Over the past week, Zenit has announced two new lenses, the Zenitar 60mm F2.8 macro lens and the Selena 58mm F1.9 lens. Both lenses will feature electronically-controlled apertures and are set to be available later this year.
Zenit doesn`t divulge too many details about the lenses, aside from the most basic specifications. In machine-translated press releases, Zenit says both lenses will be constructed in the S. A. Zverev (KMZ) factory in Krasnogorsk, Russia, which has a long history of producing cameras and optics.
Krasnogorsky Zavod main building. Credit: ПАО КМЗ, used under CC BY-SA 4.0
The Zenitar 60mm F2.8 macro lens will offer a 1:1 magnification ratio and feature a minimum focusing distance of 23cm (9”). Information on the Selena 58mm F1.9 is even more scarce, with no other specifications outside of the focal length and maximum aperture being revealed. Zenit does say in the (machine-translated) press release that this lens uses a ‘unique optical design` to give the bokeh a soft, ‘unusual` shape.
Zenit notes the Selena 58mm F1.9 lens, named after the Greek patroness of the moon, is just one of a series of lenses named after space-related entities.
Both the Zenitar 60mm F2.8 macro lens and the Selena 58mm F1.9 lens are set to go on sale in the United States, Germany, Italy and China through Zenit`s online store and authorized retailers. The press releases suggest the lenses will be made available during the International Forum on Photography and Video Filming, which takes place from October 8–10 in Moscow.
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