Kickstarter: 33mmF2 pancake X-mount lens

[Patrick FR]

Modula Optica CM33: http://www.fujirumors.com/more-x-mount-lenses-zonlai-25mmf1-8-modula-optical-cm33-pancake-33mmf2-kickstarter/

[Tom H.]

It's a steal at only 799$... *cough*

[darknj]

I am sorry but I feel very "Meh" about this lens, the only I really like about it is the 18cm close focus.

 

And way too many moving parts and those mods looks super easy to misplace and/or get broken.

[milandro]

This one of the manual lenses for mirrorless cameras has to be one of the largest bandwagon to jump onto these days! I suppose they will sell some to some particularly finicky  buyers.

 

I’ve just spent my morning trying to find a name for a new turntable costing in excess of $100,000, so, I am aware that there is a market int the high-end segment for anything. So, there will be buyers out there, whether the amount of these buyers will be able to support a company which produces for a niche of buyers, specialized and more expensive lenses than the Fuji lens panoply to mirrorless camera buyers, remains to be seen.

[Nero]

Overall the idea is interesting and it's good to see people thinking about different approaches, but those mods and the port that you insert them through seem like a perfect route for dust and other unwanted junk to make its way into the lens and require frequent cleaning/servicing. Given all of the potential problems and unknowns there's no way I'd sink that kind of money into a crowd-funded lens at this stage of its development.