Patent application for optical systems such as Sigma “18-50mm F2.8-4 OS” and “17-40mm F4 OS” Overview [Public number] P2022158386 [Release date] 2022-10-17 [Title of Invention] Imaging Optical System [Application date] 2021-04-02 [Applicant] [Identification number] 000131326 [Name] Sigma Corporation Kind Code: A1 A compact image forming optical system having a small open F value over the […]
TTartisan just announced a new TTartisan 50mm f/1.4 Tilt lens for Sony E-mount and L-mount with an X-mount edition coming soon. The lens is only $199 and should be available soon on Amazon.
Sony 7.5-13mm F2.8, 8-14mm F4, and 11-16mm F4 fisheye zoom lenses Overview [Publication number] P2022155067 [Release date] 2022-10-13 [Title of Invention] Zoom lens and imaging device [Application date] 2021-03-30 [Applicant] [Identification number] 000002185 [Name] Sony Group Corporation A zoom lens that is compact, lightweight, and has high optical performance suitable for shooting moving images, and […]
Meike announced two new EF/EF-S AF adapters, the Meike MK-EFTE-B and Meike MK-EFTE-C. The main difference between these two adapters is that the B adapter does not have drop-in filters, while the C adapter allows for drop-in filters. They should be available from Amazon soon. MK-EFTE-B is available now! Specification: Model: MK-EFTE-B Maximum diameter and length: Φ69 […]
Now that Sony has a pretty complete lineup of lenses adapting lenses to E-mount seems to have slowed a little, but it is good to know that there are 30+ years-old lenses on the market that can fully resolve even the highest of high-resolution cameras today. For fans of characters that do not like to […]
Viltrox is teasing an f/1.2 APSC lens coming to E-mount that is video-centric on Weibo, but this lens has already been soft-announced for X-mount over at Fujiaddict’s coverage of an Asian broadcasting event. The lens will be the Viltrox 75mm f/1.2 Pro, and I am curious to see if they have done some video-centric tuning for […]