Hot stuff in stock and for pre-order at B&H!

B&H currently has a number of interesting items either in stock or available for pre-order. For those into mirrorless cameras, and Micro Four Thirds and Leica M in particular, read on!

Currently in stock at B&H

  • –> Panasonic Lumix GX1 Micro Four Thirds camera (black) + X 14-42mm kit lens — $ 949.–
    –> silver body only $ 699.–
  • –> Olympus M.Zuiko 12-50mm for Micro Four Tirds (black) — $ 499.00
    –> silver version $499.99
  • –> Voigtländer “knock-your-socks-off” Nokton 50mm f/1.1 for Leica M — $ 1049.–

Available for pre-order at B&H

  • –> Fujifilm X-Pro1 mirrorless X-mount camera (black body) — $ 1,699.-
  • –> Fujinon 18mm f/2 (27mm-equivalent) aspherical lens for X-mount — $ 599.–
  • –> Fujinon 35mm f/1.4 (53mm-equivalent) aspherical lens for X-mount — $ 599.–
  • –> Fujinon 60mm f/2.4 (90mm-equivalent) macro lens for X-mount — $ 649.–
February 1st, 2012, 9:56 am | , , | News | Leave a comment |

First user report on the new CV Nokton 35/1.2

The new Voigtländer Nokton 35mm f/1.2 II lens seems to be available in some parts of the world already, and a user at rangefinderforum.com has posted some first thoughts and sample pictures taken with a Leica M9.

He claims the lens has better contrast wide open than its predecessor, is still sharp at f/1.2 and still exhibits pleasing bokeh. But judge for yourselves: http://rangefinderforum.com/forums/showthread.php?threadid=110011

August 31st, 2011, 1:07 pm | , , | Reviews | Leave a comment |

Quick note: Nokton 35/1.2 price announced

Cosina now have finally announced a retail price for the new Nokton 35/1.2. It’s going to be JPY 135,000, which is ~ USD 1,700 or EUR 1,200. Ouch.

http://www.cosina.co.jp/seihin/voigt/v-lens/v-l-m/vm35-1.2/ (Google tranlated)

EDIT: Interestingly, this British vendor lists it for GBP 900, which is a “mere” EUR 1,000 or USD 1,400. Maybe there’s hope yet …

July 12th, 2011, 9:29 am | , | News | 3 comments |

Article recap: April 30th, 2011

It’s saturday, and it’s time for another roundup of interesting articles! (Btw, I think I’m going to make this a weekly recurring post, instead of writing about single articles every other day.)

Photography, reloaded — Beck & Burg’s animated photos
Photographer Jamie Beck and graphics artist Kevin Burg went one step further, and combined photography and motion picture. In order to tell a story beyond what is possible in a single picture, the artists created a new kind of animated photographs, compiled in a internet-ready GIF file. Pretty impressive stuff. Here’s their regularly updated tumblr.

Manufacturing the Voigtländer Nokton 25/0.95
This video shows how the already legendary Voigtländer Nokton 25/0.95 for Micro Four Thirds is being manufactured by Cosina in Japan. Very interesting!

Ongoing Fujifilm camera reviews
Two Fujifilm cameras are currently getting ongoing user-reviews. One is about the F550EXR, a compact superzoon featuring the latest-generation, backlit-CMOS EXR sensor. The other one concentrates on the new X100, a fixed-focal-length-lens large-sensor rangefinder-like retro-style digital camera for the professional as well as the serious amateur.
The Fujifilm F550EXR is reviewed by Kim Letkeman.
The Fujifilm X100 is reviewed by SoundImagePlus.

April 30th, 2011, 11:19 am | , , | Essays, Reviews | Leave a comment |

It’s official! The new Nokton 35/1.2 Asph. II is coming!

After recently having discontinued their very high-esteemed and popular Nokton 35mm f/1.2 Aspherical M-mount lens, Voigtländer announced that they were working on a successor which was to be released in the second half of 2011. On this year’s CP+ in Japan, the new Nokton 35mm f/1.2 Aspherical II was officially presented.

Picture courtesy of Cosina/Voigtländer

According to photoscala.de, the new version is much more compact than the original Nokton 35/1.2. This is probably due to an overhaul of the optical formula, which was needed because the glass of the aspherical lens element was no longer obtainable. The new version also focuses closer, to .5m instead of .75m. A retail price has not yet been announced, but I reckon it will be about the same price as the old version (~ $ 1200/€ 900).

February 10th, 2011, 11:04 am | , | News | Leave a comment |
 
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