Category Archives: 3rd Party Lens

New Brightin Star 14mm f/2.8

  Brightin Star announced a new lens, the Brightin Star 14mm f/2.8, available from B&H Photo and Amazon. Expansive 116° View: Capture landscapes, architecture, interiors, and starry skies in one frame, distortion-free. Edge-to-Edge Sharpness: 13 elements in 9 groups with 2 ASPH, 5 high-refractive, and 3 ED lenses for perfect clarity from center to edge. […]

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OL: Viltrox AF 90mm f/2.2 EVO Review – Extremely Sharp

Viltrox AF 90mm f/2.2 EVO: B&H Photo / Amazon The Viltrox AF 90mm f/2.2 EVO was announced the other day,  and Optical Limits just published its full review of this extremely sharp, affordable 90mm, which you can read here or check out the pro/cons below: Pros Great sharpness straight from f/2.2 Superb value proposition Very good build quality Cons No auto-correction […]

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OL: Viltrox AF 75mm f/1.8 EVO Review – Ultra Sharp

Viltrox AF 75mm f/1.8 EVO: B&H Photo / Amazon The Viltrox AF 75mm f/1.8 EVO was announced the other day, and Optical Limits just published its full review of this ultra-sharp, affordable 75mm, which out-resolves 24MP wide open. You can read here or check out the pro/cons below: Pros Ultra-sharp Nice build quality Great value Cons Native vignetting a bit high […]

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Schneider Kreuznach × LK Samyang AF 60-180mm f/2.8 FE Coming June 25th

The Schneider Kreuznach × LK Samyang AF 60-180mm f/2.8 FE lens is expected be be announced on June 25th. You can find specs and details below: via Photorumors 1, 2

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Notice and apology regarding the delay of the lens firmware update for Tarmon 35-150mm F/2-2.8 Di III VXD

Notice and apology regarding the delay of the lens firmware update for “Tamron Lens Utility 5.0” Thank you for your continued patronage of Tamron products. (For details, please see the release dated February 19, 2026.)Here Regarding the firmware update for some lenses, which was previously announced to be released “around spring 2026,” we regret to […]

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OL: Thypoch Voyager AF 24-50mm f/2.8 Review – A Good First Attempt From China

Thypoch Voyager 24-50mm f/2.8: B&H Photo / Amazon The Thypoch Voyager AF 24-50mm f/2.8 was announced last month, and Optical Limits just published its full review of China’s first zoom lens, which you can read here or check out the pro/cons below: Pros Internal zoom mechanism (!) Small and lightweight Fully weather-sealed Affordable Very sharp when stopped down […]

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