Kipon IBELUX 40mm f/0.85 is a very fast and fully manual prime lens that can cover APS-C sensors and features a close focus of 0.75m. Offering a long focus throw of 270° as well as a 67mm front filter thread, the lens is available in Canon RF, Nikon Z, Sony E, FUJIFILM X, MFT, and Leica L mounts for $1,780. The Chinese company Kipon is known mostly for lens adapters, but now it seems they also launched an ultra-fast fully manual prime lens. It is not entirely new though. The first generation IBELUX 40mm f/0.85 lens was introduced back in 2013 under HandeVision. Now it seems Kipon owns the brand and technology as the Mark III of the lens comes out under their name. Let’s take a look at the features and specs of this ultra-fast glass. Kipon IBELUX 40mm f/0.85 Mark III lens Just like the first IBELUX nine years ago, the Mark III is also being advertised as the world’s fastest lens. The truth is that all the lenses that get under f/1 and cover at least APS-C (Super35) are impressive. The IBELUX features a 10-blade aperture that can open as wide as f/0.85 and close down to an f/22 when needed. While every aperture value produces usable images, as Kipon claims, the best optical results will be produced at f/5.6. IBELUX 40mm f/0.85 Mark III lens. Source: Kipon As Kipon claims, the optical design of the lens was made by the German company IBE Optics which also...
Published By: CineD - Friday, 27 May, 2022