Kipon-Baveyes today announced the development the first medium format to Sony E-mount lens reducer adapter!
It’s the BAVEYES HB-S / E 0.7x adapter. You can now mount Hasselblad C Series – F Series – CF series lenses on Sony Full Frame E-mount cameras. You keep the original focal length and gain 1 stop aperture by using the adapter.
There is no word on pricing and shipment at Kipons site.
I don’t know who designed this lens but the Vietnamese site Keh.vn posted a review of the E-mount version of the new Zonlai 25mm f/1.8 E-mount lens. And the site mentions that the lens is available for X-mount and MFT too. The MFT version is already on sale on eBay (Click here).
Image samples shot on the E-mount version can be seen on Flickr.
Features:
Focal Length: 25mm
Aperture Range: F1.8-16
Focusing Range: 18cm-Infinite
Dimensions: ?60mm X 33mm
Weight: 142g
Materials: Multi-coated Optical Glass / Metal body
Color: BLACK/SILVER
Well it seems January 15 is really a big day for Fuji lovers. Not only will they announce the X-PRO2 and the 100-400mm Xf lens. But Fujirumors reports that there will be a new X70 compact camera too! And according to one of my sources the compact camera will be announced on the same day of the X-PRO 2.
It will have the following specs:
– 16MP Xtrans II sensors
– 28mm lens
– very compact size
– no EVF
– price under $1,000.
The patent image above shows Olympus f/1.0 prime lens designs.
So far only Panasonic released a faster than f/1.4 MFT prime lens (the Nocticron 42,5mm f/1.2). After that we got no other super fast (autofocus!) lens. There where some f/1.2 patents from Sigma, f/1.0 from Olympus and another f/1.2 patent from Panasonic. But what’s coming for real?
Well Olympus sources confirmed a new line of fast f/1.2 prime lenses will be announced at CP+. The new f/1.2 prime roadmap will show 2-3 prime lenses with different release times.
Reminder: The 300mm PRO f/4.0 Olympus lens will be announced on January 6.
Sony will live stream the CES product presentation on January 5th. Traditionally Sony uses the CES event to announce Cybershot cameras. Only once they announced a mirrorless system camera (the A5000 two years ago). And there is yet no hint or rumor about a possible A5200 or A6000 announcement at CES. I guess CP+ in February is the far more likely event to introduce new E-mount cameras and lenses.
I am also wondering what happened to the “large prime” release teased for late 2015 on the official Sony roadmap…
Image courtesy: ePhotozine.
Quick MFT news:
After 3 years Panasonic resumed sensor development to create 8k sensor (Source: Nikkei)
And Olympus will launch the $2,499 300mm PRO lens in January (Source: 43rumors)
