irix 150mm f2.8 macro dragonfly lens

The IRIX 150mm f/2.8 Macro Dragonfly Lens is a versatile medium telephoto prime lens designed for full-frame Sony E-mount cameras but is also compatible with APS-C models. It offers a 225mm equivalent focal length on APS-C cameras, making it suitable for a wide range of applications.

Featuring a bright f/2.8 maximum aperture, this lens excels in various lighting conditions and provides greater control over depth of field. It allows you to isolate your subject with a shallow depth of field, while also delivering impressive image quality and sharpness.

The lens is ideal for macro photography, offering a life-size 1:1 maximum magnification ratio and a minimum focusing distance of 1.1 feet (34cm). This enables you to capture stunning close-up shots with exceptional detail and clarity. The manual focus design is complemented by a positive focus lock mechanism, ensuring your focus position remains secure to prevent unintentional focus shifts.

With a depth-of-field scale, the lens facilitates hyperfocal and pre-focus techniques, enhancing your control over focus and depth of field. The included tripod collar features an Arca-type-compatible foot, providing greater compatibility with various tripod heads for stable and precise shooting.

The Dragonfly finish of the lens incorporates weather sealing, protecting it against dust and moisture, making it suitable for outdoor and challenging shooting conditions. Additionally, the lens features a Neutrino coating to reduce lens flare and ghosting, enhancing contrast and color fidelity in your images.

The rounded 11-blade diaphragm contributes to a pleasing bokeh quality, rendering out-of-focus areas smoothly and creating a visually pleasing background separation.

Measuring 107mm in overall length and weighing 900g, the IRIX 150mm f/2.8 Macro Dragonfly Lens offers a robust and compact construction, ensuring durability and portability for your photography adventures.

Whether you're capturing macro subjects, portraits, or other telephoto applications, the IRIX 150mm f/2.8 Macro Dragonfly Lens provides exceptional image quality, precise manual focus control, and versatile performance, making it a valuable tool for photographers seeking high-quality results in close-up and telephoto photography.