Category Archives: 3rd Party Lens

Tamron 70-180mm f/2.8 Di III VXD First Look

Digitalcamera.jp posted the first images of the Tamron 70-180mm f/2.8 Di III VXD in addition to some more info which you can read translated below or in Japanese here. The blog doesn’t break posts down into pages so I cant link to the post exactly, but as of today it is still on the main […]

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SIGMA 24-70mm F2.8 DG DN | Art Release Date Announcement

Sigma Pre-Order: B&H Photo / Amazon / Adorama B&H Photo says they expect the lens to ship on December 17th, but Sigma just released an announcement with Dec. 20th so not much variance. So plan accordingly if you expected to have the lens on or around the 17th and be prepared for it to possibly be the 20th. There is […]

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Tamron 50mm, 80mm and 105mm f/2.8 Full Frame Patents Found Plus a 35mm f/1.8

It looks like Tamron is rapidly developing mirrorless lenses. The first list of new lenses coming was leaked here and now we have 4 more. If you look below you will notice there are two 105mm f/2.8, which is probably an indication that Tamron is making some lenses with tweaked designs to take advantage of […]

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Meyer-Optic Görlitz is Back Again With 3 New Lens Designs

Meyer-Optic Görlitz is back again and they are prepared to launch three new lens designs that should be suitable for modern mirrorless cameras. Sadly their first relaunch attempt was not successful due to a variety of reasons so let’s hope this attempt is a more successful one. “We are currently revising the entire portfolio and […]

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SIGMA 24-70mm F2.8 DG DN Art Only $1,099!

Key Features E-Mount Lens/Full-Frame Format Aperture Range: f/2.8 to f/22 Six FLD Elements, Two SLD Elements Three Aspherical Elements Positioned as a workhorse lens among Sony E-mount full-frame mirrorless systems, the Sigma 24-70mm f/2.8 DG DN Art is a versatile wide-angle to portrait-length zoom characterized by its f/2.8 constant maximum aperture. The bright design suits working […]

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Sigma 50mm f/1.2, 40mm f/1.2, and 35mm f/1.2 Patents Uncovered

The Sigma 35mm f/1.2 has already been announced and released, but it looks like Sigma has some additional f/1.2 lenses in the works. A Sigma 50mm f/1.2 would be great, but a Sigma 40mm f/1.2 might make a more interesting option. 50mm, f/1.2 Specification and lens arrangement of embodiment 1 Focal length: 50.99 mm F […]

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