Category Archives: 3rd Party Lens

Tamron 70-180mm f/2.8 Di III VXD vs Sony 70-200mm 2.8 GM

The Tamron 70-180mm f/2.8 Di III VXD has been pretty well-reviewed so far and that is not changing with Manny Ortiz. He decided to compare the Tamron 70-180mm f/2.8 Di III VXD vs Sony 70-200mm 2.8 GM and below are some of his test results. Tracking Performance of 19 Photos Tamron 70-180mm f/2.8 Di III […]

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Laowa 15mm T2.1 Zero-D Cine and 9mm T2.9 Zero-D Cine NEX Coming For E-Mount

  Venus Optics should release the Laowa 15mm T2.1 Zero-D Cine FE and Laowa 9mm T2.9 Zero-D Cine NEX lens soon for E-Mount. Venus Optics is rehousing some of their more popular lenses in cine housings so the Laowa 9mm T2.9 Zero-D Cine is just a Laowa 9mm f/2.8 Zero-D rehoused and the Laowa 15mm T2.1 […]

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Yongnuo YN 50mm f/1.8S DA DSM NEX Lens

The Yongnuo YN 50mm f/1.8S DA DSM NEX was first leaked here, but now more details are available. Technical Specifications Equivalent to 35mm focal section about 75mm Bayonet E mount Frame APS-C Angle of View about 30.4 degree Lens Construction 7 groups 8 blades Aperture Blades 7 blades Minimum Aperture F/16 Closest focus distance about […]

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Tamron 70-180mm f/2.8 Di III VXD Coverage/Review/Hands-on/etc…

So far the Tamron 70-180mm f/2.8 Di III VXD has been pretty well received, but there hasn’t been a lot of coverage. Above Dustin Abbott did a live stream with the Tamron 70-180mm, which I will bullet point below. Also, sonyalpha.blog had some positive words to share in their review. Sony Alpha Blog Pros Excellent […]

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Additional Tamron 70-180mm f/2.8 Di III VXD Launch Coverage

Tamron 70-180mm f/2.8: B&H Photo / Amazon /Adorama Tamron announced the Tamron 70-180mm f/2.8 Di III VXD last night and shockingly few English speaking photographers got their hands on it before launch. Below are the few that did get the lens to preview along with some AF testing and all the foreign launch videos, which you can use Google’s […]

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Tamron 70-180mm f/2.8 Di III VXD (Model A056) Announced and Orders Start

Tamron 70-180mm f/2.8: B&H Photo / Amazon /Adorama Large aperture F / 2.8 zoom lens series third installment for-less full-size mirror the world’s smallest and lightest ※ large aperture telephoto zoom lens which realizes high-speed AF in the body “ 70-180mm F / 2.8 Di III VXD (Model A056) ” Tamron Co., Ltd. (President: Shiro Ajizaka, headquarters: […]

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