Category Archives: 3rd Party Lens

New Rockstar 85mm f/1.8 Pancake

Rockstar lens is developing an 85mm f1.8 pancake full-frame lens that translation calls a biscuit lens for E-mount according to the Seying Wuji Official Weibo. This could be a very interesting lens if they pull it off, but I have to believe this lens will have some serious compromises. According to the latest news, the […]

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Original Tamron 28-75mm Di III VXD Discontinued

B&H Photo is listing the original Tamron 28-75mm Di III VXD as being discontinued. It seems the G1 lenses sold out pretty quickly even after the announcement of the Tamron 28-75mm Di III VXD G2. Tamron 28-75mm f/2.8 Di III VXD G2: B&H Photo / Amazon / Adorama Follow SonyAddict on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and YouTube Plus our owners’ groups Sony a1 Owners […]

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Samyang Xeen T1.3 and 2x Anamorphic Lenses

Samyang has some new Cine lenses coming to E-mount. Samyang Xeen lenses can be found at B&H Photo. Samyang Lens Global is pleased to officially announce the new premium line-up of XEEN Anamorphic & XEEN Meister cinema lenses. – XEEN Anamorphic 50mm T2.3 for PL Mount – XEEN Meister 35mm T1.3, 50mm T1.3, and 85mm […]

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New Mitakon Speedmaster 90mm f/1.5

Mitakon Speedmaster 90mm f/1.5: B&H Photo / Amazon Zhong Yi Optics, the leading wide-aperture lenses manufacturer in China, has announced a new portrait lens 90mm f/1.5 in Leica M, Canon RF, Sony FE and Nikon Z mount. With a medium telephoto angle of view and great control of depth of view, the lens produces perfect […]

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Laowa 85mm f/5.6 2x Ultra Macro APO Announced

Laowa 85mm f/5.6 2x Ultra Macro APO is a mirrorless-designed macro lens with 28.55° angle of view for full frame. It is the smallest 2x macro lens in the Full Frame market. It weighs just around 252g (Leica M mount without caps and hood) which is super portable and handy for macro shooters. It features an apochromatic (APO) characteristic that chromatic […]

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Venus Optics Laowa 85mm Macro Rumored to Be Coming Soon

Venus Optics Laowa might announce its new Laowa 85mm Macro lens as soon as tomorrow according to photorumors. In the meantime take advantage of the current Black Friday savings at the Venus Optics Store. via Photorumors

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