Cosina Joins Micro Four Thirds Team, Announces ?0.95 Lens

Cosina, the camera giant responsible for many rebranded cameras and lenses, along with its own Voigtl�nder brand, has joined the Micro Four Thirds (MFT) team. That means it will begin making lenses for the cameras from Panasonic and Olympus.
This is pretty big news. While the lens line-up for the large-sensor mirrorless cameras is growing, with even a Leica-branded lens on sale, it is doing so rather slowly. Adding Cosina to the team means that we should soon see a whole lot of interesting glass which will work fully with the cameras, and without adapters.
Not convinced? The first MFT lens from Cosina is its amazing Nokton 25mm ?0.95 prime, a 50mm equivalent lens which can see better in the dark than you can. It will be on sale in October for Around $1,100.
And it?s not just lenses. It?s possible that we could see a Voigtl�nder camera-body in the near future, too. Given that Voigtl�nder is a name closely associated with rangefinder cameras, which are the spiritual ancestor of the Micro Four Thirds cameras, this is pretty exciting stuff. An MFT camera with chunky metal body and all-manual knobs and dials? Yes please. Welcome aboard, Cosina!
Cosina Joins the Micro Four Thirds System Standard Group [Olympus via DP Review]
Micro Four Thirds Nokton [Cosina]
See Also:
Noktor ?0.95 Lens for Micro Four Thirds Cameras
Adapter Puts Nikon and Pentax Lenses on Micro Four Thirds Cameras ?
Voigtl�nder Adapter Puts Leica Lenses on Micro Four Thirds Cameras ?
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