A reader sent me a launch teaser of the new Samyang Tiny f/1.8 and it promises to help you achieve infinity focus in the dark. The Tiny lens will be a new series of lenses for astrophotography. Coming April 9th 2021. Ever had trouble setting infinity focus mode with a lens in pitch-black darkness? We […]
A friend let me know about these lenses, but they sold out very quickly even though they were supposed to be available threw today. You can try your luck here, but they should announce another batch soon hopefully. 3D Stereoscopic Wiggle Lens for Sony E mount and Fuji X mount Hey, folks. I’m excited to open […]
Samyang is known for having some great glass for astrophotography so it is not surprising that they are teasing that these new lenses would be for Astro, but what they could be is a bit of a mystery. I hope these lenses are revisions of their current lenses, but faster than the lenses currently available. […]
I tried the first M-mount adapter on the market for tech art and really enjoyed it, which you can read here. The Pronto adapter came out later and is probably based on software licensed from tech art and now there is a Proton Mark II, which seems to be a slight update that you can […]
The Sony FE 50mm f/2.5 G, FE 40mm f/2.5 G, and FE 24mm f/2.8 G are over priced in lenstips’ estimation, but I think the real draw is the trio’s compact size. Below you can see a summary of their lenstips’ and pro/cons, but the full articles Sony FE 50mm f/2.5 G: B&H Photo / Amazon / Adorama I have […]
Cosina’s patent application was published on March 18, 2021. There are some examples such as “APO-LANTHAR 50mm F2”, but some of them are interesting such as “135mm F2” and “135mm F1.2”. [Publication Number] Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2021-43376 (P2021-43376A) [Publication date] March 18, 2021 [Application date] September 12, 2019 [Title of Invention] Imaging Optical System […]