Cosina officially announced the Voigtlander Nokton 25mm f/0.95 Type II lens for Micro Four Thirds cameras. The new lens has a stepless aperture ring (this seems to be the only difference from the current version). Here are the detailed specifications:
Cosina is rumored to announce a new Voigtlander Nokton 25mm f/0.95 type II lens for Micro Four Thirds cameras on February 12th. This lens will be an update to the existing version that was announced back in August, 2010. Via Digicame-info
The new Zeiss Distagon 55mm f/1.4 lens (click on images for larger view): Zeiss Apo Sonnar T* 135mm f/2 lens ($2,122.00):
New Voigtländer Nokton 42.5mm f/0.95 lens for Micro Four Thirds: 23cm minimum focusing distance 1:4 magnification ratio No aspherical element New Zeiss Planar T* 50mm f/1.4 ZA SSM lens for Sony A mount: 72mm filter size Circular aperture diaphragm 9 optical elements in 8 groups 45cm minimum focusing distance Olympus had a teaser for their E-P3 […]
Voigtländer announced a new 21mm f/1.8 Ultron lens for Leica M mount rangefinders:
The Canon EF 24-70 f/2.8L II lens ($2,299.00) that was announced in February 2012 will start shipping on September 13th, 2012 in the US. The Voigtländer 28mm f/2.8 Color Skopar SLII N Aspherical lens will start shipping on September 25th, 2012 in Japan (via digicame-info).
Voigtländer APO-Lanthar 90mm f/3.5 SL II lens for DSLR cameras ($549) is now listed as discontinued on Cosina Japan website. I guess this lens did not sell that well because it was announced “just” two years ago. Curious to see if Voigtländer will announce a replacement at Photokina.
The Voigtländer Nokton 0.95 / 17.5mm MFT lens is now official: Format: Micro Four Thirds Elements/groups: 13/9 Closest focusing distance: 0.15 m Angle: 64.6 ° Filter diameter: 58 mm Diameter x Length, Weight: 63.4 x 80mm, 540 g Price: 1300 €
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