MS Optics Aporia 24mm F/2 MC
Wide-angle prime lens • Digital era • Discontinued • Collectible
- Announced:
- · June 2020
- Production type:
- · Small-batch production
- Availability:
- ● Sold out
- Country of design:
- · Japan
- Original name:
- · MS-OT APORA 2/24 F.MC
- Class:
- · Fast full-frame wide-angle prime lens
- · Pancake lens
Abbreviations
| MC | Multi-layer anti-reflection coating is applied to the surfaces of lens elements. This anti-reflection coating increases light transmission, eliminates flare and ghosting, and maintains color consistence among all lens models. |
Model history (1)
| ■MS Optics Aporia 24mm F/2 MC • Pancake lens | M | 6 - 4 | 0.60m | -- | 2020 ● | |
| —MS Optics Aporia 24mm F/2 MC Gold • Pancake lens | 2020 ● | |||||
| —MS Optics Aporia 24mm F/2 MC Urushi "Ocean" • Pancake lens | 2021 ● | |||||
| —MS Optics Aporia 24mm F/2 MC Urushi Red • Pancake lens | 2022 ● | |||||
Specification
| Optical design: | |
| 35mm full frame | |
| 24mm | |
| F/2 | |
| 6 elements in 4 groups (Double Gauss derivative) | |
| 2 HLD | |
| Leica M | |
| 84° (35mm full frame) | |
| On Leica M8/M8.2 APS-H [1.33x] cameras: | |
35mm equivalent focal length: | 31.9mm (in terms of field of view) |
35mm equivalent speed: | F/2.7 (in terms of depth of field) |
Diagonal angle of view: | 68.2° |
| Diaphragm mechanism: | |
Diaphragm type: | Manual |
Aperture control: | Dial-set aperture ring |
| 10 (ten) | |
| Focusing: | |
Coupled to the rangefinder: | Yes (from 0.70m) |
| 0.60m | |
| <No data> | |
Focusing modes: | Manual focus only |
Manual focus control: | Focusing lever |
| Physical characteristics: | |
| 39g | |
| ⌀50×5.6mm | |
| - | |
| - | |
| Accessories: | |
| Removable front filters are not accepted | |
| Screw-type round |
Source of data
- Manufacturer's technical data.
From the editor
An ultra-thin, large aperture wide-angle lens that stands out from today's large, heavy retrofocus lenses. Belongs to the modified double Gauss type. The large front and rear elements are made of high refractive index, low dispersion glass. According to the manufacturer, the lens suffers from a large curvature of field (0.3mm) wide open, but as the aperture is stopped down, its effect is reduced due to the increased depth of field. Another drawback is strong vignetting, especially wide open.
On the front ring the lens name is for some reason indicated as APORA, but in fact it is called APORIA. The manufacturer clearly lacked space on the front ring, as even the company name is indicated as "MS-OT" instead of "MS OPTICS".
MS Optics Aporia 24mm F/2 MC special editions (3)
- MS Optics Aporia 24mm F/2 MC Gold - June 2020
- MS Optics Aporia 24mm F/2 MC Urushi Red - July 2022
- MS Optics Aporia 24mm F/2 MC Urushi "Ocean" - June 2021