INON Optics Supports SONY DSC-RX0/MPK-HSR1
INON INC. is pleased to announce official release of two attachment lenses on February 3rd, 2018.
•UWL-100 28M55 Wide Conversion Lens (*2)(*3)(*4)
--Release date: February 3rd, 2018
--JAN code: 456212143 867 5
•UCL-G165 M55 Underwater Wide Close-up Lens (*5)(*6)
--Release date: February 3rd, 2018
--JAN code: 456212143 775 3
(*1)
Contact Sony Marketing Inc. for detail of camera/underwater housing. INON Inc. confirms product compatibility based on a camera available in Japan.
(*2)
Vignetting is observed on land but underwater will not have vignetting.
(*3)
The "Dome Lens Unit II for UWL-100" is NOT compatible due to vignetting.
(*4)
This lens is the M55 screw mount version of current "UWL-100 28AD" instead of original bayonet mount. Please contact your local dealer if you wish to replace original bayonet mount of the "UWL-100 28AD" with this M55 screw mount.
(*5)
Designed for underwater use only. Vignetting is observed on land but underwater will not have vignetting.
(*6)
This lens is the M55 screw mount version of current "UCL-G165 SD" instead of original bayonet mount. Please contact your local dealer if you wish to replace original bayonet mount of the “UCL-G165 SD” with this M55 screw mount.
■ UWL-100 28M55 Wide Conversion Lens Product Features ■
●Attached Directly on the Genuine Underwater Housing MPK-HSR1
•The lens mount is same M55 screw mount as filter screw of the MPK-HSR1 enabling you to attach the lens directly on the housing without any adapter.
●Compact yet Wide 100 degree Coverage
•The compact lens body matches with compact MPK-HSR1 without to provide handy wide imaging. The lens increases coverage dramatically to maximum 100 degree coverage underwater.
Left: Without attachment lens
Right: With the UWL-100 28M55 Wide Conversion Lens
●Dramatically Shorten Minimum Focusing Distance
Minimum focusing distance of the DSC-RX0 on land is "50cm/1.6ft" which will be extended at x1.3 underwater due to reflection ratio underwater. By attaching this lens, minimum focusing distance underwater will be shorten to "118mm/4.6in" (*7) to enable you to take a Close Focus Wide Angle (CFWA) image.
●Lens Hood II for UWL-100 28AD is compatible
Optional "Lens Hood II for UWL-100 28AD" is usable to block unnecessary light coming from outside of lens coverage to suppress flare/ghost.
■ UCL-G165 M55 Underwater Wide Close-up Lens Product Features ■
●Attached Directly on the Genuine Underwater Housing MPK-HSR1
As same as the wide lens, the lens mount is same M55 screw mount as filter screw of the MPK-HSR1 enabling you to attach the lens directly on the housing without any adapter.
●Wide Close-up Lens with Deep Depth of Field
The optics design widens the coverage slightly to have benefit of deep depth of field making minimum focusing distance underwater "96mm/3.8inch" (*7) enabling to shoot a subject at closer distance.
●Why UCL-G165 M55?
The DSC-RX0 carries wide 24mm fix lens (*8) and its superior optical characteristic to have less aberrations creates pincushion aberration (concave center part) underwater. This aberration gets more significant with standard close-up lens and powerful lens has more degradation on image corners. The UCL-G165 M55 is so-called wide close-up lens, so the lens can suppresses the aberration and enables more close-up image comparing standard close-up lens. Comparison images as below.
*All images are taken from same distance to compare distortion (pincushion aberration).
Upper left: Without lens. Minimum focusing distance underwater is approx. 65cm/2.1ft.
Upper right: With UCL-G165 M55 Minimum focusing distance underwater is approx. 96mm/3.8in.
Lower left: With UCL-330 via step-up ring. Minimum focusing distance underwater is approx. 202mm/8.0in.
Lower right: With UCL-165 M67 via step-up ring. Minimum focusing distance underwater is approx. 135mm/5.3in.
(*7)
Measured distance between a subject and lens edge when autofocus works underwater (in a tank).
