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DPRTV: Tamron 50-400mm f/4.5-6.3 Di III VC VXD A Very Unique Well Designed Lens

DPRTV published their review of the Tamron 50-400mm f/4.5-6.3 Di III VC VXD, and Tamron has another winner on its hands. Below is a summary of the review above: Tamron 50-400mm has a little bit of bulk at 1150g/2.5bs or half a noct The lens is well-balanced and rugged Manual focus ring is a little […]

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Laowa 58mm f/2.8 2x Ultra Macro APO

Laowa 58mm f/2.8 2x Ultra Macro APO: Venus Optic Venus Optics announces the release of 58mm f/2.8 2x Ultra Macro APO Venus Optics, the lens manufacturer that has been always endeavouring to invent unique lenses, is stoked to release the Laowa 58mm f/2.8 2x Ultra-Macro APO. This mirrorless-designed macro lens offers a 40.9° angle of […]

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NiSi 9mm f/2.8 Aspherical Coming Soon

NiSi has a 9mm f/2.8 ASPH lens coming to E-mount soon. The details are below: 14 optical structures 12 groups 10 aperture blades 67mm filter interface the closest focusing distance is 0.2m the maximum magnification is 0.08 the size is 74 x 78mm the weight is about 364g. 【Ten Needle Stars! NiSi 9mm F2.8 lens […]

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LensTips: Sony 135mm and Samyang 135mm Review

Samyang AF 135mm f/1.8 FE: B&H Photo / Amazon / Adorama Sony 135mm f/1.8 GM: B&H Photo / Amazon / Adorama Lenstips posted reviews for the Sony 135mm and Samyang 135mm a few days ago and it shouldn’t come as a surprise, but the Samyang lens arguably comes out on top. You can view the Sony 135mm review here and Samyang 135mm review […]

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NiSi Wide Angle Announcement Coming in 2 Days

NiSi is teasing a new wide-angle lens on weibo that will be announced in two days on 9/21. Below are the first images:

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DA: Tamron 50-400mm f/4.5-6.3 Di III VC VXD Quick Review

Tamron has so many great lenses for E-mount now, and the Tamron 50-400mm f/4.5-6.3 Di III VC VXD is yet one more. Dustin Abbot posted his quick review, which you can watch above or check out the bullet points below: 50-400 increases the traditional 100-400  4x zoom to an 8x zoom Tamron’s lenses on Sony […]

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