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Zenit announces ridiculously fast 50mm F0.95 fully-manual lens for Sony full-frame cameras

17 Mar

Zenit has announced a 50mm F0.95 manual lens for Sony full-frame cameras.

The Zenitar 0.95 | 50, as it’s called in Zenit’s branding, is fully manual without any electronics inside. It features a fast aperture and an impressive 14-blade diaphragm that Zenit claims provides perfectly round bokeh.

The lens is constructed of nine elements in eight groups and constructed entirely of glass and metal. Considering the metal construction and massive optical elements, it shouldn’t come as a surprise that the lens weighs quite a bit for its focal length, 1.1kg / 2.43lbs.

Below is a gallery of sample images captured with the lens:

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The lens is set to be released in Russia next week for a price of 50K ruble, which converts to roughly €680 or $ 770 USD. There’s no mention of an international release timeframe for the time being.

Articles: Digital Photography Review (dpreview.com)

 
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The Phottix Juno is a fully-manual transceiver flash that works with all major brands

25 Oct

Phottix has announced a new fully-manual speedlight that is compatible with all major camera brands, and also features the company’s radio control system so it can operate as commander or slave in a group of other flashes.

The Juno has a maximum guide number of 58m/190ft at the longest end of its zoom head and offers power settings of 1/128th to full power in 1/3EV steps across eight stops. As the gun is fully-manual, it only needs a basic connection to the camera to trigger, so it is compatible with almost all camera models that feature a hotshoe.

In addition, Phottix has built its 2.4GHz Ares ll system into the Juno flash unit so it can work with up to four groups of flashes across 16 channels, and can be triggered by both Ares and Strato wireless controllers, as well as by other flashes and certain Sekonic light meters. Juno also features optical slave sensors to ensure it works with older and non-radio systems, and offers a thread on its side for mounting it in the horizontal position.

Phottix says its radio system operates over 100m and full power recycling takes about five seconds.

The Phottix Juno is powered by four AA batteries or an external battery pack, and costs $ 130. For more information, visit the Phottix website or watch the introductory video below:

Articles: Digital Photography Review (dpreview.com)

 
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