China in Attack Mode

[sanveer]

I would not have believed this, till i saw it.

For everyone wondering what the whole fuss about over-priced, too soft, fast primes was, this may be the answer you were looking for.

Apparently, Mitakon has been manufacturing the lenses for SLR Magic, and that is perhaps, where they got the precise know-how from. SLR Magic produces the 50mm f.95 (actually T.95), which is Much Sharper than the Voigtlander 25mm f.95. The only issues it had, during tests, was the strong purple fringing (chromatic aberration). Otherwise, it was almost as sharp as the Leica, at a fraction of the cost.


While the SLR Magic retails for US$ 1100, for the 50mm f.95, the Mitakon 35mm f.95 retails for around 600 Euros (approx 736 US$).



[url="http://www.sonyalpharumors.com/first-mitakon-35mm-f0-95-image-samples-not-bad/"]http://www.sonyalpharumors.com/first-mitakon-35mm-f0-95-image-samples-not-bad/[/url]


[url="http://www.personal-view.com/talks/discussion/3951/35mm-f0.95-mitakon/p1"]http://www.personal-view.com/talks/discussion/3951/35mm-f0.95-mitakon/p1[/url]


Maybe its time, that Lens Manufacturers Stop outsourcing to China, and, more importantly, start reducing their unjustified pricing.

[sanveer]

I guess, this may be one of the reasons for the Cheaper 35mm T1.4 SLR Magic Lens ... :)