Author Archives: Louis Ferreira

Sigma 10-18mm f/2.8 DC DN Contemporary Photos and Specs Leaked In Advance The Launch Tomorrow

Sigma 10-18mm f/2.8 DC DN Contemporary Oct. 5th: B&H Photo / Amazon / Adorama Mounts: L-mount, Sony E, Fujifilm X Lens Construction: 13 elements in 10 groups (3 FLD, 1 SLD and 4 ASPH elements) Viewing Angle: 109.7°-76.5° (APS-C) Aperture blades: 7 rounded Aperture range: f/2.8-22 Minimum focusing distance: 11.6 (W) 19.1 (T) cm Maximum magnification ratio: 1:4 […]

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Tamron 90mm f/2.8 1:1 Macro and 135mm f/3.5 1:1 Macro Patents Found

Patents for a Tamron 90mm f/2.8 1:1 Macro and 135mm f/3.5 1:1 Macro were found by asobinet. They are translated and reproduced below: overview [Publication number] P2023134075 [Release date] 2023-09-27 [Name of the invention] Optical system and imaging device [Application date] 2022-03-14 [Applicant] [Identification number] 000133227 [Name] Tamron Co., Ltd. An object of the present […]

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Meike 85mm f/1.8 Now Available

The Meike 85mm f/1.8 Auto Focus STM can now be ordered from B&H Photo and Amazon Filter size: 67mm Format: Full Frame Focal Length: 85mm Aperture range: F1.8-22 Lens diameter: 79.5mm Aperture blades: 9 blades Lens structure: 6 groups 9 elements Minimum Focusing Distance: 0.85m Angle of View: Horizontal: 16° Vertical: 24° Diagonal: 28.5° Weight: 386g/0.85lb […]

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VILTROX AF 20mm f/2.8 Photos and Coming Soon

Photos of the Viltrox AF 20mm f/2.8 leaked on Weibo. VILTROX AF 20mm F2.8 8 groups 10 elements 7 aperture blades Minimum shooting distance 0.19m Filter diameter 52mm Size 64.9×59.6mm stepping motor drive 189g Sony E・Fuji X・Nikon Z Officially announced for Sony E in early October 899 yuan via Weibo, FujiAddit

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Sony a7IV Firmware 2.01 and ZV-E1 Firmware 1.02 Updates Released

Sony a7IV: B&H Photo / Amazon / Adorama Sony ZV-E1: B&H Photo / Amazon / Adorama Sony a7IV Firmware 2.01 Benefits and Improvements Download Here When updating from Ver. 1.01 or earlier, you need to update to Ver. 1.05 before proceeding with the Ver. 2.01 update. Only update to Ver. 2.01 after updating to Ver. 1.05. If you try to update to Ver. 2.01 without updating to Ver. 1.05, an error will occur and you will not be […]

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TTArtisan AF 35mm f/1.8 and TTArtisan AF 56mm f/1.8 For E/X/Z Mount

TTArtisan has two autofocus lenses coming for E/X/Z mount. Its a shame they didn’t design these lenses with aperture rings. TTArtisan AF 35mm F1.8 E/X/Z ・890 yuan ・October 6th TTArtisan AF 56mm F1.8 E/X/Z ・Price undetermined ・Coming soon via asobinet, FujiAddict

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