Category Archives: 3rd Party Lens

Sigma 20mm f/2, 24mm f/2, and 28mm f/2 Patents Found

Example 1 Focal length: 24.00 F value: 2.07 Angle of view: 90.08 Image height: 21.63 Overall length: 90.00 Example 2 Focal length: 28.00 F value: 2.07 Angle of view: 79.98 Image height: 21.63 Overall length: 90.00 Example 3 Focal length: 20.00 F value: 2.06 Half angle of view: 100.46 Image height: 21.63 Overall length: 90.00 […]

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Tamron 28-75mm f/2.8 Di III VXD G2 vs Tamron 28-75mm f/2.8 Di III RXD Compared

The Tamron 28-75mm f/2.8 Di III VXD G2 has some slight advantages over the Tamron 28-75mm f/2.8 Di III RXD, which you can see above or you can check out the key differences from this comparison below: Minimal changes The build is largely the same with the new lens weighing 10g less New lens has […]

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Sigma 55mm f/1.4, 65mm f/1.4, and 70mm f/1.4 Patents Found

Example 1 Focal length: 54.42 F value: 1.46 Angle of view: 43.62 Image height: 21.63 Overall length: 167.72 Example 2 Focal length: 62.87 F value: 1.46 Angle of view: 38.04 Image height: 21.63 Overall length: 167.71 Example 3 Focal length: 69.51 F value: 1.76 Half angle of view: 34.46 Image height: 21.63 Overall length: 167.64 […]

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Laowa Nanomorph Anamorphic 27mm, 35mm, and 50mm Coming May 17th, 2022 at 10 am EDT

Venus Optics launched an indiegogo for its latest Super35 compact anamorphic cine lenses. The launch date will be May 17th, 2022 at 10 am EDT and they have some attractive early bird specials that you can see below. 1/ Patented anamorphic design 2/ Revolutionarily tiny and compact 3/1.5x constant squeeze ratio 4/ Gorgeous amber and blue flare […]

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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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