Yup it is true. There is a second manufacturer who wants to create a f/1.2 lens!
https://www.facebook.com …ffset=0&total_comments=15
Dutch article:
http://www.digifotopro.nl …myang-werkt-aan-50mm-f-12
They are talking about 2014
Feb 13, 2013 05:06 | #1 Yup it is true. There is a second manufacturer who wants to create a f/1.2 lens! 5DII + 6D | 16-35/4.0L IS | Σ35/1.4A | 40/2.8 | Σ85/1.4A | 70-200/2.8L IS II
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darosk Goldmember  2,806 posts Likes: 4 Joined Oct 2007 Location: Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, Malaysia More info | Feb 13, 2013 05:11 | #2 |
Feb 13, 2013 18:32 | #3 This'll be interesting, wonder if that means that 50mm f1.2s are going to come from a few manufacturers now :P Canon Rebel XS gripped, Canon 18 - 55mm, Sigma 18 - 200mm f3.5 - f6.3 DC OS HSM,Sigma 50mm f1.4 Olympus TG-810 Tough, LowePro Classified 160AW, Canon 430EX II Flash, Kata E-702
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IndecentExposure Goldmember  3,402 posts Joined Jan 2007 Location: Austin, Texas More info | Feb 13, 2013 18:36 | #4 |
titi_67207 Senior Member  496 posts Likes: 1 Joined Nov 2008 Location: Strasbourg, France More info | Feb 14, 2013 04:49 | #5 The problem is the time to finish their announced products, I'm still waiting for their Tilt-Shift 24mm f/3.5... seems to have been delayed in 2014 too. Canon 5D MkII + Sony A7 + 24x36 & 6x6 B&W film cameras .
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_igi Senior Member  267 posts Likes: 52 Joined May 2011 Location: Warsaw, Poland More info | Feb 14, 2013 05:02 | #6 Would be really great if the lens will be f/1 or f/1.1. f/1.2 is really nice, but it has the market right now, but they would have HUGE market for even faster lens. 5DIV | 1DsIII x2 | 1DIV | TS-E17/4L | TS-E 24/3.5LII | 24L | 35L | 50L | 100L | 135L | 24-105L | 28-70/2.8L | 100-400L
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dinanm3atl Goldmember  3,123 posts Likes: 109 Joined Feb 2008 Location: Atlanta, GA More info | Feb 15, 2013 23:30 | #7 Well I love my 8mm lens. Seen shots from many others. Would be awesome! Halston - MotorSports Photographer
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Cgb628 Member 152 posts Joined Nov 2012 Location: North Carolina More info | Feb 16, 2013 23:50 | #8 Samyang 50mm f/1.4? This should be interesting. 1DX - 1D3
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BrickR Cream of the Crop 5,935 posts Likes: 115 Joined Mar 2011 Location: Dallas TX More info | Feb 20, 2013 15:52 | #9 I think Samyang made the right call with a f1.2. The 50mm market is pretty saturated so if they want to be successful it has to be really fast, and 1.2 is good. f1.2 will aready be challenging to accurately focus, even faster at f1 would be crazy! LOL My junk
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ZoneV Goldmember More info | Feb 26, 2013 06:44 | #10 Ilovetheleafs wrote in post #15607337 This'll be interesting, wonder if that means that 50mm f1.2s are going to come from a few manufacturers now :P Probably KMZ Zenit brings out a manual 50mm f/1.2 lens DIY-Homepage
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botw Goldmember  1,157 posts Likes: 5 Joined Feb 2009 Location: Potomac, MD More info | Feb 27, 2013 08:49 | #11 Manually focusing at 1.2 on a dslr hard is really hard. I've used MF 1.2 lenses on mirrorless and, with focus peaking or AF magnification, it's easier. Therefore, as far as I am concerned, this lens will have to be in the ballpark price-wise with the existing legacy 1.2 lenses to be competitive in this market.
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ZoneV Goldmember More info | Feb 28, 2013 01:50 | #12 On my 5D with the EE-S screen which is optimized for faster lenses I have no problem focusing my Minolta Rokkor 58/1.2 DIY-Homepage
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pyrojim Goldmember 1,882 posts Likes: 4 Joined Jan 2010 Location: San Jose, CA More info | Feb 28, 2013 02:46 | #13 ZoneV wrote in post #15660316 On my 5D with the EE-S screen which is optimized for faster lenses I have no problem focusing my Minolta Rokkor 58/1.2 and Canon FD 85/1.2L.A split prism also makes focusing fast lenses a sinch! PhaseOne H25
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ZoneV Goldmember More info | Feb 28, 2013 05:11 | #14 pyrojim wrote in post #15660391 A split prism also makes focusing fast lenses a sinch! I have made some tests with a split prism screen, but I did not get the same precision as with the EE-S. Furthermore I love to focus where I want on the image even with moving objects. So full mate screen is best for me. DIY-Homepage
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j-dogg Goldmember 1,292 posts Likes: 8 Joined Apr 2011 More info | Mar 01, 2013 00:47 | #15 pyrojim wrote in post #15660391 A split prism also makes focusing fast lenses a sinch! I put one in my 5D from a Nikon FE, the EE-s was easy but I'm used to shooting 1.4 on split-image 35mm and 645. 5D / 400d / 70-200-4LIS / 50 Mk.I / 28-70
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