Category Archives: 3rd Party Lens

New Yongnuo FE 85mm f/1.8S DF

The new Yongnuo FE 85mm f/1.8S DF is now available at B&H Photo. You can tell the difference between the new and old version based on the red ring being removed from the new version of the lens. New lens design (straight barrel, no more red circle, more minimalist design) All-metal material construction (aluminum alloy) […]

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Astrori 28mm f/13 Announced

Astrori 28mm f/13: Amazon Founded in 2018, AstrHori focuses on the R&D, production and sales of interchangeable lenses, creating incredible optical products with superior optical design, high-quality materials and Shenzhen’s excellent manufacturing base. The AstrHori full-frame 28mmF13 professional macro lens has an aperture range of F13-F40, an optical structure of 21 elements in 16 groups, […]

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More Tokina SZ Lenses Are Coming Soon

Tokina has some additional telephoto mirror lenses coming soon on IndieGoGo. Tokina SZ 300mm PRO Reflex F7.1 MF CF Body size: maximum diameter Φ61mm x total length 74.5mm Supported formats: APS-C Lens construction: 8 elements in 8 groups Filter size: Φ46mm Minimum Focus Distance: 0.92m Maximum magnification: 1/2.5 Focusing method: Manual focus (front lens extension method) […]

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Tamron 30mm f/1.4, 40mm f/1.4, and 50mm f/1.4 Patents Found

Overview [Publication number] P2022162600 [Release date] 2022-10-25 [Title of Invention] Optical system and imaging device [Application date] 2021-04-13 [Applicant] [Identification number] 000133227 [Name] Tamron Co. , Ltd. An optical system and an imaging apparatus are provided that are bright and large-aperture lenses with a small F-number and that suppress image plane fluctuations and chromatic aberrations […]

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Laowa Argus 25mm f/0.95 APS-C APO Announced

Introducing the new Argus 25mm f/0.95 to the Argus lineup, the ultra-fast aperture option for APS-C cameras. Now, Laowa offers a total of 6 lenses with f/0.95 brightness, including 2 for full frame, 2 for APS-C and 2 for MFT cameras. This new addition of 25mm f/0.95 is designed with an APO feature to minimize […]

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AstrHori 28mm f/13 2X Macro Coming Soon

The AstrHori 28mm f/13 2X Macro will be coming soon to E, RF, Z, F, EF, L, PL, and XF mounts. AstrHori lenses can be found on Amazon.

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