Category Archives: 3rd Party Lens

Sigma E-mount Art Lenses Compared

By Louis Ferreira | Published: July 21, 2018

Sigma’s E-mount Art lenses have been criticized for their size, but many are comparable in size to native Sony Glass. Camerasize.com added the native E-mount Sigma Art lenses to their site for comparison, but only 6 of Sigma’s 9 lenses have true competitors at this time in Camerasize’s database. 14mm F1.8 DG HSM | Art 20mm […]

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Venus Optics Revolutionary Macro Teaser Laowa 24mm f/14 Coming Soon

By Louis Ferreira | Published: July 20, 2018

Venus Optics is teasing a new “revolutionary macro tool” the Laowa 24mm f/14. Make sure you check their site frequently because they will start their presale at $1 today. This is a very interesting marketing tactic.

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SLR Magic MicroPrime Cine Lenses Start Shipping

By Louis Ferreira | Published: July 19, 2018

SLR Magic’s MicroPrime full frame Cine lenses are starting to ship. You can read about them on Explora or from our product announcement post here. Shipping Soon SLR Magic MicroPrime Cine 25mm T1.5 SLR Magic MicroPrime Cine 35mm T1.3 SLR Magic MicroPrime Cine 50mm T1.2 Now Shipping SLR Magic MicroPrime Cine 75mm T1.2

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Nokton 50mm f/1.2 ASPH Coming Soon

By Louis Ferreira | Published: July 19, 2018

The new view samples hereNokton 50mm f/1.2 ASPH seems to be a rangefinder lens, but there might be a Sony E-mount version following soon. You can . As a specification demonstrating the principles of high-speed standard lenses, we design the traditional standard large diameter, 50 mm F 1.2, which has been used regularly by professional photographers, […]

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Tamron 28-75mm f/2.8 Di III RXD FE Hands-On Review and In Stock on Amazon

By Louis Ferreira | Published: July 12, 2018

Reports of firmware v2 correcting the Tamron 28-75mm f/2.8 Di III RXD FE’s AF issue have been consistently positive and the lens is still in short supply so be sure to jump on it if you find one in stock. Amazon currently has them in stock, but they are marked up with a memory card included or […]

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Tamron 28-75mm f/2.8 Di III RXD FE Firmware v2 Update Testing and More

By Louis Ferreira | Published: July 8, 2018

It looks like firmware v2 from Tamron has solved the Tamron 28-75mm f/2.8’s autofocus issues successfully. So I decided to order one myself to replace my Sony Zeiss FE 24-70mm f/4. Be sure to follow us on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Youtube. Tamron 28-75mm f/2.8 Di III RXD FE: B&H Photo / Amazon / Adorama Sony FE 24-70mm f/2.8 GM: B&H Photo / Amazon / Adorama Sony 24-70mm f/4 Vario-Tessar T FE […]

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