Category Archives: 3rd Party Lens

Unique 3D Printed Bespoke Wiggle Lens For E-Mount

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 […]

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Samyang is Teasing Two New Lenses

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. […]

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FotodioX PRONTO Mark II Leica M-Mount Adapter

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 […]

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LensTips: Sony FE 50mm f/2.5 G, FE 40mm f/2.5 G, and FE 24mm f/2.8 G Reviewed

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 […]

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Voigtlander 25mm f/2, 75mm f/1.8, 135mm f/2, and 135mm f/1.2 Patents Found

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 […]

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New Laowa 1.33x Rear Anamorphic Adapter and 1.4x Full Frame Expander

Laowa 1.33x Rear Anamorphic Adapter Laowa 1.4x Full Frame Expander Venus Optics announces the availability of 1.33x Rear Anamorphic Adapter and 1.4x Full Frame Expander Anhui China, Jan 22, 2021 – Venus Optics, the camera lenses manufacturer who has been endeavoring to invent unique lenses, announces the availability of 1.4x Full Frame Expander and 1.33x […]

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