Two new Zenit lenses were recently released: Zenit Zenitar 1.4/75 Helios Edition (Sony E-mount) Zenit Selena-S 2.2/85 (Canon EF-mount) In the US, Zenit lenses are sold at B&H. The latest Zenit lens catalog can be found here. Here are the details from the translated press release:
A new Russian portrait DSLR manual focus full-frame lens for Canon EF-mount was recently released: Selena S 85mm f/2.2 (Selena-S 2.2/85). The lens has an anti-reflective multi-layer coating. In the US Zenit lenses are sold at B&H. Here are the tech specs and the translated press release:
Shvabe Holding introduced new TAIR-45 and Rubinar manual focus lenses for portrait photography (M42 mount) at the International Industrial Exhibition Innoprom 2022 in Yekaterinburg: TAIR-45 95mm f/2.3 lens Rubinar 100mm f/2 lens Additional information:
Ther is a new version of the Zenitar 2.8/60mm Macro EA macro lens. The updated version has a new optical design and is available for Canon EF and Nikon F mounts. The price is €421.65 (around $480). The new lens is already available for sale at the official Zenit online store (in the US Zenit […]
Zenit officially released the four new lenses they introduced last year: Zenitar 2/35 (Sony E-mount) Zenitar 1.5/50 (Sony E-mount) Zenitar 2.8/60 Macro (Canon EF/Nikon F) Selena 1.9/58 (Canon EF/Nikon F) The lenses are currently available for sale at the official Zenit online store. In the US Zenit lenses are sold at the official Zenit US website and at B&H (see […]
Some additional information on the four new Rubinar macro lenses I reported about back in February:
The Russian Zenitar and Helios lenses are coming to Germany – a company representative confirmed that a new batch of lenses is being shipped to a distributor in Germany: “A German distributor has purchased another shipment of photographic lenses from the Zenitar and Helios product lines, produced by the the Krasnogorsky Zavod (KMZ) of the […]
In case you missed the last part of the press release I published yesterday – Zenit is expected to announce 7 new lenses in different mounts in 2021 (click on each lens for more details):
In addition to the Zenitar 35mm f/2, the Russian brand Zenit announced a new Zenitar 50mm f/1.5 full-frame manual focusing lens (1.5/50) for Sony E-mount. US pricing and availability is not yet released. In the US Zenit lenses are sold at the official Zenit US website and at B&H. Here is the translated press release:
The Russian Helios and Zenitar cameras and lenses are now sold in the USA, Canada, China, and in the countries of Southeast Asia.
A quick update on the two new Zenit lenses – some websites wrongly reported that the lenses will be for Sony E-mount, which is not correct. Here are the details:
In addition to the 60mm f/2.8 macro lens, Zenit announced also a new Selena 58mm f/1.9 lens (in the US Zenit lenses are sold at B&H and zenit.store). Here is the translated press release:
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