Thypoch enters autofocus lens market with Voyager 24-50mm f/2.8 for Sony E Mount

Chinese lens maker Thypoch has entered the autofocus lens market with the launch of the Voyager 24-50mm f/2.8 for Sony E-mount cameras, marking what the corporate says is the primary full-frame autofocus zoom developed by a Chinese optical model.

Announced on May 14, the brand new lens is designed for Sony mirrorless cameras and encompasses a fixed f/2.8 aperture alongside an inside zoom mechanism that retains the lens at a set bodily size all through the zoom vary.

Positioned as a compact various to carrying a number of prime lenses, the Voyager covers the favored 24mm, 35mm and 50mm focal lengths generally used for documentary, road, occasion and portrait pictures.

Thypoch says the lens was designed to ship ‘prime-like’ picture high quality whereas remaining sufficiently small to remain mounted on the digital camera all day.

The firm has additionally positioned a powerful emphasis on video usability. The inside zoom design ought to preserve the centre of gravity secure throughout focal size modifications, which may simplify gimbal balancing and handheld capturing. The fixed aperture additionally maintains constant publicity whereas zooming.

The Voyager is Thypoch’s first autofocus lens, with the corporate saying it drew on expertise from cinema zoom lens improvement in its design. The autofocus system helps Sony options together with Eye AF, steady AF monitoring and AF/MF switching.

Optically, the lens makes use of a 16-element, 13-group design that includes aspherical, extra-low dispersion and excessive refractive index components. A rounded 10-blade aperture is designed to provide clean background blur and rounded out-of-focus highlights.

The lens additionally consists of mud and moisture resistance, with sealing on the mount, focus ring, zoom ring and entrance ingredient.

The Thypoch Voyager 24-50mm f/2.8 weighs 432g, makes use of a 67mm filter thread and has a minimal focus distance of 0.3m all through the zoom vary.

The lens is out there in Sony E-mount with a launch worth of USD $619 till May 31, earlier than growing to a regular retail worth of USD $649. Local availability is predicted from early June.

You can discover out extra at Thypoch’s website.