(*8)
Focal length based on 35mm film equivalent.
■ Feature ■
UWL-100 28M55 Wide Conversion Lens (*2) (*3) (*4)
UCL-G165 M55 Underwater Wide Close-up Lens (*5)(*6)
(*9)
Actual lens coverage varies depending on camera’s shooting mode.
(*10)
Focal length of the lens itself. Not combined focal length with camera’s master lens.
■ Set-up example ■
•Sony DSC-RX0 /genuine underwater housing MPK-HSR1
•UWL-100 28M55 + Lens Hood II for UWL-100 28AD
•LF3100-EW
•Single Light Holder LF
•Shoe Base
•Sony DSC-RX0 /genuine underwater housing MPK-HSR1
•UCL-G165 M55
•LF3100-EW
•Grip Base M1
•Single Light Holder LF
•Direct Arm YS-MV Set
*The “Grip Base D4” is NOT compatible due to housing depth.
•SonyDSC-RX0 /genuine underwater housing MPK-HSR1
•UWL-100 28M55 + Lens Hood II for UWL-100 28AD
•LF3100-EW x2
•Grip Base M1 + D Holder
•Single Light Holder LF x2
•Direct Arm YS-MV Set x2
•Z Adapter MV 1/4-20UNC
•Clamp III
•M67 Lens Arm
•UCL-165M67 *Use as an LCD magnifier
*Above set-up needs to remove pre-installed "Shoe Adapter" by an Allen key (supplied with the housing) to replace with "Z Adapter MV 1/4-20UNC".
■ Comparison images among different lenses at minimum focusing distance ■
Left: Without lens. Shot at camera’s minimum focusing distance (approx. 65cm/2.1ft).
Center: With UWL-100 28M55. Shot at minimum focusing distance of the lens (approx. 12cm/4.7in).
Right: With UCL-G165 M55. Shot at minimum focusing distance of the lens (approx. 10cm/3.9in).
■ Sample images ■
--Subject: Yellow goosefish
--Equipment:
Sony DSC-RX0/MPK-HSR1, UWL-100 28M55, LF3100-EW x 2
--Photo data:
Manual exposure mode (F4, 1/40, ISO100), photo taken at minimum focusing distance (approx. 12cm/4.7in)
--Photo by: T. Aihara (HAMAYUU Marine Service) at "Wannai", Osezaki, Shizuoka, Japan
--Subject: Yellow goosefish
--Equipment:
Sony DSC-RX0/MPK-HSR1, UCL-G165 M55, LF3100-EW x 2
--Photo data:
Manual exposure mode (F4, 1/50, ISO100), photo taken at minimum focusing distance (approx. 10cm/3.9in)
--Photo by: T. Aihara (HAMAYUU Marine Service) at "Wannai", Osezaki, Shizuoka, Japan
--Subject: Longnose hawkfish
--Equipment:
Sony DSC-RX0/MPK-HSR1, UCL-G165 M55, LF3100-EW x 2
--Photo data:
Manual exposure mode (F4, 1/100, ISO400), photo taken at minimum focusing distance (approx. 10cm/3.9in.)
--Photo by: T. Aihara (HAMAYUU Marine Service) at "Wannai", Osezaki, Shizuoka, Japan
*Sample images courtesy of HAMAYUU Marine Service http://hamayuu.net/
■ Relative Information ■
•LED flashlight
http://www.inon.jp/products/le_light/lineup.html
•Arm system
http://www.inon.jp/products/armsystem/lineup.html
January 30th, 2018
INON INC.
*Press release information is as of January 30th, 2018 and subject to change without prior notice.
•UWL-100 28M55 Wide Conversion Lens (*2)(*3)(*4)
--Release date: February 3rd, 2018
--JAN code: 456212143 867 5
•UCL-G165 M55 Underwater Wide Close-up Lens (*5)(*6)
--Release date: February 3rd, 2018
--JAN code: 456212143 775 3
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| UWL-100 28M55 |
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| UCL-G165 M55 |
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| From left: Without lens, with UWL-100 28M55, with UCL-G165 M55 |
(*1)
Contact Sony Marketing Inc. for detail of camera/underwater housing. INON Inc. confirms product compatibility based on a camera available in Japan.
