{"id":178181,"date":"2024-01-16T09:36:14","date_gmt":"2024-01-16T09:36:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.techweekmag.com\/?p=178181"},"modified":"2024-01-16T09:36:14","modified_gmt":"2024-01-16T09:36:14","slug":"cosina-launches-voigtlander-color-skopar-18mm-f2-8-aspherical-for-x-mount","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/photo\/cosina-launches-voigtlander-color-skopar-18mm-f2-8-aspherical-for-x-mount\/","title":{"rendered":"Cosina launches Voigtl\u00e4nder COLOR-SKOPAR 18mm F2.8 Aspherical for X-mount"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Japanese\u00a0<strong>Cosina\u00a0<\/strong>has introduced\u00a0<strong>the Voigtl\u00e4nder COLOR-SKOPAR 18mm F2.8 Apherical , a new manual focus wide-angle lens designed for\u00a0<\/strong><strong>Fujifilm X<\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0mount system cameras\u00a0\u00a0.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"Voigtl\u00e4nder COLOR-SKOPAR 18mm F2.8 Apherical\" src=\"https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/104_techweek.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"920\" height=\"518\" \/><\/p>\n<p>It has a viewing angle equivalent to a full-frame 28mm lens, and Cosina says the optical design is optimized for the image sensor of Fujifilm X system cameras.<\/p>\n<div id=\"g1-fluid-wrapper-counter-1\" class=\"g1-fluid-wrapper \" style=\"width:662px;\" data-g1-fluid-width=\"662\" data-g1-fluid-height=\"372\">\n<div class=\"g1-fluid-wrapper-inner\" style=\"padding-bottom:56.19335347432%;\">\n\t       <iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"COLOR-SKOPAR 18mm F2.8 Aspherical X-mount \u88fd\u54c1\u7d39\u4ecb\" width=\"662\" height=\"372\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/0WVkzyCH1_4?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n\t       <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>The lens is equipped with electronic contacts and provides Exif data transmission, focus checking, and also supports built-in image stabilization of some camera models.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"Voigtl\u00e4nder COLOR-SKOPAR 18mm F2.8 Apherical\" src=\"https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/105_techweek.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"920\" height=\"440\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The use of double-sided aspherical lenses and anomalous partial dispersion glass provides &#8220;superior optical performance even at the periphery of the frame.&#8221;\u00a0The maximum aperture is F2.8.\u00a0The lens looks like a very compact \u201cpancake\u201d &#8211; it protrudes from the bayonet connection by only 23.5 mm.<\/p>\n<p>The minimum shooting distance is 0.17 m. The focus ring is equipped with a finger rest, which adds convenience to use and allows you to determine the approximate set focal length by the position of the lever, without looking at the distance indicator.<\/p>\n<p>Cosina once again recalls the \u201ccomfortable feeling of adjusted resistance when controlling focus and aperture.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The body is all metal and is available in two colors: silver and black.\u00a0Both models are equipped with a special screw-on hood.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"Voigtl\u00e4nder COLOR-SKOPAR 18mm F2.8 Apherical\" src=\"https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/106_techweek.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"920\" height=\"401\" \/><\/p>\n<h2>Specifications<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Sensor format: APS-C<\/li>\n<li>Focal length: 18mm<\/li>\n<li>Bayonet: X-mount<\/li>\n<li>Optical design: 7 elements in 5 groups<\/li>\n<li>Special elements: 1 aspherical, 1 anomalous partial dispersion<\/li>\n<li>Viewing Angle: 75.4\u00b0<\/li>\n<li>Aperture range: F2.8\u2013F22<\/li>\n<li>Number of aperture blades: 10<\/li>\n<li>Minimum shooting distance: 0.17 m.<\/li>\n<li>Maximum magnification: 1:6.6<\/li>\n<li>Dimensions: \u00d859.3 x 23.5 mm<\/li>\n<li>Thread diameter for filter: 43 mm<\/li>\n<li>Weight: 115 g<\/li>\n<li>Hood: included.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><span>What about the prices?<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span>The retail price of the lens will be 88,000 yen (~$606).\u00a0Sales will begin in March of this year.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Japanese\u00a0Cosina\u00a0has introduced\u00a0the Voigtl\u00e4nder COLOR-SKOPAR 18mm F2.8 Apherical , a new manual focus wide-angle lens designed for\u00a0Fujifilm X\u00a0\u00a0mount system cameras\u00a0\u00a0. It has a viewing angle equivalent to a full-frame 28mm lens, and Cosina says the optical design is optimized for the image sensor of Fujifilm X system cameras. The lens is equipped with electronic contacts and [&hellip;] <a class=\"g1-link g1-link-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/photo\/cosina-launches-voigtlander-color-skopar-18mm-f2-8-aspherical-for-x-mount\/\">More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10404,"featured_media":178182,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[651],"tags":[779],"class_list":["post-178181","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-photo","tag-news"],"acf":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/178181","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/10404"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=178181"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/178181\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/178182"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=178181"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=178181"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=178181"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}