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Introducing new wide zoom!!!!

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Focus Optics is proud to announce and introduce our new wide short zoom,
"The Ruby" 14mm-24mm T 2.8

Please, come see us at the NAB, to experience this great lens. Our Booth number: C8831

Attached are some pictures of the unfinished and unengraved new short zoom.

Thank you all for stopping by.

Looking forward to seeing you all at the NAB!
Stuart
 
Thank you Fredrik.

Front diameter is 105mm.
Largest diameter is 110mm which is the focus gear.
Weight: 3 pounds

Overall length is 138mm. Purchaser will have a choice of 105mm front or 114mm front depending on your needs.

Stuart
 
Very cool!

When and how much? I need it now.
 
FocusOptics said:
Thank you Fredrik.

Front diameter is 105mm.
Largest diameter is 110mm which is the focus gear.
Weight: 3 pounds

Overall length is 138mm. Purchaser will have a choice of 105mm front or 114mm front depending on your needs.

Stuart
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Very nice!!! :thumbsup:
 
Nice! Of course just going on complete speculation..if it is a rehoused Nikon..looks like it was a top choice per Ken Rockwell's review:
http://www.kenrockwell.com/nikon/14-24mm.htm

"The Nikon 14-24mm f/2.8 AF-S is an ultra-ultra wide zoom. It's not a fisheye; straight lines stay straight. It is intended for use on the D3, D700 and film cameras. It works great on the D300, but you're paying dollars and pounds just to use the center of the image. The 12-24mm DX and Tokina 11-16mm are smarter ideas for the D300 or any other DX camera.

The Nikon 14-24mm f/2.8 AF-S sets a new standard in ultra-ultra wide angle lenses. It is the best on the planet, and by a large margin. The 14-24mm is significantly sharper than any fixed or zoom ultrawide from Canon or Nikon that I've ever used, and I've used both Canon and Nikon's 14mm, 18mm and ultra-wide zoom lenses extensively.

The 14-24mm does things no lens before has done. It is sharper wide-open at 14mm in the far corners than my fixed 14mm f/2.8 is stopped down at f/5.6! For sharpness, the 14-24mm is blazingly sharp and devoid of any coma or softness at every aperture, everywhere in the full film and FX Digital field. It's just nuts! Optically, if you're looking too close, it makes the other ultra-wides look like poo-poo."
 
If this performs as good as it looks I will drop my order for the Optimo 16-42 like a sack of stink weed. It also will make a good companion to the Red primes.
 
tonaci said:
The Nikon 14-24mm f/2.8 AF-S sets a new standard in ultra-ultra wide angle lenses. It is the best on the planet, and by a large margin. The 14-24mm is significantly sharper than any fixed or zoom ultrawide from Canon or Nikon that I've ever used, and I've used both Canon and Nikon's 14mm, 18mm and ultra-wide zoom lenses extensively.
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:attention9ha:
 
tonaci said:
Nice! Of course just going on complete speculation..if it is a rehoused Nikon..looks like it was a top choice per Ken Rockwell's review:
http://www.kenrockwell.com/nikon/14-24mm.htm

"The Nikon 14-24mm f/2.8 AF-S is an ultra-ultra wide zoom. It's not a fisheye; straight lines stay straight. It is intended for use on the D3, D700 and film cameras. It works great on the D300, but you're paying dollars and pounds just to use the center of the image. The 12-24mm DX and Tokina 11-16mm are smarter ideas for the D300 or any other DX camera.

The Nikon 14-24mm f/2.8 AF-S sets a new standard in ultra-ultra wide angle lenses. It is the best on the planet, and by a large margin. The 14-24mm is significantly sharper than any fixed or zoom ultrawide from Canon or Nikon that I've ever used, and I've used both Canon and Nikon's 14mm, 18mm and ultra-wide zoom lenses extensively.

The 14-24mm does things no lens before has done. It is sharper wide-open at 14mm in the far corners than my fixed 14mm f/2.8 is stopped down at f/5.6! For sharpness, the 14-24mm is blazingly sharp and devoid of any coma or softness at every aperture, everywhere in the full film and FX Digital field. It's just nuts! Optically, if you're looking too close, it makes the other ultra-wides look like poo-poo."
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It's normal, Zeiss too, for some(or maybe for all but I'm not sure) of his "Zeiss Macro" have rehoused (ricamiciato in italiano) some StillPhoto lenses. I heard this new Lenses from FocusOptics will be around $10.000 a little bit like a Zeiss... I go for the Tokina or some else DuclosHoused....

Andrea
 
FocusOptics said:
Jonny,

The cost will depend on which front you order. The lens will approximately range at $10,500.00 USD, and will be day viewing at the NAB.

Stuart
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:sifone:

:crying:

IMHO that's a whole lot of money for just rehousing a still US$1,800.00 lens
 
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