New lens announced: 10mm f/2 AF by DZ Optics

Auf Reisen · Apr 25, 2019

One of the lenses users of this forum repeatedly ask for is a fast prime at around 10mm. Well, it looks like that's coming in the form of this lens that 43rumors just reported on:

This is the DZ Optics 10mm f/2.0 MFT lens – 43 Rumors

www.43rumors.com

Some positives to note: It's pretty fast at f/2 and looks positively tiny, around the same size as the 45 1.8. Could be a great addition to M43's catalog of small and fast primes. And it has AF!

Now, I never heard of DZ optics and don't know about their reputation. So build quality and IQ remain to be seen. But this looks like a very attractive offering.

magnesus3 · Apr 25, 2019

Auf Reisen said:
One of the lenses users of this forum repeatedly ask for is a fast prime at around 10mm. Well, it looks like that's coming in the form of this lens that 43rumors just reported on:

https://www.43rumors.com/this-is-the-dz-optics-10mm-f-2-0-mft-lens/

Some positives to note: It's pretty fast at f/2 and looks positively tiny, around the same size as the 45 1.8. Could be a great addition to M43's catalog of small and fast primes. And it has AF!

Now, I never heard of DZ optics and don't know about their reputation. So build quality and IQ remain to be seen. But this looks like a very attractive offering.

They also had 5mm f2.8 listed (not fisheye!).

Adielle · Apr 25, 2019

Auf Reisen said:
And it has AF!

That's good, it means people will actually buy it. Many people.

Auf Reisen · Apr 25, 2019

Adielle said:
Auf Reisen said:

And it has AF!

Click to expand...

That's good, it means people will actually buy it. Many people.

Yes. I get the argument that you don't really need AF for wider apertures, especially when you step down.

And that is all true for shots where you have all the time in the world to magnify and fine-tune focus with peaking, etc. But what I found with my Samyang 12 f/2.0 was that an embarassing number of quick snap shots were still slightly out of focus, even at relatively small apertures.

Skeeterbytes · Apr 25, 2019

It's both "flawless and perfect!"

Precisely the sort of compact rectilinear UWA prime folks here clamor for, so if it's any good (and flawless and perfect) then it could be quite popular. Nice travel companion to a 12-something standard zoom.

Cheers,

Rick

Adielle · Apr 25, 2019

It might as well have been "quite flawed and far from perfect" and people would still buy it because it's 10mm and it has AF. Really it just doesn't matter how good it is.

Skeeterbytes · Apr 25, 2019

Auf Reisen said:
Yes. I get the argument that you don't really need AF for wider apertures, especially when you step down.

And that is all true for shots where you have all the time in the world to magnify and fine-tune focus with peaking, etc. But what I found with my Samyang 12 f/2.0 was that an embarassing number of quick snap shots were still slightly out of focus, even at relatively small apertures.

With UWA I'm frequently shoving the camera into inconvenient places that require me to compose and focus at arm's length, something MF is pretty bad at--especially wide open to isolate an extremely close subject against the vast background. "Just use hyperfocal distance" is the opposite of what I want.

Also, AF and release with the touchscreen is super handy for WA work.

Cheers,

Rick

Auf Reisen · Apr 25, 2019

As an aside: I wonder if there are any optical design differences between lenses designed for drone photography and those designed for normal photography. The former need to be very light and minimum focusing distance is probably no issue. But is there such a thing as lenses being optimised for different subject distances?

JPTHEOG · Apr 25, 2019

This could be my astro lens!!

FunGuy66 · Apr 25, 2019

If you go to the company's website it's impossible to find this lens, starting with the 404 page you get when following the link from 43rumors. Or it was impossible for me, a couple of hours ago. Looks like it's down at the moment.

I'll believe this is going to be made and sold when it becomes possible to buy one. Until then, I'm filing it under vaporware and forgetting about it.

Adielle · Apr 25, 2019

"Vaporware" is when something takes a very long time to get released into the market after it was announced, so long that people don't believe it's ever going to be released, and usually it never does get released. I don't think anyone has been aware of this lens for long, so it's definitely not vaporware yet. Wait 8 months and then make that claim.

Skeeterbytes · Apr 25, 2019

They might be hammered with traffic--I'll give them a little leeway. The lens diagram is interesting, and ambitious. Three aspherics?

Cheers,

Rick

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FunGuy66 · Apr 25, 2019

I also apply it to items that have been announced but seem unlikely to ever see the light of day. Which, I know, is not strictly correct and definitely not fair. How about I call it a "provisional vaporware designation", pending further news?

The fact that it was announced then disappeared from the company's site does not bode well.

FunGuy66 · Apr 25, 2019

Site is back up, but I can't find that lens. Maybe you'll have better luck...

Skeeterbytes · Apr 25, 2019

I could have accessed a cached page. The joys of the Internet.

FunGuy66 · Apr 25, 2019

Yeah, either 43rumors has been linking to a cached page all along, or they changed it when the page was removed. Not sure.

Auf Reisen · Apr 25, 2019

A user on the mu43 forum claims to have received an email from the manufacturer saying they were not going to mass-produce the lens.

10mm f/2.0 autofocus (intended for drones) from DZ Optics

DZO / DZ Optics / Shenzhen Dongzheng Optical Technology Co Ltd M43 auto focus lens - DZO东正光学官网 10mm f2 and 5mm f/2.8 rectilinear lenses These look interesting. Personally, if the 10mm f/2 could outperform my 9-18 at all (at f/4), I'm likely buying it. Also, discussion in French: DZ Optics...

www.mu-43.com

Adielle · Apr 25, 2019

If that's true, then it's like they're insisting on failing to get a lot of money easily.

FunGuy66 · Apr 25, 2019

Brilliant business strategy!

1. Identify demand for niche product.

2. Design product.

3. Announce product.

4. Discover in the wake of the announcement that there is a second niche market, considerably bigger than the first.

5. Panic.

6. Remove all product info from website and tell anyone who asks that the product will not be made in large quantities.

7. ???

8. Profit!

cameralight · Apr 25, 2019

Auf Reisen said:
As an aside: I wonder if there are any optical design differences between lenses designed for drone photography and those designed for normal photography. The former need to be very light and minimum focusing distance is probably no issue. But is there such a thing as lenses being optimised for different subject distances?

There is a DJI variant of the PL 15mm which seems to be identical except perhaps for different lens coatings. Perhaps the drone variant would benefit more from better anti-glare coatings?

The Laowa 7.5mm is also made in two variants - one for photography and one for use on drones. The only difference I'm aware of is that the drone variant is 20g lighter.

I'm not aware in any optical differences between either, but I guess both these lenses were primarily designed for cameras, with simple tweaks made to enhance(?) their use with drones.

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