Category Archives: 3rd Party Lens

Kamlan 28mm f/1.4 Coming to Kickstarter and Future Roadmap

Sainsonic is launching a new lens on Kickstarter the Kamlan 28mm f/1.4, but they also have a roadmap for some future lenses of interest in addition to their already broad range of Kamlan and Zonlai lenses that are available. Q2 2018 21mm f1.8 APS-C Q3 50mm f1.1 Mark2 Q4 32mm f1.3 APS-C 15mm f1.8 APS-C These […]

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Tamron 28-75mm f/2.8 Di III RXD FE Autofocus Issue to be Fixed

In an announcement, the other day Tamron acknowledged the AF issue with the Tamron 28-75mm f/2.8 Di III RXD FE that we wrote about and they will be fixing it soon. Notice regarding use of 28-75 mm F / 2.8 Di III RXD (Model A 036) Thank you very much for your continued patronage of Tamron products. […]

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Sigma 105mm f/1.4 DG HSM Art Pre-Orders Started

B&H Photo and Adorama have started pre-orders for the Sigma 105mm f/1.4 DG HSM ART lens.  

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Tokina FiRIN 20mm f/2 FE AF Review

The Tokina FiRIN 20mm f/2 FE AF won’t be shipping from B&H Photo and Adorama for a few more weeks, but sonyalpha.blog tested the new lens recently and found it excellent for photography, but lacking for automatic video work. Conclusion The Tokina Firin 20mm F2 AF is an excellent wide angle lens for photography Pro’s The sharpness of this lens is excellent on the […]

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Samyang 24mm f/2.8 AF Listed on Zol

Samyang 24mm f/2.8 AF for Sony FE mount is currently listed on zol as a conceptual product. This would be a logical next lens from Samyang to help round out their AF selection of lenses, which are well priced and generally well reviewed. Samyang AF 50mm f/1.4 FE: B&H Photo / Amazon / Adorama Samyang AF 35mm f/2.8 FE: B&H Photo / Amazon / Adorama Samyang […]

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Venus Optics Laowa 25mm f/2.8 2.5-5X Ultra-Macro Now Available to Order

The Venus Optics Laowa 25mm f/2.8 2.5-5X Ultra-Macro Now Available for pre-order from their website. MTF Optical Diagram Samples Reviews –  Review by Richard Wong http://www.photobyrichard.com/reviewbyrichard/laowa-25mm-f-2-8-2-5x-5x-ultra-macro-lens-review/ –  Review by Northlight Images http://www.northlight-images.co.uk/laowa-25mm-f2-8-macro-review/ –  Review by LearnMacro.com http://learnmacro.com/laowa-25mm-f2-8-2-5-5x-ultra-macro/ –  Review by Makrofocus.com https://translate.google.com/translate?sl=sv&tl=en&js=y&prev=_t&hl=sv&ie= UTF-8&u=http%3A%2F%2Fmakrofokus.se%2Fblogg%2F2018%2F2%2F7%2Fforsta- intryck-laowa-2528.html&edit-text=&act=url

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