Category Archives: 3rd Party Lens

DPR: MonsterAdapter LA-KE1 Pentax AF Adapter

The MonsterAdapter LA-KE1 has been around for a while but DPR posted a very in-depth review of the capabilities of the adapter that you can read here. In short, you won’t get native performance out of the adapter and it won’t support every last lens, but it is good enough to take advantage of some […]

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Big Tamron Savings

Tamron 20mm F/2.8 Di III OSD M1:2 Save $50: B&H Photo / Amazon / Adorama Tamron 24mm F/2.8 Di III OSD M1:2 Save $50: B&H Photo / Amazon / Adorama Tamron 35mm F/2.8 Di III OSD M1:2 Save $50: B&H Photo / Amazon / Adorama Tamron 11-20mm f/2.8 Di III-A RXD Save $80: B&H Photo / Amazon / Adorama Tamron 17-28mm f/2.8 Di III RXD Save $100: B&H Photo / Amazon / Adorama Tamron 17-70mm […]

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Tamron 18-50mm, 25-120mm, and 28-120mm Patents Found

Example 1 Focal length: 18.528-49.967 F value: 3.605-5.308 Half angle of view: 39.012-15.652 Image height: 14.250 Overall length: 97.833-119.002 Back focus: 37.320 Example 2 Focal length: 25.100-114.132 F value: 4.105-4.140 Half angle of view: 42.102-10.446 Image height: 21.633 Overall length: 167.363-218.148 Back focus: 39.824 Example 3 Focal length: 28.000-118.794 F value: 4.113 Half angle of […]

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Tamron 20mm, 24mm, 35mm Firmware V 3 Updates Released

F050 20mm F/2.8 Di III OSD M1:2 Sony Ver.3 2022.03.28 Ver.3 This update improves the following issue. The focus mode may switch from AF to MF during video recording with the SONY α7IV. Download Page F051 24mm F/2.8 Di III OSD M1:2 Sony Ver.3 2022.03.28 Ver.3 This update improves the following issue. The focus mode […]

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New GIZMON 50mm f/1.6 Miniature Tilt Lens

The GIZMON 50mm f/1.6 Miniature Tilt lens is a new tilt option that is available for X-Mount. The lens is not currently in stock anywhere, but it should show up on GIZMON’s Amazon store any day now for around 14,000 yen or $113.98 USD. product name Miniature Tilt Lens Manufacturing company GIZMON Lens configuration 6 sheets in […]

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Laowa 20mm f/4 Zero-D Shift Announced

Laowa 20mm f/4 Zero-D Shift: Venus Optics / B&H Photo / Amazon Anhui China, 28 March 2022 – Venus Optics, the manufacturer that specialized in making unique camera lenses, is presenting a new Laowa 20mm f/4 Zero-D Shift, expanding its shift lens line-up. On top of the fascinating ultra-wide angle of view, the lens delivers incredible sharpness with close-to-zero optical distortion (Zero-D). […]

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