Category Archives: Zenit

First review of the Zenitar 50mm f/0.95 lens for Sony E-mount: “So much is wrong with this lens, I don’t even know where to start.”

By PR admin | Published: July 15, 2019

Phillipreeve published the first review of the new Zenitar 50mm f/0.95 full-frame mirrorless lens for Sony E-mount (now available for sale on eBay):

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Zenit lens roadmap

By PR admin | Published: March 22, 2019

Here is the translation of the 2019-2020 Zenit lens roadmap:

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Officially announced: Zenitar 50mm f/0.95 manual focus full-frame lens for Sony E-mount from Zenit

By PR admin | Published: March 15, 2019

The previously rumored Zenitar 50mm f/0.95 manual focus full-frame lens for Sony E-mount from Zenit is now officially announced. Shipping will start on March 20th. The price is 50k rubles or around $770. The lens specifications can be found here. Update – here are a few additional photos sent by a reader: Press release:

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The new Zenitar 50mm f/0.95 manual focus full-frame lens from Zenit is rumored to be announced on March 15th

By PR admin | Published: March 12, 2019

Some Russian websites report that the new Zenitar 50mm f/0.95 manual focus full-frame lens from Zenit will be announced on March 15th. The new lens will be produced in the Krasnogorsky plant by Shvabe Holding. Here is some additional information (updated): The lens has 9 elements in 8 groups The angle of view in full frame is 46° […]

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Rumors: the next Zenit camera could be based on a… Pentax DSLR

By PR admin | Published: October 4, 2018

Two days ago I reported that Zenit will announce new Nikon and Canon lenses and a new Zenit camera in 2019. I received some information that the next Zenit camera could be a DSLR and they could be working together with Ricoh on the development (rebadged Pentax K-1 maybe, just like the Zenit M is a […]

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New Zenit lenses for Nikon and Canon, new Zenit camera expected in 2019

By PR admin | Published: October 2, 2018

In addition to the two new lenses for Leica M-mount, Zenit is also expected to announce a new camera and new lenses for Nikon and Canon DSLR cameras in 2019. This information was provided by a company’s representative in a recent interview with Cienam5D: Zenit has displayed several new lenses in the past, including a Zenitar […]

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Zenit M camera and Zenitar 35mm f/1.0 lens additional information

By PR admin | Published: September 27, 2018

Zenit M camera and Zenitar 35mm f/1.0 lens additional information:

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Just announced: Zenit M digital rangefinder (based on Leica M) with Zenitar 35mm f/1.0 lens

By PR admin | Published: September 26, 2018

For LeicaRumors and PhotoRumors readers this should not be a surprise at all since I have been reporting rumors about it for over a year now – Zenit and Leica today announced a new joint production digital rangefinder camera called Zenit M (based on the Leica M Type 240). The new Zenit M will come […]

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Latest updates/rumors on the Zenit – Leica collaboration: new Zenitar 35mm f/1 lens for Leica M-mount

By PR admin | Published: April 22, 2018

Some interesting updates on the Zenit/Leica collaboration rumors – the Russian company Zenit has a new Zenitar 35mm f/1 lens for Leica M-mount (pictured above). LeicaRumors reported on this lens last year. Here are the details: Weight 740 grams Lens design: 9 lenses in 8 groups Filter size: 72 mm The information comes from a Russian […]

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This is the upcoming Zenit D1 mirrorless camera *UPDATE: fake picture*

By PR admin | Published: March 26, 2018

The upcoming Zenit D1 mirrorless camera will have a 42.4MP BSI CMOS sensor without AA filter with 50-25,600 ISO range. The official announcement should be in the next few days. The camera design looks very similar to the Leica SL (update: I think this is a fake – I just found the original Leica SL product picture): Stay tuned for updates. […]

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