Noktor 50mm f/0.95
 

US based [url=http://noktor.com/products.php]Noktor[/url] have announced the 50mm f/0.95 prime lens for the micro 4/3 mount.

It's got a retail price of $750 and ships from April. It's the first product for the company so it'll be very interesting to see if it's any good. It's [B]very very[/B] fast for $750!

[img]http://noktor.com/img/01.jpg[/img]

Can you get anything similar for the standard 4/3rds mount?

Not as far as I know.

There have been some [I]huge[/I] aperture lenses throughout the years.

Canon made an 85mm [I]f[/I]/0.95 which went with the 7S rangefinder and they also did an EF 50mm [I]f[/I]/1. Nikon also made a 50mm [I]f[/I]/1.1 for it's rangefinders.
Don't forget there was also the Leica Noctilux 50mm [I]f[/I]/0.95 released last year (to replace the [I]f[/I]/1.0 model) but that's got an RRP of $11,000!

If you could get hold of the Canon 50mm [I]f[/I]/1.0 or either of the Leica Noctilux's you could get an adaptor and mount them on 4/3 but they're all painfully expensive. Thats why this is so interesting - for $750 it's either going to be complete cabbage or the deal of century!

I investigated this and it looks like this lens is made by a company who make surveillance equipment. It will be interesting to see how it performs.