Posted by Mat Gallagher
These stunning little Perar 24mm f4 pancake lenses are hand made by Miyazaki Sadayasu of MS optical in Japan. There are currently only 50 pieces of each finish available in the whole world. Aimed at stills shooters they also could also be used for super low profile videography.
The Perar 24mm f/4 pancakes are designed for full frame cameras and available in silver and black finishes. It is a m-mount lens which can easily be adapted to NEX or M4/3 mounts with an adapter. The lens is constructed of just three coated optics, with manual focus and aperture rings, and a 19mm front thread (tricky to fit ND filters to). Close focus is a rather distant 1.2m and focusing for can be a little tricky. Both colours are priced $774US (6,000HKD) and they are expected to make another 100 pieces of each this year.
Below is a short video clip shot using the 24mm f4 on a Sony a7R in less than ideal conditions. Some vignetting is evident with the a7R in full-frame video mode:
These are the manufacturer’s specs:
Super Triplet 24mm MultiCoat Design specifications
a) fL 24.6 Super-wide f4.0 Leica Full-size
b) Lens type: front diaphragm triplet 3 lens/set
c) Mount: Leica M mount (6 bit code is applicable)
d) 6 faces all multi-coated (96% transmission)
e) Angle: 82° (APS-S 60°）
f) Diaphragm: 10 round-shaped (made in Germany)
g) Filter: 19φ Elmar can fit. (to beplaced inside the lens hood)
h) Distance interlocking: 0.8m (mirrorless one-eye:0.5-0.6m approx.)
i) Size diameter φ50; Thickness5.2mm (Smallest and lightest in the World)
Matt Allard previously covered the Sonnetar 50mm f/1.1 here from the same boutique lens maker, of which there was a also new black paint addition on display at the PICEX show.
Here’s a short example video from that lens again on the Sony a7R in full-frame mode:
