Author Archives: Louis Ferreira

Laowa FF II 90mm F2.8 CA-Dreamer Macro 2X Specs and More Photos

We just became aware of the Laowa FF II 90mm F2.8 CA-Dreamer Macro 2X yesterday and now we have some high-quality photos and the specs thanks to CameraBeta. Specs 13 optical structures in 10 groups including 3 ED lenses and 3 high refractive index lenses 13 aperture blades Close focusing distance is 204mm (the closest […]

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Leaked Laowa FF II 90mm F2.8 CA-Dreamer Macro 2X Expected May 23rd

Camera beta leaked a new lens coming from Laowa that it expects will launch on May 23rd. They leaked a video and Photorumors posted some screenshots which you can see below. there is also translated text from the post below too. The domestic Laowa FF II 90mm F2.8 CA-Dreamer Macro 2X lens is out of […]

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FY2021 Sony Financial Results

FY21 sales increased 13% year-on-year to 2 trillion 339.2 billion yen primarily due to an increase in sales of TVs and digital cameras resulting from an improvement in product mix. Primarily due to the impact of the increase in sales, operating income increased 85.1 billion yen year-on-year to 212.9 billion yen. During the previous fiscal […]

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Meyer Optik Görlitz Biotar 58 f/1.5 II and Biotar 75 f/1.5 II

Meyer Optik Görlitz will announce two new lenses soon the Meyer Optik Görlitz Biotar 58 f/1.5 II and Biotar 75 f/1.5 II. Biotar 58 f1.5 II Delivery time: Currently in Production Focal Length & Aperture: 58mm / f1.5 – f16 Image-circle diameter: 44mm Angle of View: 41° Aperture Blades: 14 Filter diameter: 52mm Minimum object […]

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Sigma Compact 28-85mm f/2.8, 24-70mm f/2.8, and 28-70mm f/2.8 Patents Found

Example 1 (24-70mm F2.8) Zoom ratio 2.75 Wide- angle intermediate telephoto focal length 24.72 39.76 67.98 F number 2.92 2.92 2.92 Full angle of view 2ω 85.24 56.96 34.33 Image height Y 21.63 21.63 21.63 Lens total length 135.00 145.60 171.09 Back focus 17.6206 17.6036 17.5749 Example 3 (28-70mm F2.8) Zoom ratio 2.35 Wide- angle […]

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Savings Sunday Mothers Day Edition

B&H Photo has a lot of Sony lenses and accessories on sale for its Mothers Day Sale in addition to the Tamron and Venus Optics Mothers Day sale prices below. Tamron 17-28mm f/2.8 Di III RXD FE: B&H Photo /  Amazon / Adorama Tamron 28-75mm f/2.8 Di III VXD G2 FE: B&H Photo / Amazon / Adorama Tamron 28-75mm f/2.8 Di III RXD FE: Amazon […]

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