Lens Announcements

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Just Announced: TTArtisan 50mm F1.4 Fullframe E-mount Tilt Lens

TTArtisan 50mm F1.4 Tilt Lens ($229 from Amazon) designed for full-frame Sony E-mount cameras offers a bright f/1.4 aperture ideal for controlling depth of field and isolating the subject. • Manual Focus design and a minimum focusing distance of 50cm suits working with close-up subjects. The clicked aperture ring is stepped with the right amount […]

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Tamron Announces 50-400mm F/4.5-6.3 Di III VC VXD Fullframe E-Mount Lens

Tamron announces development of an upcoming 50–400mm F4.5–6.3 Di III VC VXD zoom for Sony full-frame E-mount cameras available in ‘Fall 2022,’ though Tamron notes ‘the current global health crisis’ could affect the release date and product supply schedule. Optical construction is not specified except that “high image quality is delivered through the effective arrangement

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Samyang Announces AF 85mm F1.4 FE II Lens

Samyang announces the second generation Samyang AF 85mm f/1.4 FE II Lens ($799) which reduces both size and weight while improving optical and autofocus performance. Featuring 11 optical elements arranged into 8 groups, it utilizes a series of high-refraction and extra-low dispersion elements to achieve a glass surface that delivers smooth, creamlike bokeh. For this

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Venus Optics Announces Laowa 10mm F4 Cookie Lens

Venus Optics announces the launch of the new Laowa 10mm f/4 Cookie Lens ($299) for APS-C mirrorless cameras. It is one of the world’s widest rectilinear pancake lenses for APS-C cameras. At a cookie size of 25mm (0.98”) long and weighing only 130g (0.29lbs), it literally can be put in your pocket. Most of the

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Venus Optics Announces Laowa 90mm F2.8 2X Ultra Macro APO Lens

Three years after Venus Optics launched its award-winning 100mm f/2.8 2X Ultra Macro APO, they announce the new Laowa 90mm f/2.8 2X Ultra-Macro APO lens specially designed for full-frame mirrorless cameras. It is the eighth addition to Laowa’s 2:1 magnification macro lens lineup. The new 90mm lens not only inherited the 2:1 magnification to infinity

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