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Cosina announced the development of three new full frame Voigtlander lenses for Sony E-mount. The new lenses will have:

• EXIF transmission to camera body
• Support for five-axis image stabilization
• Manual focus
• 1/3 step aperture selection
• Check US pricing and availability (not officially announced yet)
• Additional pictures can be found at DC.Watch

Voigtlander APO-MACRO LANTHAR 65mm f/2 Aspherical E-mount lens:

The Voigtländer MACRO APO-LANTHAR 65mm F2 Aspherical was announced at Photokina 2016 in Cologne, Germany, as a reference exhibit. Since then specifications and appearance have been improved. The Red, Green, and Blue lines on the lens barrel proudly indicate its heritage from vintage APO-LANTHAR lens designs - High Performance. At F2, this lens is one of the fastest macro lenses available for full frame format. Macro Ratio is 1:2. Minimum Object Distance is 31cm.

Voigtlander Classic NOKTON 35mm f/1.4 lens for E-mount:

We re-design the lens construction of M-mount version, which is now optimized for Full Frame E-mount sensor. As NOKTON Classic 35mm F1.4 has the "Classic" in its name, this lens produce beautiful Bokeh at wide open, and sharp image at stop down.

Voigtlander NOKTON 40mm f/1.2 Aspherical lens for E-mount:

NOKTON 40mm F1.2 Aspherical is the fastest 40mm lens ever made for the Full Frame format sensor. This lens is compact enough but also can produce high-resolution picture due to the lens construction design optimized for Full Frame E-mount sensor. Minimum Object Distance is 40cm. Selective Aperture Control System is available.

Additional information (translated from Japanese):

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