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SLR Magic 12mm T1.6 Hyperprime Cine

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Hong Kong-based SLR Magic has formally announced its HyperPrime 12mm F1.6, a manual focus lens for Micro Four Thirds cameras. This fast wideangle prime, which has been doing the rounds of testers and reviewers for the past few months, features a traditional aperture control ring and metal-bodied construction. Its optics include three Tantalum glass elements for 'superior cinematic performance'. It will be on sale from the end of November.Read more
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Pros

  • It is visibly sharper and has a better micro contrast
  • make it easy to shoot compelling lifestyle images
  • more solid and reliable than American made laptops

Cons

  • noise or quality
  • poor image quality
  • The corner quality of this lens is really miserable

Key specs

  • Fixed
  • Four Thirds
  • , 12 mm

SLR Magic 12mm T1.6 Hyperprime Cine - Pros & Cons

SLR Magic 12mm T1.6 Hyperprime Cine

Pros

  • It is visibly sharper and has a better micro contrast
  • make it easy to shoot compelling lifestyle images
  • more solid and reliable than American made laptops
  • solid and well-built
  • it is very sharp and has a good micro contrast

Cons

  • noise or quality
  • poor image quality
  • The corner quality of this lens is really miserable
  • Flare is terrible
  • a low value not so high tech product
  • the MTF results are not directly comparable across the different systems
  • The issue is not auto-corrected by the camera

SLR Magic 12mm T1.6 Hyperprime Cine - Full Specifications

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General
Lens mount
Micro Four Thirds
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Aperture
Aperture max1.6
Number of diaphragm blades12
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Optics
ConstructionFixed
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Dimensions
Weight17.64 oz
Diameter3.11 in
Length3.19 in
Filter size2.28 in
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Image properties
Max Format sizeFour Thirds
Focal length< 12
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Focus
Closest focusing distance0.15
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Design
Colour of productBlack

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