ZY Optics
Mitakon 55mm f/2.8 1-5X Macro Lens Takes You Closer Than Ever
Aug 15, 2025
Anzalna Siddiqui
Zhongyi Optics (also known as ZY Optics) seems to be working to fulfill your macro photography needs with their latest Mitakon 55mm f/2.8 1-5X Macro…
Mitakon launches new 80mm f/1.6 for medium format Fuji and Hasselblad
Jul 8, 2024
John Aldred
ZY Optics has launched a new 80mm f/1.6 lens. Available in both G and XCD mounts, it’s available for both Fujifilm and Hasselblad cameras. It’s…
Zhong Yi Optics quietly launches 200mm f/4 APO 1x Macro lens
Jul 17, 2023
John Aldred
Zhong Yi Optics has released a new 200mm f/4 APO 1x macro lens (buy here). Oddly, though, it’s been something of a silent announcement. There…
ZY Optics calls its new Mitakon Speedmaster 90mm f/1.5 a “budget alternative” to the Leica Summilux-M
Nov 30, 2021
John Aldred
Zhongyi Optics has announced their new Mitakon Speedmaster 90mm f/1.5 lens. They’re billing it as “a budget alternative to the legendary Leica Summilux-M“. And at…
The ZY Optics Lens Turbo 2 is a 0.72x speed booster for M42, EF and F mount lenses on Nikon Z bodies
Nov 8, 2021
John Aldred
ZY Optics has announced its new Zhongyi Lens Turbo II. It’s a 0.72x speed booster for Nikon Z mount APS-C cameras. There are three versions…
ZY Optics announces super bright Mitakon Speedmaster 17mm f/0.95 lens for Micro Four Thirds
Sep 16, 2020
John Aldred
ZY Optics has expanded their f/0.95 Micro Four Thirds lens lineup with the new Mitakon Speedmaster 17mm f/0.95 lens, offering a similar field of view…
The Mitakon Speedmaster 50mm f/0.95 lens has now come to DSLRs with a new EF mount version
Jul 16, 2020
John Aldred
ZY Optics has released a Canon EF mount version of the Mitakon Speedmaster 50mm f/0.95 lens. This isn’t just slapping a new mount onto their…
ZY Optics launches 20mm f/2 4.5x lens: it’s Super Macro and super affordable
Dec 20, 2016
Dunja Đuđić Kalinin
If you shoot macro, there are several options: buying extension tubes, reverse rings, or a macro lens. The first two solutions are cheap, but don’t…
ZY Optics unveils second-gen Mitakon Speedmaster 35mm f/0.95 lens
Feb 15, 2016
Gannon Burgett
Zhongyi Optics, often referred to as ZY Optics, has release the second iteration of their Mitakon Speedmaster 35mm f/0.95 lens, a manual focus lens with…
Mitakon’s Speedmaster 135mm f/1.4 is a $3,000 limited-edition monster of a lens
Oct 19, 2015
Liron Samuels
Yesterday we reported that Mitakon/ZY Optics is developing the world’s fastest 135mm full frame lens, and today the company has revealed its specs and made…