(*2)
Vignetting is observed on land but underwater will not have vignetting.
(*3)
The "Dome Lens Unit II for UWL-100" is NOT compatible due to vignetting.
(*4)
This lens is the M55 screw mount version of current "UWL-100 28AD" instead of original bayonet mount. Please contact your local dealer if you wish to replace original bayonet mount of the "UWL-100 28AD" with this M55 screw mount.
(*5)
Designed for underwater use only. Vignetting is observed on land but underwater will not have vignetting.
(*6)
This lens is the M55 screw mount version of current "UCL-G165 SD" instead of original bayonet mount. Please contact your local dealer if you wish to replace original bayonet mount of the “UCL-G165 SD” with this M55 screw mount.
■ UWL-100 28M55 Wide Conversion Lens Product Features ■
●Attached Directly on the Genuine Underwater Housing MPK-HSR1
•The lens mount is same M55 screw mount as filter screw of the MPK-HSR1 enabling you to attach the lens directly on the housing without any adapter.
●Compact yet Wide 100 degree Coverage
•The compact lens body matches with compact MPK-HSR1 without to provide handy wide imaging. The lens increases coverage dramatically to maximum 100 degree coverage underwater.
Left: Without attachment lens
Right: With the UWL-100 28M55 Wide Conversion Lens
●Dramatically Shorten Minimum Focusing Distance
Minimum focusing distance of the DSC-RX0 on land is "50cm/1.6ft" which will be extended at x1.3 underwater due to reflection ratio underwater. By attaching this lens, minimum focusing distance underwater will be shorten to "118mm/4.6in" (*7) to enable you to take a Close Focus Wide Angle (CFWA) image.
●Lens Hood II for UWL-100 28AD is compatible
Optional "Lens Hood II for UWL-100 28AD" is usable to block unnecessary light coming from outside of lens coverage to suppress flare/ghost.
■ UCL-G165 M55 Underwater Wide Close-up Lens Product Features ■
●Attached Directly on the Genuine Underwater Housing MPK-HSR1
As same as the wide lens, the lens mount is same M55 screw mount as filter screw of the MPK-HSR1 enabling you to attach the lens directly on the housing without any adapter.
●Wide Close-up Lens with Deep Depth of Field
The optics design widens the coverage slightly to have benefit of deep depth of field making minimum focusing distance underwater "96mm/3.8inch" (*7) enabling to shoot a subject at closer distance.
●Why UCL-G165 M55?
The DSC-RX0 carries wide 24mm fix lens (*8) and its superior optical characteristic to have less aberrations creates pincushion aberration (concave center part) underwater. This aberration gets more significant with standard close-up lens and powerful lens has more degradation on image corners. The UCL-G165 M55 is so-called wide close-up lens, so the lens can suppresses the aberration and enables more close-up image comparing standard close-up lens. Comparison images as below.
*All images are taken from same distance to compare distortion (pincushion aberration).
Upper left: Without lens. Minimum focusing distance underwater is approx. 65cm/2.1ft.
Upper right: With UCL-G165 M55 Minimum focusing distance underwater is approx. 96mm/3.8in.
Lower left: With UCL-330 via step-up ring. Minimum focusing distance underwater is approx. 202mm/8.0in.
Lower right: With UCL-165 M67 via step-up ring. Minimum focusing distance underwater is approx. 135mm/5.3in.
(*7)
Measured distance between a subject and lens edge when autofocus works underwater (in a tank).
(*8)
Focal length based on 35mm film equivalent.
