Mitakon Speedmaster 135mm f/1.4: $2,999 Gets You the World’s Fastest 135mm
The Chinese company ZY Optics just opened up pre-orders for quite an unusual lens. It’s a Mitakon Speedmaster 135mm f/1.4 that boasts one of the largest apertures you’ll find for the focal length. It’ll also be quite expensive and extremely rare: the price tag is a hefty $2,999, and less than 100 units will ever be made.
“The development and material cost is extremely high,” ZY Optics says. “It’s currently the fastest 135mm lenses in the market which is still in production. It is not necessary a retail item but a collectors item.”
Specs of the lens include a minimum focusing distance of 1.6m (~5.25ft), 11 elements in 5 groups, an 11-blade aperture, a clickless aperture ring, a 105mm filter thread, and a weight of 3kg (~6.6lb).
Here are some more photos of the lens that were posted to Weibo last week:
ZY Optics just posted these sample photos showing what the lens can do.
The Mitakon Speedmaster 135mm f/1.4 will be available for Canon, Nikon, and Sony FE mounts. If you’re interested in being one of the <100 lucky owners, you can place a pre-order with a $500 deposit on the ZY Optics website.
