Voigtlander is supposed to announce a new Nokton 17.5mm f/0.95 lens for Micro Four Thirds cameras according to this blog post. Shipping date is listed as May, the approximate price is $1100. Voigtlander already has a 25mm f/0.95 Nokton lens for Micro 4/3 mount.
Voigtlander announced two new lenses today. The Voigtlander Nokton 1,2/35mm (Leica M-mount) was already reported here last week (the actual aperture is f/1.2 instead of the rumored f/1.1). The second lens (pictured above) is a new Voigtländer SL II Heliar Classic 1,8/75mm version for Canon and Nikon:
Recently Voigtlander discontinued their Nokton 35mm f/1.2 Aspherical lens and the rumor is that a new 35mm f/1.1 version will be added to their current Color-Skopar f/2.5 PII and the Nokton Classic f/1.4 models. A second 50mm f/1.4 lens is also in development to compliment the Nokton f/1.1
Voigtländer announced the first lens for MicroFourThirds – the new Nokton 25mm f/0.95 priced at $1,199.00: The lens is manual focus only and is expected to hit the stores in October/November. Cosina (Voigtländer) officially joins Micro Four Thirds System Standard Group.
I covered the details over @ LeicaRumors. If you are into rangefinders, definitely check it out.
I would like to think that my post yesterday trigger something, because today this lens is all over the Internet, including on the official Voigtlander website. Here are some more specs: Focal: 50 mm Luminous: 1.1 Minimum Aperture: 16 Picture Angle: 45.9 ° Construction: 7 elements in 6 groups Minimum setting distance: 1 m Filter size: […]
Read the whole Voigtlander 50mm f/1.1 story here. The price should be around $1100, scheduled for shipment in June 2009. Btw, Tom Abrahamsson (the source) is well know and respected individual in the rangefinder community (inventor of RapidWinder) and I will believe his comment 100%. Flickr gallery of Voigtlander Nokton 50mm f/1.1
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