrime 12mm f/1.6 lens. Some sample images can be found here. Check out also this review from 3d-kraft: For now SLR Magic lenses are available on eBay.
I just received some more details and samples of the SLR Magic Noktor 12mm f/1.6 lens for Micro Four Thirds: 12mm wide angle f/1.6 max aperture (best performance is at f/4) ~2% distortion (optical distortion correction for natural perspective when taking photos of people) 0.15m minimum focus distance 12 step-less aperture blades for always round aperture opening like a [...]
SLRMagic confirmed to Photorumors that the full frame Noktor HyperPrime 50mm f/0.95 lens will come with a Leica M mount. Here is a picture of the actual prototype on a M9 body:
