Tag Archives: SLR Magic HyperPrime 50mm f/0.95

I received this email from SLR Magic announcing that they are now canceling the development of 35mm f/0.95 and 24mm f/1.4 lenses for Leica M rangefinders – I was not even aware that they were working on those new lenses (recently they did announce a new 35mm T0.95 lens for APS-C sized cameras):

A prototype of the SLR Magic HyperPrime 50mm f/0.95 M-mount lens is now listed on eBay. The current price after 19 bids is $1,550.00 with 14 hours left. The MSRP price of the lens is $4,288. Lens description from the eBay listing:

SLR Magic announced the pricing for their SLR Magic HyperPrime 50mm f/0.95 lens (M mount): SLR Magic HyperPrime LM 50mm T0.95 (coupled): $4,288 SLR Magic HyperPrime CINE 50mm T0.95 (uncoupled): $2,988 This is $6,700 less than the price of a Leica Noctilux. Both lenses will start shipping in September 2012 after he Photokina show in Germany. In the US, SLR Magic lenses can be purchased […]

Since SLR Magic initially broke the news about their new HyperPrime 50mm f/0.95 lens (M mount), they had to make some design changes to the final version before today’s official announcement: The lens is bigger than the initial prototype and it’s a true 50mm focal length. The f/0.95 is also a true aperture and not a theoretical f value Some […]