■ Feature ■
UWL-100 28M55 Wide Conversion Lens (*2) (*3) (*4)
| Outer diameter/length | 87.4mm/3.44in (Dia), 43.4mm/1.71in (L) |
| Weight | 386g/13.6oz (air) / approx. 222g/7.8oz (underwater) |
| Mount system | INON M55 Mount |
| Depth rating | 60m/197ft |
| Material/surface finishing | Corrosion-resistant aluminum alloy/rigid black alumite |
| Lens material/coating | Optical glass/anti-reflection coating |
| Construction | 4 groups 4 elements |
| Maximum incident angle (*9) | 100.0 degree (underwater) |
UCL-G165 M55 Underwater Wide Close-up Lens (*5)(*6)
| Outer diameter/length | 77.0mm/3.03in (Dia), 25.5mm/1.001in (L) |
| Weight | 217g/7.76oz (air) / approx. 135g/4.8oz (underwater) |
| Mount system | INON M55 Mount |
| Depth rating | 60m/197ft |
| Material/surface finishing | Corrosion-resistant aluminum alloy/rigid black alumite |
| Lens material/coating | Optical glass/anti-reflection coating |
| Construction | 2 groups 2 elements |
| Focal length (*10) | 165mm/6.50in *Underwater use only |
(*9)
Actual lens coverage varies depending on camera’s shooting mode.
(*10)
Focal length of the lens itself. Not combined focal length with camera’s master lens.
■ Set-up example ■
•Sony DSC-RX0 /genuine underwater housing MPK-HSR1
•UWL-100 28M55 + Lens Hood II for UWL-100 28AD
•LF3100-EW
•Single Light Holder LF
•Shoe Base
•UCL-G165 M55
•LF3100-EW
•Grip Base M1
•Single Light Holder LF
•Direct Arm YS-MV Set
*The “Grip Base D4” is NOT compatible due to housing depth.
•SonyDSC-RX0 /genuine underwater housing MPK-HSR1
•UWL-100 28M55 + Lens Hood II for UWL-100 28AD
•LF3100-EW x2
•Grip Base M1 + D Holder
•Single Light Holder LF x2
•Direct Arm YS-MV Set x2
•Z Adapter MV 1/4-20UNC
•Clamp III
•M67 Lens Arm
•UCL-165M67 *Use as an LCD magnifier
*Above set-up needs to remove pre-installed "Shoe Adapter" by an Allen key (supplied with the housing) to replace with "Z Adapter MV 1/4-20UNC".
■ Comparison images among different lenses at minimum focusing distance ■
Left: Without lens. Shot at camera’s minimum focusing distance (approx. 65cm/2.1ft).
Center: With UWL-100 28M55. Shot at minimum focusing distance of the lens (approx. 12cm/4.7in).
Right: With UCL-G165 M55. Shot at minimum focusing distance of the lens (approx. 10cm/3.9in).
■ Sample images ■
--Subject: Yellow goosefish
--Equipment:
Sony DSC-RX0/MPK-HSR1, UWL-100 28M55, LF3100-EW x 2
--Photo data:
Manual exposure mode (F4, 1/40, ISO100), photo taken at minimum focusing distance (approx. 12cm/4.7in)
--Photo by: T. Aihara (HAMAYUU Marine Service) at "Wannai", Osezaki, Shizuoka, Japan
--Subject: Yellow goosefish
--Equipment:
Sony DSC-RX0/MPK-HSR1, UCL-G165 M55, LF3100-EW x 2
--Photo data:
Manual exposure mode (F4, 1/50, ISO100), photo taken at minimum focusing distance (approx. 10cm/3.9in)
--Photo by: T. Aihara (HAMAYUU Marine Service) at "Wannai", Osezaki, Shizuoka, Japan
--Subject: Longnose hawkfish
--Equipment:
Sony DSC-RX0/MPK-HSR1, UCL-G165 M55, LF3100-EW x 2
--Photo data:
Manual exposure mode (F4, 1/100, ISO400), photo taken at minimum focusing distance (approx. 10cm/3.9in.)
--Photo by: T. Aihara (HAMAYUU Marine Service) at "Wannai", Osezaki, Shizuoka, Japan
*Sample images courtesy of HAMAYUU Marine Service http://hamayuu.net/
■ Relative Information ■
•LED flashlight
http://www.inon.jp/products/le_light/lineup.html
•Arm system
http://www.inon.jp/products/armsystem/lineup.html
January 30th, 2018
INON INC.
*Press release information is as of January 30th, 2018 and subject to change without prior notice.
