A new M mount 50mm f/2 Sonnar is coming

[Herr Barnack]

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UK based Skyllaney Opto-Mechanics is in the process of bringing a new M mount 50mm f/2 Sonnar to market.  This looks to be an interesting lens:

https://www.35mmc.com/27/04/2020/bringing-a-new-m-mount-sonnar-lens-to-market-an-interview-with-chris-andreyo-skyllaney-opto-mechanics/

Here's more information about this lens:

https://skyllaney.com/2020/04/06/the-50mm-f-2-bertele/?contact-form-id=422&contact-form-sent=881&contact-form-hash=60b8582ecbd1598c46efad7fe640fb49c6a6b60e&_wpnonce=21bbb431e2#contact-form-422

Edited April 27, 2020 by Herr Barnack

[LocalHero1953]

I have just seen this update on the Skyllaney website.

Looks interesting.

Pity it isn't in LTM as well!

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[Herr Barnack]

It's good to hear that this lens will finally be coming to the marketplace; I was beginning to wonder what happened to it.  It sounds like what happened was normal growing pains -

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...The original design has been revised multiple times after consulting Sonnar experts and enthusiasts to arrive at the best final product we could deliver. The manufacturing process took much longer than we expected...

Much to their credit, Skyllaney Opto-Mechanics made the decision to delay launch rather than send a product to market that was
"more or less right."   That bodes well for those of us who will invest in this lens.

Edited March 19, 2023 by Herr Barnack

[Ray Vonn]

Pleased to see Brian Sweeney (or "Sonnar Brian") providing significant input to the maker of this lens too.