SainSonic Kamlan 28mm f/1.4 Lens Coming Soon

SainSonic, manufacturers of the Kamlan 50mm f/1.1 lens, are releasing a new 28mm f/1.4 manual focus lens, which will be available on KickStarter - starting from the 1st June, with an estimated delivery date of August 2018, and a starting price of $149 US.

When used on APS-C mirrorless cameras, the lens gives an equivalent of 42mm (Fuji X, Sony E), 44.8mm (Canon EF-M), and when used on Micro Four Thirds, the lens gives and equivalent of 56mm. A range of sample photos taken with the lens can be found on Flickr.

Kamlan 28mm f/1.4 Lens Features:

• Superior optical quality
• Low chromatic aberration
• 11 circular aperture blades
• 8 elements, in 7 groups
• 6 High Refractive Index elements
• 25cm close focus distance, 0.15x magnification
• 344/384g weight
• 52mm filter thread

Other lenses available from Kamlan include the previously mentioned 50mm f/1.1, the new 28mm f/1.4, and three others:

• 85mm f/1.4 (FF)
• 55mm f/1.2 (FF)
• 8mm f/3.0 (APS-C)

Kamlan has also published a lens roadmap, shown below, showing the lenses they plan to release in 2018:

• 21mm f/1.8 (APS-C)
• 50mm f/1.1 Mark II (APS-C)
• 32mm f/1.3 (APS-C)
• 15mm f/1.8 (APS-C)

via 43rumors.