Category Archives: 3rd Party Lens

TTArtisan AF 35mm f/1.8 ED II Now In Silver

By Louis Ferreira | Published: May 18, 2025

TTArtisan AF 35mm f/1.8 ED II: Amazon / B&H Photo For the everyday shooter, this AF 35mm f/1.8 II Lens from TTArtisan offers the perfect perspective for capturing a little bit of everything. From night-time shooting to portraiture, this prime lens can be relied upon to create strong imagery, even in low-light conditions with its f/1.8 maximum aperture. Immediately noticeable […]

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Voigtlander PORTRAIT HELIAR 75mm f/1.8 Lens With Variable Bokeh Effects Announced

By Louis Ferreira | Published: May 17, 2025

Voigtlander PORTRAIT HELIAR 75mm f/1.8 (Coming Soon): B&H Photo / Amazon Cosina releases the PORTRAIT HELIAR 75mm F1.8, a special replacement lens compatible with full-size mirrorless cameras using the Sony E-mount from the Focto Render brand. The PORTRAIT HELIAR 75mm F1.8 is a large caliber manual focus medium telephoto lens dedicated to the Sony E-mount, […]

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Laowa 15mm f/4.5 0.5X Wide Angle Macro Announced

By Louis Ferreira | Published: May 16, 2025

Laowa 15mm f/4.5 0.5X Wide Angle Macro: B&H Photo / Venus Optics Introducing the Laowa 15mm f/4.5 0.5X Wide Angle Macro lens, covering full-frame sensors to provide a versatile and compact lens option for capturing stunning wide angle macro shots. The 1:2 Macro function, along with excellent sharpness and color fringing control, ensures that your […]

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Laowa 12mm and 180mm AF Lenses Leaked

By Louis Ferreira | Published: May 16, 2025

We first became aware of Laowa’s upcoming AF lenses in this post, now we know that two of the lenses are the LAOWA AF 180mm F4.5 1.5X APO and LAOWA AF 12mm F2.8. Laowa lenses are made and sold by Venusoptics. via asobinet

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Zhongyi Optics AF 35mm f/1.4 Coming Soon

By Louis Ferreira | Published: May 14, 2025

The Zhongyi Optics AF 35mm f/1.4 will be coming soon for E/Z/L mount. It will be shown publicly for the first time at P&E. This will be Zhongyi Optics’ first autofocus lens. via weibo

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SONGRAW AF85mm f/1.2 FF Coming May 20th

By Louis Ferreira | Published: May 13, 2025

The SONGRAW 85mm f/1.2 autofocus for full frame will be released on May 20th. It will first be on exhibition at P&E. The lens is for E/Z/L mount. via Nikonrumors, weibo

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