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The SLR Magic company has announced a new Lens for Sony cameras with full-frame FE mount named SLR Magic 50mm f/1.1 Lens. The lens will be first presented at the InterBEE 2015 exhibition to be held in Tokyo from 18 to 20 November 2015.
As we know that, Sony produces excellent full-frame compact cameras such as Sony A7, A7R, A7S and Mark II. But quality optics for this system is very expensive. The announcement of the 50mm f/1.1 SLR Magic Lens, which may slightly change the game. It will offer manual focus only, a manually controlled aperture diaphragm with 13 blades and 52mm filter thread.
Thanks to modern technology and many years of experience to developing optics by SLR Magic manufacturing good optics at affordable prices. This lens has a relatively compact body, manual control without electronic contact, where all rests solely on the shoulders of the photographer. The rest resembles a typical older 35mm prime; the lens is still very compact in size with a 52mm filter thread and distance markings only on the top. Minimum focus distance of 50cm from the matrix of the camera to the subject.
The main element of the SLR Magic CINE 50mm f/1.1 its unique 13 aperture blades. Of course, entirely handmade. This lens will allow to achieve such a small depth of field, as far as is also reasonable in price. It will perfectly suit not only to the FE, but also to Sony E-Mount cameras.
The SLR Magic 50mm f/1.1 priced at $349 and goes up for pre-order at the BHphotovideo online store and shipped around in December 2015.
SLR Magic Cine 50mm f/1.1 Specifications:
- Diameter: 2.5″ / 63.0 mm
- Length: 2.2″ / 54.8 mm
- Weight: 400.0 gram
- Focal Length: 50mm
- Aperture: Max. f/1.1 – Min. f/16
- Mount Type: Sony E-Mount
- Minimum Focus Distance: 1.6′ / 0.5 m
- Optical Design: 6 Elements in 5 Groups
- Filter Thread: 52 mm
- Cine Geared Focus and Iris Rings
- Clickless Iris Ring
- Format Compatibility: Covers full-frame
- Gear Mod: 0.8
- Lens Front Does Not Rotate During Focus
