Zhongyi Optics

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Zhongyi Optics Electronics
中 一 光学
legal form Co. , Limited
founding 1984
Seat Shenyang , People's Republic of China
Number of employees Between 51 and 100
Website http://www.zyoptics.net/

Zhongyi Optics Electronics Co., Ltd. (Spelling also Zhong Yi Optics ; ZY Optics for short ; 中 一 光学) is a Chinese company in the optical industry based in Shenyang , People's Republic of China . The company, founded in 1984, develops, produces and sells lenses and lens adapters under the Mitakon brand name . Zhongyi Optics specializes in extremely bright lens systems.

Company history

Zhongyi Optics was founded in Shenyang in 1984 as a joint venture with a Japanese company that ended in 2004. Zhongyi develops, manufactures and markets under the brand name Mitakon lenses with Micro Four Thirds - Sony E - Fujifilm X - Canon EF - Nikon F -, Nikon-Z - and Pentax K - bayonet connectors . The company also develops telecompressors that are used to couple full-format lenses to APS-C or Micro Four Thirds bayonet connections with a suitable reduction in focal length . In addition, the company also acts as an OEM for other companies by developing and / or producing lenses to order. Some of the Mitakon lenses are also sold by Meyer-Optik Görlitz under different names .

The company gained greater fame when it presented the Mitakon Speedmaster 50 mm in 2014, which offers an extreme light intensity of f / 0.95. The lens calculated for the Sony A7 models has been praised for its optical quality in many tests. The lens competes with lenses such as the Noctilux -M 50 mm f / 0.95 ASPH from Leica , the HyperPrime CINE 50 mm T / 0.95 from SLR Magic and the 42.5 mm f / 0.95 Nokton from Voigtländer , However, it breaks the rule that extremely bright lenses are extremely expensive. As a result, Zhongyi expanded the product segment further and in autumn 2015 offered a six-part series of extremely fast focal lengths , including three with f / 0.95 (25 mm, 35 mm, 50 mm).

On October 19, 2015, the company announced the Mitakon Speedmaster 135 mm f / 1.4, the fastest 135 mm lens in the world. It was delivered in a limited edition of 100 for cameras from Canon, Nikon and Sony in early 2016.

Since December 2016, the Mitakon 20 mm f / 2 is available, an extremely compact is full frame - magnifying lens for magnifications between 4 and 4.5 times with the disadvantage of a small working distance cm approx. 2

Articles and products

As of November 2019

Lenses

Mitakon Creator 20 mm f / 2 magnifying lens in the version for Fujifilm X bayonet . In the lower part you can see the extension adapter for use in the APS-C format, which is permanently installed by the manufacturer . The corresponding full-frame lens is a few centimeters shorter, depending on the bayonet.

Speedmaster

  • Zhongyi Mitakon Speedmaster 25 mm f / 0.95 (50 mm 35mm film equivalent, for MFT format)
  • Zhongyi Mitakon Speedmaster 35 mm f / 0.95 (53 mm 35 mm film equivalent, for APS-C format)
  • Zhongyi Mitakon Speedmaster 42.5 mm f / 1.2 (85 mm 35mm film equivalent, for MFT format)
  • Zhongyi Mitakon Speedmaster 50 mm f / 0.95 III (for full format )
  • Zhongyi Mitakon Speedmaster 65 mm f / 1.4 (52 mm 35mm equivalent, for the Fujifilm G bayonet , a medium format )
  • Zhongyi Mitakon Speedmaster 85 mm f / 1.2 'The Dream' (for full format)
  • Zhongyi Mitakon Speedmaster 135mm f / 1.4 (for full frame) (November 2019: not listed on company website)

Freewalker

  • Zhongyi Freewalker 24mm f / 1.7 (November 2019: not listed on company website)

Creator

  • Zhongyi Mitakon 20 mm f / 2 4-4.5 × Super Macro Lens (a magnifying lens for full format, also available with permanently mounted adapters for APS-C and MFT cameras)
  • Zhongyi Mitakon Creator 85 mm f / 2.8 1-5 × Super Macro Lens (a magnifying lens for full format, also available with permanently mounted adapters for APS-C and MFT cameras)
  • Zhongyi Mitakon Creator 35 mm f / 2 (for full frame)
  • Zhongyi Mitakon Creator 85 mm f / 2 (for full frame)
  • Zhongyi Mitakon Creator 135 mm f / 2.8 (for full frame)

Other products

  • Lens Turbo Adapter (telecompressor for full-frame lenses on Fujifilm X, Micro Four Thirds and Sony E bayonets)

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b chinesesuppliers.org: Shenyang ZHONGYI Optics Electronic Co., ltd. @ Chinese Suppliers Directory , accessed September 13, 2015
  2. ↑ Dylan Goldby: Fstoppers Reviews the Zhongyi Lens Turbo II Nikon F to Fujifilm X Focal Reducer , Fstoppers, February 9, 2019, accessed November 13, 2019
  3. ↑ zyoptics.net: About ZY Optics - Mitakon - ZY Optics (Shenyang Zhongyi Optics) , accessed September 13, 2015
  4. ↑ stevehuffphoto.com: The Mitakon 50 0.95 lens Review on the Sony A7s , accessed September 13, 2015
  5. ↑ mirrorlessons.com: Photokina 2014: The Mitakon Speedmaster "Dark Knight" Pro 50 mm f / 0.95 and Samyang 50 mm f / 1.4 on the Sony A7s - MirrorLessons - The Best Mirrorless Camera Reviews , accessed on September 13, 2015
  6. ↑ zyoptics.net: Speedmaster Archives - Mitakon - ZY Optics (Shenyang Zhongyi Optics) , accessed on September 13, 2015
  7. ↑ petapixel.com: Mitakon Speedmaster 135mm f / 1.4: $ 2,999 Gets You the World's Fastest 135mm , accessed October 20, 2015
  8. ↑ New 20mm F2 4.5x macro lens released by Mitakon . In: dpreview.com . ( dpreview.com [accessed December 22, 2016]).
  9. ↑ Magnifying lens for 35mm images: Zhongyi Mitakon 20mm f / 2.0 4.5X Super Macro , Photoscala, December 21, 2016, accessed October 29, 2019

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