Voigtlander Ultron and Nokton lenses for Pentax
Cosina has announced two manual focus prime K-mount lenses under the Voigtländer brand.
Voigtlander Ultron 40mm F2 SLII pancake-style lens is half stop faster than popular Pentax DA 40mm pancake but ten millimeters bigger and a little heavier. It consists of six elements in five groups including double-sided aspherical elements and high-refraction glass. Voigtlander Nokton 58mm F1.4 SLII consists of seven elements in six groups.
Both lenses have nine diaphragm blades, all metal casing and fully compatible with Pentax KA mount. MSRP in Japan should be around ¥50,000 or US$435. These lenses are expected to hit the shelves in the next two months.
Previous versions of Voigtlander Ultron and Nokton lenses including screw-mount ones are well known for the built quality and exceptional sharpness even at the widest possible aperture.
January 2nd, 2008 at 10:19 pm
What has happenes to this blog? Is it dying? Nothing about the K200D rumours…
Where are the LIFESAVERS…
January 10th, 2008 at 1:25 pm
Zeiss, Cosina, Voigtländer …
I like that (& not my purse :-)
Ciao !
January 11th, 2008 at 9:11 am
Great to see news rolling in again, Vitali!
Happy new year to all!
May 7th, 2008 at 6:36 pm
i’ve been wondering about these guys…saw them on KEH and am wondering what these lenses are all about.
http://pentaxmilitia.com/