Bright and sleek, the black Speedmaster 17mm f/0.95 from Mitakon Zhongyi is a unique wide-angle prime for Micro Four Thirds mirrorless cameras. This 34mm-equivalent lens is distinguished by its impressive f/0.95 maximum aperture, which excels in low lighting and also helps to control depth of field for isolating subject matter using selective focus. An optimized optical design also helps to render imagery with a high degree of sharpness and clarity and a rounded eight-blade diaphragm contributes to a pleasing bokeh quality.

The physical construction of the lens revolves around its manual focus design, which is complemented by printed depth of field and distance scales for zone focusing techniques. The manual aperture ring also features a click-less design for silent, smooth operation that is beneficial to video recording applications.

Micro Four Thirds System    34mm (35mm Equivalent)    Aperture Range: f/0.95 to f/16    Manual Focus Design    Click-Less, Silent Manual Aperture Ring    Rounded 8-Blade Diaphragm

Wide-angle prime lens is designed for Micro Four Thirds mirrorless cameras and provides a 34mm equivalent focal length.

Fast f/0.95 maximum aperture is well-suited to low-light shooting applications and also affords extensive control over depth of field.

Manual focus design is complemented by printed depth of field and distance scales.

Manual click-less aperture ring is smooth and silent during use, making it well-suited to video applications.

An eight-blade near-circular diaphragm contributes a pleasing bokeh quality.

Related Questions and Answers

Q: 1. Will this lens work on Fuji xt 4 or do you need converter?

A: The Fujifilm cameras use a different mount than the one on this lens. This would not mount directly on the Fujifilm cameras. This is also designed for a smaller size sensor. We do not have any lens adapters to adapt Micro Four Thirds Lenses to the Fujifilm X mount.

Q: 2. Is the lens compatible with the E-M1 Mk2?

A: The Mitakon Zhongyi Speedmaster 25mm f/0.95 Lens for Micro Four Thirds is compatible with the Olympus E-M1 MKII, as a totally manual lens with no electronic communication.

Q: 3. Does it come with a lens hood? If not any recommendations for one?

A: 43mm generic lens hood will work. Google it.

Q: 4. Since this has a extruded rear element would this fit on a GH-4 body?

A: I bought this for my GH4 and works fine, beautiful lens!

Q: 5. Does it have auto-iris? That is, can I focus with the lens wide open, even if the camera is set to shoot at (say) f/2.8? I had some old manual lenses that need to be stopped down manually after focusing wide open. Is this one of those?

A: No, there is no auto iris functionality on this lens. You probably would not need it as the m43 cameras EVF should auto gain to the point you can see the correct exposure. This should aid in proper use of peaking and magnification for the manual focus confirmation.

Q: 6. There is quite a price gap between the black and silver versions. Are there any differences other than color between the two?

A: Not that I know of! I know the silver doesn't match silver body from Olympus- PEN-F and OMD's, maybe that's why.

Q: 7. does the aperture ring work on Olympus OM-D E-Mx cameras?

A: Put your camera on manual and set the shutter speed in camera. Use the aperture ring on the lens to manually set stop.

Q: 8. Would this lens fit a Sony 7i or 9i camera?

A: I seriously doubt it. The Speedmaster has a Micro Four Thirds mount. I'm not familiar with Sony cameras, but I am pretty sure they have their own mount configuration. There MAY be available a lens mount adapter for the Sony body to M43 lenses. I would suggest you try Google or ask a camera expert. Sorry for not being able to help more.

Q: 9. Will this work with Canon M50 (mirrorless) or Canon 5DS (USA version)?

A: I am only using it with Panasonic cameras.

Q: 10. Does this mount onto the Lumix G9?

A: Yes, the Lumix G9 will adapt to the Mitakon zhongyi speedmaster 25mm f/0.95 which is a micro four thirds lens.