Category Archives: 3rd Party Lens

Tamron 40-500mm f/4.5-8.2 and Tamron 50-600mm f/4.5-8.2 Patents Found

A Patent was filed for a Tamron 40-500mm f/4.5-8.2 and Tamron 50-600mm f/4.5-8.2.  These lenses probably won’t come out anytime soon, but you can see renderings of them above or read the patent below: overview [Publication number] P2025100076 [Release date] 2025-07-03 [Name of invention] Zoom lens and imaging device [Application date] 2023-12-22 [Applicant] [Identification number] […]

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New Prima Series from LK Samyang

Samyang has been making some interesting moves lately, and they just announced a new lineup of lenses on Instagram, the Prima Series from LK Samyang. The post is accompanied by the following statement: 📸 Start your journey with the new Prima Series from LK Samyang. Portable. Practical. Perfect for creators. Easier to carry, more enjoyable […]

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Tamron 16-30mm f/2.8 Di III VXD G2 Post Launch Coverage

Tamron 16-30mm f/2.8 Di III VXD G2: B&H Photo / Amazon / Adorama Tamron 28-75mm f/2.8 Di III VXD G2: B&H Photo / Amazon / Adorama Tamron 70-180mm f/2.8 Di III VC VXD G2: B&H Photo / Amazon / Adorama We have known about the Tamron 16-30mm f/2.8 Di III VXD G2 for a while now, and it has finally been announced to round out Tamron’s G2 […]

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TAMRON Completes the G2 Trinity, Announces Ultra Wide-Angle 16-30mm F/2.8 Di III VXD G2 Zoom

Tamron 16-30mm f/2.8 Di III VXD G2: B&H Photo / Amazon / Adorama Tamron 28-75mm f/2.8 Di III VXD G2: B&H Photo / Amazon / Adorama Tamron 70-180mm f/2.8 Di III VC VXD G2: B&H Photo / Amazon / Adorama TAMRON Completes the G2 Trinity, Announces Ultra Wide-Angle 16-30mm F/2.8 Di III VXD G2 Zoom Lens for Sony E-mount and Nikon […]

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OL: Laowa 12mm f/2.8 Lite Zero-D FF Review – An Attractive Option That Doesn’t Cost An Arm And A Leg

Laowa 12mm f/2.8 Lite Zero-D FF: Venus Optics / B&H Photo / Amazon Optical Limits published its full review of the Laowa 12mm f/2.8 Lite Zero-D FF you can read the full review here or see the excerpt from the review below: … the center quality is downright superb, but it fades quickly beyond – not helped by some astigmatism. This […]

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Laowa 12mm f/2.8 Lite Zero-D FF Announced

Laowa 12mm f/2.8 Lite Zero-D FF: Venus Optics / B&H Photo / Amazon  Laowa announces the launch of the new Laowa 12mm f/2.8 Lite Zero-D FF for mirrorless systems. The original 12mm f/2.8 Zero-D was one of Laowa’s bestsellers, known as the widest non-fisheye lens available on the market at the time. Now, in the […]

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