14mm F2.0 Schneider Kreuznach lens and other their lenses

Vitaliy_Kiselev

Press release:

http://www.systemkamera-forum.de/blog/2012/06/schneider-kreuznach-micro-fourthirds-objektive/

Has nano coating (ala latest Panasonic lenses)
AF

Quite weird lens. Hope it'll be good performer.

nomad

Schneider used to make excellent lenses for 16mm cameras. I hope for something really interesting.

RRRR

I'm sure it won't be cheap! Schneider-Kreuznach make some high quality optics, generally!

ghkqn

Schneider lenses are top dogs. On the medium format Rollei 6008i, Schneider lenses are clearly superior to the vaunted equivalent Zeiss optics. They are also faster.

Vitaliy_Kiselev

May be they'll make F2 line :-)

Like 25mm, 35mm and 60mm.

RRRR

Would be really good cine options in that case! (f2 line)

stoney

Fly-by-Wire?

joesiv

Seems nice for video, hopefully it's not fly-by-wire as @stonebat questions. Probably built like a tank, doesn't rely on digital corrections, easy to mate to FF, and nicely wide.

Rerbreg

Great news, but want a line)

DrDave

I love Schneider lenses. Whether they can beat the IQ of the $165 14mm Panasonic is an interesting question!

Rerbreg

Aperture as nokton, manual, not prevent.

killagram

@DrDave At ~$1900 I'd sure as hell hope so....

driftwood

I want one!

feha

This is great one :-)

karl

According to this article, they are "planning to present a lens series in autumn" of which the 14mm/f2.0 is just the first.

Another piece of spec on the 14mm not yet mentioned in this thread: Ten lenses with 4 asperical surfaces.

ghkqn

This is a stunning endorsement for m4/3 from the Rolls Royce in optics, will make a lot of folks drooling. Better start saving (for us mortals)

stoney

Is this a cine lens? How to adjust aperture steplessly? Where is the distance scale?

christianhubbard

It has autofocusing, so I don't think they will be suited as "Cine" lenses. Especially with no focus markings...

stoney

I see. I wonder how many people would buy this over 12-35 f2.8 Power OIS.

DrDave

50/50 chance the Panasonic will be sharper in the center wide open :)

mee

Should be an interesting October, with this and likely the GH3 poking out from the darkness. I know this lens will be out of my price range, but it sure would be a nice replacement for my 14-42 panny lens = P

JohnBarlow

Schneider make amazing lenses,

I still have my 1954 SK Xenon 2/50mm with 20, yes 20, apertures blades - Bokeh King!!!

Vitaliy_Kiselev

Still not available, but in plans.

http://www.ephotozine.com/article/schneider-kreuznach-14mm-30mm-m43-lens-hands-on-26227

igorek7

@Vitaliy_Kiselev

Still not available, but in plans.

Yes, indeed, these three are still in plans, but would appear not early as the end of 2015, according to the official representative at Photokina. PL-mount lenses are in higher priority :-/

Vitaliy_Kiselev

Schneider-Kreuznach has discontinued the production of simple compact cameras as well as its plans to produce MFT lenses for mirrorless system cameras.

End of stuff.

4CardsMan

Probably a good business decision. Lots of established competition, and markets that are driven by price. The professional markets are also competitive, but on quality and usability, which is where a high-end manufacturer belongs.

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