The revived Meyer-Optik-Gorlitz has been on a mission to bring innovative and high quality optics to the public in keeping with the companies long standing history of doing exactly that. They have recently launched a very successful Kickstarter campaign to bring back the Trioplan 100mm F2.8, a lens renowned for its rather interesting "Soap Bubble" bokeh.
Meyer-Optik-Gorlitz says that the aim of this lens is to be used more "as a special brush used by a painter, as it is a lens that creates art." Due to the unique bokeh effect, images take on a very smooth and ethereal background blur. This could prove to be a great lens for fine art and portrait photographers who are looking to coax a little more out of their bokeh.
The new Trioplan 100mm F2.8 will be available in Canon, Nikon, Fuji-X, M42, Sony E, and Micro-Four-Thirds mount. It is available at the time of writing on Kickstarter for the Early Bird special of $949.
[via Kickstarter]
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None beside the photographer herself would hail the benefits. I'll pass
Not sure where you got the idea this lens was only for women.
I didn't.
But linguistically, it's nice to switch it up. In commentary, why only say, "the photographer himself"?
So here's a bit of verbal equanimity: "Only photographers themselves" (but sounds a bit boring)
There.
Images are stunning, I wonder if it is full auto or manual
For that price, I'll pass. I'd rather have a pure vintage lens with an adaptor than a hipster replica.
P.T. Barnum rests soundly...
$949? Wow.
Well its a unique effect, but I think its also kind of hideous :D Haha. I'm sure there is a use for it out there but I don't know that I'll ever want to use something like this
Excellent, just what I was looking for. A thousand dollar lens that creates a bunch of little high key highlights in the background to distract the viewer from my actual subject. Where do I sign up.
It's a nice lens, but drastically overvalued and overpriced. You can achieve the same or very similar optical signature with a diferent and much cheaper lens. It will involve some DIY, but it's a pretty simple process. I've outlined the steps required here: http://sjp.id.au/photography/meyer-optik-trioplan-lens/
The attached image is an example of what this lens can achieve.