The editor of 43rumors.com writes that he has received his Noktor 50/0.95 lens. He included three sample pictures taken with the lens as well as some iPhone shots showing the lens as well as the setup with his white E-P1. Also, in his pictures you can see that the Noktor lenses have a serial number engraved at the bottom of the front part of the lens barrel, in this case it’s “N0. 0002” – a very early model thusly.

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Philip Bloom is the second to write a review on the new Noktor HyperPrime 50mm f/0.95 Micro Four Thirds lens. While Steve Huff wasn’t too enthusiastic about the lens in the end, Philip seems to like it quite much (“I would love to see them make one for the Canons now!”) Being a videographer, his review doesn’t feature many stills, but a great HD video that really makes the lens shine.

You can find his review here.

Via 43rumors.com.

Image courtesy of Noktor.

Today, Noktor have officially announced their first Micro Four Thirds high-speed manual prime lens, the Noktor HyperPrime 50/0.95, and they also finally launched their website.

If that weren’t already exciting enough, here you can find one of the first galleries with some test shots made with a GH1 and said lens.

Also, reviews are coming up from Philip Bloom and Steve Huff, so there’s some exciting days ahead of us!

UPDATE: German photography magazine photoscala also mention the new Noktor 50/0.95, and have some additional info. But careful about the comments – trolls ahead …

UPDATE #2: Now dpreview also announce the new Noktor HyperPrime in their news feed. Again, not without mentioning that it “bears an uncanny resemblance to the Senko 50mm f/0.95 C-mount CCTV lens”. Now tell us something we didn’t already know …

UPDATE #3: On March 2nd, german technology website heise.de also mention the announcement of the lens. Read their short news here. (If this turns up at heise, it means it’s serious.)