> On Aug 7, 2022, at 9:10 AM, John Francis <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> On Sun, Aug 07, 2022 at 12:07:29AM -0700, Larry Colen wrote:
>> I saw on facebook that B&H is selling the full frame, manual focus Irix
>> Blackstone 11mm f/4 for $379 marked down from $649. Their firefly model is a
>> bit less, but I felt the metal body worth the extra. I don???t know if the
>> firefly also has the weather sealing.
>>
>> https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/1325629-REG/irix_il_11bs_pk_11mm_blackstone_lens_for.html
>
> FYI - the price appears to have gone back up to $649.
>
> I have to admit that, based on the touting of having a "neutrino coating" on
> the lens elements, I'd have dismissed that manufacturer without a second
> thought.
I think that like a lot of marketing terms it has as much to do with neutrinos
as turbo-mode on a PC has to do with turbochargers.
from
https://irixlens.com/new/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/Irix_Product_Catalog_Autumn_2018.pdf
Neutrino coating formula
Neutrino coating is a special formula, which is combined with
several types of anti-reflective layers that provide perfect light trans-
mission, high contrast and natural colors
> It will be interesting to see what you think of it.
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