Can you say f/.95?

[ŋєт™]

This just blew my mind when I caught it: Link

Some years ago Canon offered a f/1.0 version of its 50mm L lens. They’ve since stopped manufacturing lenses faster than f/1.2, and US-based company Noktor thinks there’s an opportunity for relatively affordable “hyperprime” lenses.

Today, it announced the Noktor HyperPrime 50mm f/0.95, a manual focus lens designed for Micro Four Thirds cameras. The $750 lens will begin shipping on April 15th, but the company is accepting preorders on their website. In addition to Micro Four Thirds, the company has a poll asking which mount it should design lenses for next.

Here’s a photograph shot with the lens showing its low light performance:

[Accebera]

Wow! o.O

[Saknika]

Holy... That is awesome. I have a new lens to add to my ever-expanding wishlist now xD

[ScottWood]

I don't think you will ever see that for a standard sized body. I have read that it is all but impossible to make good lenses brighter than 1.0 due to the size of the mounts. Nikon is worse than Canon in that department also.

Given the super high ISO bodies that are coming out, a good 1.4 lens would be good enough for me. :-)