Category Archives: 3rd Party Lens

Venus Optic Laowa Anamorphic Lens Teaser

Laowa has been one of my favorite third-party lens companies for a while now and I can’t wait to see what they do with their Anamorphic lens lineup. The new lineup will be available soon directly from Venus Optics. Follow SonyAddict on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and YouTube Plus our owners’ groups Sony a1 Owners Group Sony a9 Owners Group […]

Posted in 3rd Party Lens| Tagged , , , , , | 3 Comments

Laowa 0.7X Focal Reducers For Probe Lens PL and EF Mount Announced

24mm f/14 2X Macro Probe: B&H Photo / Amazon / Venus Optics Anhui China, 4 April, 2022 – Venus Optics, the camera lens manufacturer specializing in making unique lenses for photographers and cinematographers, is thrilled to announce the new 0.7x Focal Reducer for 24mm f/14 2X Macro Probe. It reduces the crop factor when using probe lenses on APS-C/ Super35 and Micro Four […]

Posted in 3rd Party Lens| Tagged , , , , , | 1 Comment

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 […]

Also posted in Accessories| Tagged , | 2 Comments

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 […]

Also posted in Deals| Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 3 Comments

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 […]

Also posted in Patents| Tagged , , , | 2 Comments

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 […]

Also posted in Firmware updates| Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 2 Comments