Yasuhara plans to make a crazy Vest Pocket Kodak lens for m43!
Yasuhara will make a m43 vintage lens like the one you see here from the [shoplink 29359 ebay]Vest Pocket Kodak[/shoplink]!
Yasuhara announced that the new Madoka 180 degrees fisheye lens will ship in late March. And there is also one more crazy surprise: They also plans to make a modern version of the [shoplink 29359 ebay]Vest Pocket Kodak camera lens for m43 (Click here to see that cam on eBay)[/shoplink]. If you think that’s a joke read the press release at http://www.yasuhara.co.jp/m/index.html (Click here for the google englih translation). We will get a nice foldable lens…I really love that!
Here is the Madoka 180 fisheye press release:
“Yasuhara announced a new fisheye lens for Mirrorless cameras Sony, Olympus and Panasonic with Sony NEX (E-mount) and micro 4/3 mount. It will be called “Madoka 180” (180 degrees). Links below direct to two image samples you can find on Yasuhara.eu page in full size version.
Madoka 180 image sample No. 1
Madoka 180 image sample No. 2
Here are the basic specs of the Sony E-mount version:
- The lens will have f/4 aperture
- Compact size
- Length: about 40mm
- Diameter: about 60mm
- Weight: about 200g
The first Yasuhara Madoka will be released for Sony E mount this spring. Madoka will be available for sale on Yasuhara.eu page at the end of March – begining of April 2012. The company is planning to release also a special software for the images taken with Madoka lenses.”
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P.S.: Really nice fisheye lenses have been made by Samyang/Rokinon:
The Black Samyang 7.5mm lens is available on [shoplink 25325 ebay]eBay (Click here)[/shoplink].
The Silver Samyang 7.5mm lens is available on [shoplink 25326 ebay]eBay (Click here)[/shoplink].