Cosina has recently been teasing new prime lenses for various mirrorless mounts, including Canon's RF mount. The new lenses from Cosina will have electrical contacts for added functionality with your RF camera. For Canon shooters, Cosina will announce a Nokton 50mm f/1.
Cosina lenses have been very popular with the rangefinder community, as Nokton prime lenses are highly regarded for their value.
Upcoming Cosina Lenses
- NOKTON 50mm F1 Aspherical RF-mount
- NOKTON 35mm F0.9 Aspherical X-mount
- NOKTON 55mm F1.2 SLIIs
- ULTRON 27mm F2 X-mount Black
- ULTRON 27mm F2 X-mount Silver
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Still costs many times less than any Leica Noctilux it's competing against, so it doesn't really matter.
And by being a native RF-mount lens it will not have the 0.9m close focus limit of the rangefinder version, it will focus down to 0.45m with floating elements, so close-up performance should be respectable.
I don't think it is worth comparing it against any AF lens, each have their own uses, the RF 28-70mm f/2 is the only AF lens I currently use as I quite enjoy small vintage primes. (I have re-purchased the 800mm f/11 as well, will probably get a few more),
How is the t-number, rendition, resolution and resolving power approximating, equal to or surpassing Canon/Nikon/Leica?
From some earlier samples I can see this lens having more chromatic aberration, but a different look and it is quite sharp for an f/1.0 lens.
Try to comprehend what's written.
And the F 0,2 difference, provided real, won't be a sufficient reason.
The one with the AF on the most advanced AF body to date will be keen purchase who are looking to save time and improve quality of life.
Does seem cool. Probably not for me though. But I think its a lens chosen to make a splash - rather than offering a 20mm f/whatever or something, they pick something on the extreme niche side of what they do to enter the RF market. Hopefully they'll port over their other lenses over time. And hopefully AF licensing will happen soon!
-Brian
The price will be the important factor, Samantha here Pointer out.
I suppose, those into the EF are more collectors, wanting exactly that EF lens.
The Cosina will be for those interested in modern optics and liking its IQ output.
The EF 1,0/50mm is already a collector's item, like the Nikkor aspherical F 1,2/58. And out of " misericordia christiana", I should not even mention the Leica M Noctilux 1,2/50, the world's first series-produced photo aspherical ($25000+).
Still a high price for a Cosina, compared to the RF 1,2/50...