Category: ZY Optics

ZY Optics launches 20mm f/2 4.5x lens: it’s Super Macro and super affordable

Dunja Djudjic

If you shoot macro, there are several options: buying extension tubes, reverse rings, or a macro lens. The first two solutions are cheap, but don’t always give the results you want. On the other hand, macro lenses are quite expensive. But ZY Optics has launched Super Macro 20mm f/2 4.5x, a lens that takes the […]

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Mitakon Speedmaster 35mm f/0.95 Lens Gets the Mark II Treatment

Eric Reagan

Chinese lens maker Zhongyi Optics has updated its Mitakon Speedmaster 35mm f/0.95 with a new Mark II version. The good news is that it is smaller and lighter but ZY Optics also claims it offers drastic improvement in sharpness and better control of chromatic aberration. As with its predecessor, this is designed as a lens […]

Mitakon’s Speedmaster 135mm f/1.4 is a $3,000 limited-edition monster of a lens

Liron Samuels

Yesterday we reported that Mitakon/ZY Optics is developing the world’s fastest 135mm full frame lens, and today the company has revealed its specs and made the lens available for pre-order. Owning the longest f/1.4 full frame lens will come at a cost, $2,999 to be precise, but it will automatically become a collectible item with […]

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