This was a quieter week (compared to the previous one) with only a few new lenses to mention from Tokina and Voigtländer.
Tokina 11-18mm F2.8 for E-mount
Tokina has designed a new lens for Sony APS-C mirrorless cameras: the super wide 11-18mm zoom, which gives you a 17–27mm equivalent field of view on full frame cameras. It has a micro USB port for firmware updates and will be available by the end of the month for $700.
- 13 elements in 11 groups
- 2 aspherical and 2 super low-dispersion elements
- 9-blade aperture
- Stepping AF motor
- Min. focus: 19cm
- 67mm filter thread
- 335g
Two more Voigtländer lenses for Nikon Z mount
Cosina will release a Z-mount version of two additional lenses. The first is the Nokton 40mm F1.2 Aspherical, already available for Sony full frame cameras.
- 8 elements in 6 groups
- 2 double-sided aspherical elements
- 10-blade aperture diaphragm
- Min. focus: 50cm
- 52mm filter thread
- October 2022
- around $740
The second is the Macro APO-Ultron 35mm F2 firstly designed for Fujifilm X-mount, meaning it covers the APS-C format.
- 9 elements in 6 groups
- 3 abnormal partial-dispersion elements
- 10-blade aperture
- Min. focus: 16.3cm
- 49mm filter thread
- $690 october
These are manual focus lenses but they have electronic contacts which makes them fully compatible with Nikon’s in-body image stabilisation, in addition to being able to communicate exif data.
