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HOT news!

efix — Mon, 01 Aug 2011 21:14:50 +0000

First, I want to mention that I now have a flickr! account where I will regularly post old and new pictures. Since the scope of this blog is more on general photography info and some selected snippets of my photographic work, I decided to use flickr! as a base to share more of those gazillions (ok, thousands, but still) pictures on my harddisk with a greater audience. You can find my photostream here.

Next up, Noktor are about to release a 50mm f/0.95 lens in M-mount. Yes, you heard right! The same guys (well, not actually since [...]

News and Articles | May 26th, 2011

efix — Thu, 26 May 2011 11:38:27 +0000

Another round of news and articles, this time a little late as I was pretty knocked out for more than a week sind last week, and have only just really recovered.

Noktor is dead! Long live Noktor! Remember Noktor, a couple of chaps, operating from a shed somewhere in the U.S., retrofitting and rebranding Japanese CCTV lenses for Micro Four Thirds? They made quite a stir last year when they announced a 50mm f/0.95 high-speed lens with native m4/3 mount, but it turned out to be low quality and overpriced. Just recently, Noktor announced their death, just [...]

Random excellence: Noktor shots by Richard Thompson III

efix — Mon, 16 Aug 2010 14:40:36 +0000

New Orleans based photographer Richard Thompson III was among the first to try out the Noktor HyperPrime 50mm f/0.95 Micro Four Thirds lens, and has recently updated his flickr pool with some stunning new captures. The reason for my reporting on this is that when the Noktor was first announced, a lot of people bashed the lens for being a tweaked CCTV lens with mediocre image quality. But as you can see from Richard’s pictures, in the right hands this lens can be made to shine (as is true for virtually any lens).

If you [...]

News from Noktor!

efix — Wed, 09 Jun 2010 08:12:07 +0000

Via 43rumors.com.

Noktor, the company that brought us the first ultra-fast dedicated Micro Four Thrids lens, the Noktor HyperPrime 50mm f/0.95, are now developing yet another ultra-fast lens for Micro Four Thirds. This time, unlike the 50/0.95, it will not be based on an already available C-mount model, but rather be a completely new development. It is not clear yet what focal length the lens will have, nor what its initial aperture will be, but a poll at 43rumors shows the 25mm focal length is clearly in favor!

For those who can’t wait [...]

43rumors editor has Noktor 50/0.95

efix — Thu, 29 Apr 2010 08:59:06 +0000

The editor of 43rumors.com writes that he has received his Noktor 50/0.95 lens. He included three sample pictures taken with the lens as well as some iPhone shots showing the lens as well as the setup with his white E-P1. Also, in his pictures you can see that the Noktor lenses have a serial number engraved at the bottom of the front part of the lens barrel, in this case it’s “N0. 0002″ – a very early model thusly.

Two pictures behind the cut.

Olympus E-P1 + Noktor 50/0.95 @ f/0.95 | Image courtesy [...]

More Noktor 50/0.95 samples / When photograpy gets out of control

efix — Mon, 29 Mar 2010 11:54:15 +0000

Richard Thompson III has posted some sample shots with the Noktor HyperPrime 50mm f/0.95 Micro Four Thirds lens, taken in Hong Kong.

dpreview Micro Four Thirds Talk forum user DaveJC contemplates about how photography changed since the introduction (and fast advance) of digital technology, and how it got out of control for him. Interesting!

Noktor 50/0.95 review by Philip Bloom

efix — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 10:30:28 +0000

Philip Bloom is the second to write a review on the new Noktor HyperPrime 50mm f/0.95 Micro Four Thirds lens. While Steve Huff wasn’t too enthusiastic about the lens in the end, Philip seems to like it quite much (“I would love to see them make one for the Canons now!”) Being a videographer, his review doesn’t feature many stills, but a great HD video that really makes the lens shine.

You can find his review here.

Noktor 50/0.95 continuously evaluated by Steve Huff

efix — Wed, 03 Mar 2010 16:21:57 +0000

After receving the lens yesterday, Steve quickly posted some early impressions and then some more impressions. Due to the huge interest in the lens, its performance and his evaluation, he now put up his third post in a row, the “The Noktor 50 f/0.95 Lens Review Diary“. You can find quite a bunch of pictures taken with the Noktor on his site already, and you should stay tuned as he is going to post new impressions regularly for the next week or two.

Noktor 50/0.95 m4/3 lens officially announced!

efix — Mon, 01 Mar 2010 09:34:35 +0000

Via 43rumors.com.

Image courtesy of Noktor.

Today, Noktor have officially announced their first Micro Four Thirds high-speed manual prime lens, the Noktor HyperPrime 50/0.95, and they also finally launched their website.

If that weren’t already exciting enough, here you can find one of the first galleries with some test shots made with a GH1 and said lens.

Also, reviews are coming up from Philip Bloom and Steve Huff, so there’s some exciting days ahead of us!

UPDATE: German photography magazine photoscala also mention the new Noktor [...]