The new Voigtlander Super Nokton 29mm f/0.8 MFT lens is in Stock for the first time at BHphoto
The new Voigtlander Super Nokton 29mm f/0.8 MFT lens is in Stock for the first time at BHphoto (Click here).
The new Voigtlander Super Nokton 29mm f/0.8 MFT lens is in Stock for the first time at BHphoto (Click here).

Yongnuo announced this new 25mm f/1.7 lens. You can find all specs (in Chinese) and images at hkyongnuo.com. Here are the translated specs via radojuva;
For mirrorless cameras of the Micro 4/3 system
Relative Hole: 1: 1.7-1: 22
Focal length: 25 mm (EGF for Micro 4/3 cameras is 50 mm)
Closest focusing distance: 20 centimeters
Maximum magnification ratio 1: 5
Optical design: 7 elements in 6 groups, the design includes 2 ED elements and 1 aspherical element
Automatic focusing by STM motor (focus stepping motor)
Aperture: 7 rounded blades
AF / MF focus mode switch
Filter Diameter: 52 mm
Weight: 150 gram
Price: unknown.
The lens will be available soon on their official Amazon Store.

As expected 2020 was a terrible year for the camera industry. CIPA published a forecast where they state that for the first time in a decade we can finally expect an increase of shipments on a year-to-year basis. I would say it’s hard to make it worse than in 2020…unless some other virus variation hits us hard again :(

Olympus Photographer Florian Kriechbaumer took this image of the Space Station passing the moon.
Credit Florian Kriechbaumer: Instagram @djflore and website www.theflore.com

The video can be seen here on Dropbox.
You can preorder the new Laowa 10mm f/2 ZERO-D MFT lens at BHphoto and Venuslens worldwide store.
Opticallimits tested the new lens and concluded:
The Laowa 10mm f/2 Zero-D MFT is a fun lens that also has the capability of delivering some serious results. In terms of optical performance is shines with a very high resolution straight from f/2 and it’s darn sharp at f/4. As the name implies, it is a fully distortion-corrected lens – which is a rare quality in mirrorless land. And this raises the question of why Olympus/Panasonic can’t do the same here. The high corner quality can also be contributed to the fact that distortion correction isn’t necessary at all. That being said, auto-correction DOES help when it comes to vignetting. The raw vignetting is on the extreme side at f/2 so unless you are after a keyhole effect you should keep it activated. Even so – some obvious vignetting remains at f/2. Lateral CAs are pretty low and nothing to worry about. Flare can be an issue in extreme lighting situations. If you are after sun stars – yes, the lens can give you these in qualifying scenes when stopping down and the quality is good. We haven’t executed a formal analysis of the bokeh but as you can see in the sample image section, the out-of-focus blur is pretty smooth. This is a rather rare quality in an ultra-wide lens.
The Laowa 10mm f/2 Zero-D MFT is a tiny and super-lightweight lens. This doesn’t mean that the build quality is suffering – on the contrary, it is actually very good. The lens body is made of metal and the focusing is smooth. There is no weather-sealing though. Unlike early Laowa offerings, the lens is fully coupled thus you can select the aperture on the camera rather than on the lens. EXIF data is also provided. However, you still have to live with manual focusing only. Given the ultra-wide nature of the lens, this shouldn’t be a big deal for most users at least.
We quite enjoyed our time with this little marvel also because it highlights what’s cool about the Micro-Four-Thirds system – a nice size factor combined with low weight. It may not be perfect in every optical aspect but if you are after a fast ultra-wide lens that doesn’t go bonkers in terms of field-of-view, you should have a deeper look.

You can find the new Panasonic financial report here: panasonic.com/global/corporate/ir/release.html#2021. The company as a whole is doing great but in all their files there is not a single mention about their camera business. It’s therefore impossible to know if they are doing good.