Swiss company TH Swiss has introduced the Irix F2. 4 15 mm lens for DSLR cameras. The manual focus lens has a “neutrino” coating, which helps keep ghosts, chromatic aberration and enlargement under control.
The 15 mm F2. 4 lens is designed for full-size cameras. It offers a minimum focal length of 28 centimeters and the focus ring provides a “click”. Touch feedback when focusing on infinity. The lens consists of 15 elements divided into 11 groups, three of the elements have a high refractive index (HRI) while two other characteristics have very low dispersion (ED) elements. A pair of aspheric glass lenses ensures minimal distortions and aberrations, improving the edge. brightness and overall image quality, explains the company.
- The 15mm Irix is offered in two varieties:? Blackstone? And ‘Firefly’.
- Irix Blackstone has a magnesium and aluminum body capable of withstanding extreme conditions.
- While the Irix Firefly model is.
- According to the company.
- The lightest lens in its class.
- Both versions of the DSLR lens will be released in the coming months for the Canon EF.
- Nikon F and Pentax K mounts; pricing has yet to be revealed.
The new ultra-wide, straight manual lens designed for DSLR cameras with exceptional optical performance guarantees.
The Irix 15mm f/2. 4 lens is designed to deliver the best optical performance required by full-size DSLR cameras. With a focal length of 15 mm, this new lens model is ideal for indoor and outdoor photography, whether photojournalism, landscapes or architecture. .
From 19 to 22 March, during the Salon de la Photographie, in Birmingham?Uk, TH Swiss will launch the new lens family. Visit Irix at booth number F121.
Combining specific analog photography capabilities with ingenious technologies and solutions, the Irix 15mm f/2. 4 is the perfect tool for professionals and hobbyists. New special features, such as focus lock, infinite click, and hyperfocal scaling, set a new level of functionality for Focus Lock allows you to lock the focus ring at any time, ensuring the settings you choose. Hyperfocal distance scale provides information about the range of depth of field accessible for a given aperture in a simple and intuitive way. When the ring is in the “infinite” position, there is a noticeable “click” (infinite click), making it easy to search for value without searching.
Exceptional optical performance
The Irix 15 mm f / 2. 4 meets the most demanding requirements of modern digital cameras. Thanks to sophisticated optical construction and a special neutrino coating, chromatic aberration, phantom images and reflections have been minimized to an absolute minimum, so the lens is ready. to meet the requirements of sensors over 50 megapixels of the latest cameras.
The complex optical system consists of 15 elements divided into 11 groups; three of the lenses have a high refractive index and two others are very low dispersion glass; The construction also contains two aspheric glass lenses that are responsible for extremely high image quality and improve image brightness at the edges, while minimizing distortions and aberrations.
With a minimum focal length of 0. 28 meters and 9 rounded aperture sheets, the lens creates extremely soft blurred areas, operating with a narrow depth of field that allows the user to make the most of the bokeh effect.
Resisting extreme conditions
Irix 15mm f/2. 4 lenses are manufactured with extreme precision and allow for use even in the most extreme weather conditions. Each lens is equipped with a waterproof construction that protects the inside from dust and moisture. Thanks to the internal seals, they are also protected against accidental splashing.
Get ready to create more
Despite its short focal length and large aperture, the Irix 15mm f/2. 4 is equipped not only with a front filter holder, but also with a rear gelatin filter slot. The lens design allows the use of 95 mm male thread filters on the front. petal-shaped lens protection and gelatin filters on the back of the lens, ensuring unlimited possibilities to create the image.
Customize the view
For the convenience of our customers, Irix offers two versions of the lens of 15 mm f / 2. 4 depending on your personality and individual tastes.
Irix Blackstone: a classic design joins the maximum functionality, achieving the perfect combination of innovative technologies. The durable aluminum and magnesium body ensures the foolproof protection of this lens, even in extreme conditions. Engraved fluorescent markings that reflect light easily activate operation in all lighting. Conditions.
Irix Firefly: High quality engine in an accessible design The ergonomic focus ring offers the freedom to capture the most ideal moment, whether it’s the architecture of a big city or an animal landscape. The lightest lens in its class. Challenge accepted.
Swiss design Irix
Irix Swiss represents minimalism in style, retaining maximum functionality. It is a perfect blend of European design combined with Korean precision. The same look of all Irix family products. The same consistency, product packaging and complementary elements, all perfectly formed and adjusted.
Maximum accuracy
Each Irix 15 mm f / 2. 4 lens comes out of the factory and has been calibrated correctly; However, the focus calibration feature offers the unique ability to adjust the focus scale for a given camera model.
technical data
Image size: 35 mm Full frame?
Focal distance: 15 mm
Field of view: 110? (diagonal)
Focus range: 0. 28 m (0. 92 ft) ?
Focus type: manual with lock function
Opening range: f / 2. 4? f/22
Control of the aperture through the camera.
Opening type: 9 rounded leaves
Target construction: 15 elements in 11 groups 3x HR, 2x ED, 2x ASP
Front filter thread: 95 x 1. 0 mm
Rear gelatin filter slot: 30 x 30 mm
Mount available: Canon EF, Nikon F, Pentax K
Dimensions: 114 x 100 mm (4. 49? X 3. 94?)
Weapon: 608g
Nikon: 581g
Weapon: 685g
Nikon: 653g
Price and availability
Spring 2016 (Northern Hemisphere)