cosina archives (20 posts)
New Voigtlander 17.5mm f0.95 lens for M43rds is official, February 6, 2012
Cosina Voigtlander has now officially announced a brand new bright prime for Micro Four Thirds, the Voigtlander 17.5mm f0.95 with a starting price of 1300 euro! This is a 35mm "35mm equivalent" lens (43M43 is roughly 2X of 35mmFF when...
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Making of the Voigtlander 25mm f0.95 (M43rds) [video], April 26, 2011
If movies have "making of" featurettes, why not digital cameras and lenses? A new seven and a half video clip on YouTube by Wasabiphoto shows how the Cosina Voigtlander 25mm f0.95 Micro Four Thirds is made. The video starts with...
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Reviews Etc (Pentax K-5 low-light AF, D3100, NEX-5, XZ1 samples, Ricoh vs Ricoh, etc), February 22, 2011
And now time again to round-up some of the latest reviews. For lens reviews, as usual, be sure to check the Lens Reviews Cafe, now with Stevia! We start with some hardcore gearhead action, where Falk Lumo evaluates the low...
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New Cosina Voigtlander 35/1.2 (M) and 75/1.8 (C/N) lenses, February 10, 2011
Cosina Voigtlander has announced two new lenses according to Photoscala, the 35mm f1.2 II Nokton aspherical for the M-mount, and the 75mm f1.8 SL Heliar Classic SLR lense for the Canon and Nikon mounts (AI-S CPU). Prices have not been...
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Action from the CP+ trade show floor (Cosina, JVC GC-PX1, M43rds, etc), February 10, 2011
The CP+ Trade show continues in Japan, and it is now time to round-up some of the latest postings from the internets. If you are just now catching up, check the announcement summary and yesterday's trade show floor round-up. Here...
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Sony opening E-mount specifications to lens makers on April 1st, February 7, 2011
With CP+ opening its doors on the 9th (Japanese time), the announcements are going to pick up steam, so hold on to your browsers! In a very welcome sign of more openness and interoperability, beginning April 1st (hopefully not a...
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Review Train (Sony A580, 60D, GF2, GH2 vs hacked GH1 video test, etc), December 15, 2010
Time for another edition of the "Review Train"! As usual, lens reviews can be found at the Lens Reviews Fondue, including a review of the new Panasonic 100-300mm (M43rds) by Photography Blog. Your eyes are not deceiving you! It is...
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Goodbye Pentax, Sincerely... Cosina [revisited], December 1, 2010
This (Cosina-Voigtlander giving up on the K-mount) was apparently announced quietly in Japan during the pre-Photokina madness, and it looks like it may have been flying under the radar or got lost in the shuffle, although it was discussed in...
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Cosina/Voigtlander announces F-mount and K-mount adapters for Sony NEX cameras, September 28, 2010
Sony's "NEX lens recruiting" is already bearing fruits! Cosina/Voigtlander has announced two new lens adapters for the F-mount (Nikon) and K-mount (Pentax), allowing you to mount those lenses on the Sony NEX bodies. Needless to say, these are mechanical non-electronic...
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Cosina joins Micro Four Thirds and announces 25mm f0.95 900euro MF M43 lens, August 26, 2010
In addition to the Canon Big Bang of 60D and lenses by the pound, there was another big story yesterday - Cosina joined Micro Four Thirds and launched a new 25mm f0.95 Nokton lens to celebrate their joining! This new...
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New Voigtlander Heliar Classic 75mm f1.8 lens (M mount), August 22, 2010
Buried in the announcement flood, we missed the new Voigtlander Heliar Classic 75mm f1.8 lens announced in Japan last week with an opening price of 75,000 yen and an estimated September release date. This is an M-mount lens, so Leica,...
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Cosina 90mm f3.5 SL II APO-Lanthar Close Focus samples with Nikon D700, February 24, 2010
Japanese website DC Watch has published full size sample pictures taken with the just recently announced Cosina Voigtlander 90mm f3.5 SL II APO-Lanthar lens, Close Focus, with the Nikon D700. As usual, click on each picture to get to the...
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New Cosina 90mm f3.5 SL II APO-Lanthar manual lens (Canon, Nikon, Pentax), February 17, 2010
Cosina has revealed a new manual-focus lens, the 90mm f3.5 SL II APO-Lanthar lens, for the Canon, Nikon and Pentax mounts.
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New Cosina Voigtlander Ultra Wide Heliar 12mm f5.6 aspherical II lens, January 20, 2010
A new Cosina Voigtlander Ultra Wide Heliar 12mm f5.6 aspherical II lens has been announced.
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Cosina announces two pancakes for the Canon EF world, October 20, 2009
Cosina has announced two pancakes for the Canon EF world, the 20mm f3.5 and the 40mm f2.
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