Samyang MF 85mm F1.8 ED UMC CS Announced

By Louis Ferreira | Published: August 27, 2018

Samyang announced an 85mm f/1.8 manual focus lens that will be sold in the US under the Rokinon name as the Rokinon MF 85mm F1.8 ED UMC CS. The lens will be available in September and retail for $399.

Specifications

Specifications85mm F1.8 ED UMC CS
Aperture RangeF1.8 to F22
Opical Construction9 Elements in 7 groups
Special lensED 1, HR 1
CoatingUMC
Minimum Focusing Distance0.65 m (2.13 ft)
Magnification Ratiox 0.17
Filter SizeΦ 62.0 mm
Maximum DiameterΦ 67.5 mm
MountCANON MSONY EFUJIFILM XMICRO FOUR – THIRDS
Angle of viewASP-C18.0 ˚19.1 °19.1 °–
FOUR-THIRDS 4/3 “–––14.7 ˚
Lengh80.6 mm80.7 mm81.0 mm79.5 mm
Weight
Without Lens Cap, Hood		344 g344 g362 g356 g
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New Meike 25mm T2.2 Cine Lens

By Louis Ferreira | Published: August 24, 2018

Meike announced a 25mm T2.2 Cine lens that is available via Amazon.

Minimum focusing distance: 25cm
Front Filter Thread: 77mm
Optical: Ten elements in eight groups
Angle of View: 49.7 degrees
Weight: 560g
Geared rings

via Amazon

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Panasonic LUMIX DC-LX100II Announced

By Louis Ferreira | Published: August 22, 2018


Panasonic LX100II: B&H Photo

Reviews:
Richard Wong – Panasonic Lumix LX100 II Review
CameraLabs – Panasonic Lumix LX100 II review so far
CameraJabber – Panasonic Lumix LX100 II Review

First Impressions:
DPReview – Panasonic DC-LX100 II First Impressions Review
DPReview – What you need to know about Panasonic’s LX100 Mark II
Photolari – Panasonic Lumix LX100 II: field test
ThePhoBlographer – First Impressions: Panasonic LX1 II (Maybe the Best Cam for Street?)

Product Highlights

  • 17MP Four Thirds MOS Sensor
  • Leica DC Vario-Summilux f/1.7-2.8 Lens
  • 24-75mm (35mm Equivalent)
  • 2760k-dot Electronic Viewfinder
  • 3″ 1240k-dot TFT LCD Touchscreen
  • 4K Video Recording
  • Built-In Wi-Fi & Bluetooth Connectivity
  • Extended ISO 100-25600
  • Lens & Body-Mounted Exposure Controls
  • Includes Hot Shoe Flash

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Panasonic LUMIX DC-LX100II Specs Leak

By Louis Ferreira | Published: August 21, 2018


Nokishita leaked the Panasonic LUMIX DC-LX100II Specs:

  • Effective 17 million pixels Low pass filterless 4/3 type high sensitivity MOS sensor (total number of pixels: 21.77 million pixels)
  • It corresponds to “multi aspect” which can be taken with the same angle of view at any aspect ratio of 4: 3, 3: 2, 16: 9 and also with aspect ratio of 1: 1
  • LEICA DC VARIO-SUMMILUX 24-75 mm / F 1.7 – 2.8 lens
  • 3.0 type Approximately 1.24 million dots Touch panel LCD monitor
  • Approximately 2.76 million dots equivalent EVF
  • Spatial recognition AF using high-speed, high-precision spatial recognition technology (DFD technology)
  • “4K 30p video” “4K photo” “focus select” “focus synthesis”
  • Time shooting enabled exposure up to 30 minutes
  • Add Fn button to total of 10 (5 Fn buttons, 5 touch Fn buttons)
  • In addition to conventional monochrome, “L. monochrome” “L. monochrome D” newly installed in photo style
  • In “monochrome” “L. monochrome” “L. monochrome D”, it is possible to select graininess expressing the texture of film photographs from weak / medium / strong
  • Wi-Fi · Bluetooth 4.2 installed
  • USB charging compatible
  • Size: 115.0 mm x 66.2 mm x 64.2 mm
  • Weight: 392 g (including battery, memory card), 350 g (main body only)
  • Color: Black

via Nokishita

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Samyang MF 85mm F1.8 ED UMC CS for APS-C Mirrorless Cameras

By Louis Ferreira | Published: August 20, 2018


Samyang Press Release
Samyang unveils the MF 85mm F1.8 ED UMC CS lens for mirrorless cameras with APS-C crop sensors

Samyang Optics launches a new manual-focus lens for mirrorless shooters: The MF 85mm F1.8 ED UMC CS is designed for use with APS-C sensor mirrorless cameras in the following mounts: Sony E, Fujifilm X, Canon M, and Micro-Four-Thirds. It is competitively priced and light-weight. This medium telephoto lens inherits the renowned image quality of Samyang’s manual focus series and also boasts beautiful out of focus bokeh and availability for a variety of cameras.

Ideal portrait lens, with a fast, bright maximum aperture…
This manual-focus 85mm F1.8 ED UMC CS lens is a medium telephoto lens, with a similar angle of-view to a 135mm lens when compared to full-frame cameras. The Samyang MF 85mm F1.8 ED UMC CS is designed with 9 lens elements in 7 groups and it delivers high resolution from the centre to the corners of the image. A high-refractive and an extra-low dispersion element, along with Ultra Multi-Coating (UMC) help minimise chromatic aberrations and deliver clear, vibrant images. This lens is ideal for portraits, with beautiful bokeh from its floating-element system. Its low-light performance and shallow depth-of-field are especially useful features. Read More »

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