Today Meyer Optik Görlitz relaunched their website. In the press release, the new owners admitted that some of the lenses sold under the Meyer Optic Görlitz brand (Somnium and Nocturnus) were actually converted Russian and/or Chinese lenses and not “Made in Germany” as advertised: “In the course of the analysis of the last available portfolio […]
A few months ago NetSE, the company behind the Meyer Optik Görlitz, Emil Busch A.-G. Rathenau, Oprema Jena, C.P. Goerz, Ihagee Elbaflex and A. Schacht brands filed for bankruptcy. Today the German company OPC Optics (Precision Components Europe GmbH) announced that they have acquired the trademark rights to Meyer Optik Görlitz at the insolvency procedure of NetSE in Koblenz. The new owners intend to enter […]
The insolvency procedure has started for NetSE, the company behind Meyer Optik Görlitz, Emil Busch, Oprema Jena, C.P. Goerz, Ihagee Elbaflex & A. Schacht (see previous blog posts). If you have paid for a lens on Kickstarter and have not received it, I think the changes are very slim that you will get anything back. […]
Since my original report on the bankruptcy of the German group net SE (they are behind the Meyer Optik Görlitz, Emil Busch A.-G. Rathenau, Oprema Jena, C.P. Goerz, Ihagee Elbaflex and A. Schacht brands), I contacted the company with some questions but I have not received an answer yet. I do however have a report from somebody who was close to all the funding projects […]
Back in April, the German group net SE who is behind the Meyer Optik Görlitz, Emil Busch A.-G. Rathenau, Oprema Jena, C.P. Goerz, Ihagee Elbaflex and A. Schacht brands and several successful crowdfunding projects, has applied for de-listing from the German stock exchange. This de-listing was effective July 2nd. More information is available on their website […]
Meyer Optik has a new Nocturnus 50mm f/0.95 lens for DSLR cameras. The lens will be available for Canon, Nikon, M42 and Pentax-K mounts and will come in a matte black or silver finish. Here are the technical specifications:
Today Meyer Optik announced a new Nocturnus 75mm f/0.95 mirrorless lens that will be available for Leica M, Sony E and Fuji X mounts. Meyer Optik already had a Nocturnus 50 f/0.95 II and Nocturnus 35mm f/0.95 lenses for Sony E-mount in the past. Here is a picture of both 50mm and 75mm Nocturnus lenses next […]
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